Method for user equipment's registration update
The present subject matter relates to a method comprising performing, by a user equipment, a first registration at a registration node via a first network access; performing, by the user equipment, a second registration at the registration node via a second network access. In response to determining that the user equipment is not connected to the registration node via the first network access, an update of the first registration with the registration node may be triggered, by the user equipment, dependent upon the user equipment being connected to the registration node via the second network access.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform:
a first registration with a registration node via a first network access;
a second registration with the registration node via a second network access;
a determination that the apparatus is not connected to the registration node via the first network access; and
in response to the determination and dependent upon a connection status of the apparatus to the registration node via the second network access, triggering of an update of the first registration via the second network access.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the memory and the computer program code being configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the first registration by receiving in a registration accept message, from the registration node, a value of a periodic registration update timer, wherein the timer is configured such that upon its expiration the update of the first registration is performed and preventing a start of the timer if the apparatus is connected to the registration node via the second network access.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform triggering of the update of the first registration if the apparatus is not connected to the registration node via the second network access.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform triggering of the update of the first registration if the second registration is de-registered.
5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the memory and the computer program code being configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the first registration by receiving in a registration accept message, from the registration node, a value of a periodic registration update timer, triggering of the update by starting the timer, and stopping the timer in response to determining that the apparatus is connected to the registration node via the second network access.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , the memory and the computer program code being configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform determining that the apparatus is connected to the registration node via the second network access, and in response to the determination triggering of the update by sending via the second network access a registration request to the registration node for updating the first registration.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , the memory and the computer program code being configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the second registration by sending a registration request to the registration node, the registration request comprising a first request for the second registration and a second request for an update of the first registration using the second network access, and to perform triggering of the update in response to receiving a confirmation of the second request.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second request comprises a flag, wherein the confirmation of the second request comprises the flag being set to a predefined value.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first network access and the second network access are 3GPP access and non-3GPP access, respectively.
10. A method, comprising:
performing, by a user equipment, a first registration with a registration node via a first network access;
performing, by the user equipment, a second registration with the registration node via a second network access;
determining that the user equipment is not connected to the registration node via the first network access; and
in response to the determination and dependent upon a connection status of the user equipment to the registration node via the second network access, triggering of an update of the first registration via the second network access.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first registration is performed before the second registration, after the second registration or concurrently with the second registration.
12. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising instructions which, when executed in hardware, cause the hardware to perform at least:
a first registration of a user equipment with a registration node via a first network access;
a second registration of the user equipment with the registration node via a second network access;
determining that the user equipment is not connected to the registration node via the first network access; and
in response to the determination and dependent upon a connection status of the user equipment to the registration node via the second network access, triggering of an update of the first registration via the second network access.
13. A method, comprising:
performing, by a registration node, a first registration of a user equipment via a first network access, upon receiving a first registration request from the user equipment;
performing, by the registration node, a second registration of the user equipment via a second network access, upon receiving a second registration request from the user equipment;
updating, by the registration node, the first registration dependent upon a connection status of the user equipment via the second network access.
14. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising instructions which, when executed in hardware, cause the hardware to perform at least:
a first registration of a user equipment via a first network access, upon receiving a first registration request from the user equipment;
a second registration of the user equipment via a second network access, upon receiving a second registration request from the user equipment; and
updating the first registration dependent upon a connection status of the user equipment via the second network access.
15. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform:
a first registration of a user equipment via a first network access, upon receiving a first registration request from the user equipment;
a second registration of the user equipment via a second network access, upon receiving a second registration request from the user equipment; and
updating the first registration dependent upon a connection status of the user equipment via the second network access.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the updating by receiving a registration request from the user equipment via the second network access.