Identification of reduced capability user equipment
A method for use in a user equipment ( 10 ), UE, for progressive identification of the UE ( 10 ) as a reduced capability, RedCap, device, the method comprising: transmitting ( 910 ), to a wireless network at an initial access procedure, an identification message ( 81 ) identifying a RedCap type of the UE and a RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type, wherein the RedCap profile is indicative of a set of connectivity parameters to be used when establishing a connection to the wireless network; and transmitting ( 912 ), to the wireless network, a message ( 84 ) indicating one or more further RedCap profiles associated with said RedCap type to store in the wireless network.
1 . A method for use in a user equipment (UE) for progressive identification of the UE as a reduced capability (RedCap) device, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a wireless network at an initial access procedure, an identification message identifying a RedCap type of the UE and a RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type, wherein the RedCap profile is indicative of a set of connectivity parameters to be used when establishing a connection to the wireless network;
receiving, from the wireless network, configuration for use in a connected mode in accordance with the RedCap profile identified by said identification message, and
transmitting, to the wireless network, a message indicating one or more further RedCap profiles associated with said RedCap type to store in the wireless network.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification message identifies one out of a plurality of predetermined RedCap types.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least some of the RedCap profiles are associated with different use cases of the UE.
4 . The method of claim 2 , comprising: transmitting, to the wireless network, a request to change connectivity to another RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type.
5 . The method of claim 2 , comprising: receiving, from the wireless network, an instruction to change connectivity to another RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type.
6 . The method of claim 2 , comprising: transmitting, to the wireless network, a request to disassociate one or more RedCap profile from the RedCap type for the UE.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification message indicates a RedCap profile previously reported by the UE.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification message indicates one of
a RedCap profile previously reported by the UE, or
a predetermined minimum requirement RedCap profile identifying a minimum set of connectivity parameters associated with the identified RedCap type.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RedCap profile corresponds to a group of UEs having a same set of capabilities.
10 . A user equipment (UE) adapted for progressive identification as a reduced capability (RedCap) device, wherein the UE comprises:
a transceiver for communicating with a wireless network; and
logic configured to control the transceiver to
transmit, to the wireless network at an initial access procedure, an identification message identifying a RedCap type of the UE and a RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type, wherein the RedCap profile is indicative of a set of connectivity parameters to be used when establishing a connection to the wireless network;
receive, from the wireless network, configuration for use in a connected mode in accordance with the RedCap profile identified by said identification message; and
transmit, to the wireless network, a message indicating one or more further RedCap profiles associated with said RedCap type to store in the wireless network.
11 . The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the identification message identifies one out of a plurality of predetermined RedCap types.
12 . The user equipment of claim 10 , wherein the identification message indicates a RedCap profile previously reported by the UE.
13 . A method for use in an access node of a wireless network for communication with a user equipment (UE) operating as a reduced capability (RedCap) device, the method comprising:
receiving, from the UE at an initial access procedure, an identification message;
identifying a RedCap type of the UE and a RedCap profile, associated with the RedCap type, based on the identification message, wherein the RedCap profile identifies a set of connectivity parameters for establishing connection with the UE;
transmitting, to the UE, configuration for use in a connected mode in accordance with the RedCap profile identified by said identification message; and
receiving, from the UE, a message indicating one or more further RedCap profiles associated with said RedCap type to store in the wireless network.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the identification message identifies one out of a plurality of predetermined RedCap types stored in the wireless network.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein at least some of the RedCap profiles are associated with different use cases of the UE.
16 . The method of claim 14 , comprising: receiving, from the UE, a request to change connectivity to another RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type.
17 . The method of claim 14 , comprising: transmitting, to the UE, an instruction to change connectivity to another RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type.
18 . The method of claim 14 , comprising: receiving, from the UE, a request to disassociate one or more RedCap profile from the RedCap type for the UE.
19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the identification message indicates a RedCap profile previously reported by the UE.
20 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the identification message indicates one of
a RedCap profile previously reported by the UE, or
a predetermined minimum requirement RedCap profile identifying a minimum set of connectivity parameters associated with the identified RedCap type.