Determining a transition of a terminal between its idle state and its connected state
First Claim
1. A method of determining a transition of a terminal between its idle state and its connected state, wherein the connected state of the terminal is associated with the terminal being connected to a node of a radio access network of a communication network, the method comprising at least one of:
- setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, at least one security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the at least one security configuration is received by the terminal from a control node of the communication network associated with the radio access network, and wherein said setting up the at least one security configuration comprises determining, by the control node, the at least one security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
setting up, prior to the connection setup procedure, at least one bearer configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the at least one bearer configuration is received by the terminal from the control node;
wherein the transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state is configured as a terminal specific transition, wherein the configuring includes determining whether to perform the terminal specific transition and selecting to perform the terminal specific transition for the terminal based on a result of the step of determining, and wherein the node is informed about the determined at least one security configuration by the control node during a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the node and the control node and/or by the terminal during the connection setup procedure for setting up the connection between the terminal and the node.
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Abstract
A method of determining a transition of a terminal (110) between its idle state and its connected state is described. The connected state of the terminal (110) is associated with the terminal (110) being connected to a node (108) of a radio access network (104) of a communication network (100). The method comprises at least one of at least partly setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal (110) and the node (108) of the radio access network (104), a security configuration to be used between the terminal (110) and the node (108) of the radio access network (104) for communication, and at least partly setting up, prior to the connection setup procedure, a bearer configuration to be used between the terminal (110) and the node (108) of the radio access network (104) for communication. Thus, an efficient usage of network resources and/or energy resources of a terminal in association with a transition of a terminal between its idle state and its connected state may be enabled.
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1. A method of determining a transition of a terminal between its idle state and its connected state, wherein the connected state of the terminal is associated with the terminal being connected to a node of a radio access network of a communication network, the method comprising at least one of:
- setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, at least one security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the at least one security configuration is received by the terminal from a control node of the communication network associated with the radio access network, and wherein said setting up the at least one security configuration comprises determining, by the control node, the at least one security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
setting up, prior to the connection setup procedure, at least one bearer configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the at least one bearer configuration is received by the terminal from the control node;
wherein the transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state is configured as a terminal specific transition, wherein the configuring includes determining whether to perform the terminal specific transition and selecting to perform the terminal specific transition for the terminal based on a result of the step of determining, and wherein the node is informed about the determined at least one security configuration by the control node during a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the node and the control node and/or by the terminal during the connection setup procedure for setting up the connection between the terminal and the node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, at least one security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the at least one security configuration is received by the terminal from a control node of the communication network associated with the radio access network, and wherein said setting up the at least one security configuration comprises determining, by the control node, the at least one security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
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13. A terminal for determining a transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state, wherein the connected state of the terminal is associated with the terminal being connected to a node of a radio access network of a communication network, the terminal comprising at least one of:
- a setting up circuit configured to at least partly set up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, a security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein said setting up the security configuration comprises determining, by a control node, the security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
another setting up circuit configured to at least partly set up, prior to the connection setup procedure, a bearer configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state is configured as a terminal specific transition, wherein the configuring includes determining whether to perform the terminal specific transition and selecting to perform the terminal specific transition for the terminal based on a result of the step of determining, and wherein the node is informed about the determined at least one security configuration by the control node during a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the node and the control node and/or by the terminal during the connection setup procedure for setting up the connection between the terminal and the node.
- a setting up circuit configured to at least partly set up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, a security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein said setting up the security configuration comprises determining, by a control node, the security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
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14. A node of a radio access network for determining a transition of a terminal between its idle state and its connected state, wherein the connected state of the terminal is associated with the terminal being connected to the node of the radio access network of a communication network, the node comprising at least one of:
- a setting up circuit configured to at least partly set up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, a security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein said setting up the security configuration comprises determining, by a control node, the security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
another setting up circuit configured to at least partly set up, prior to the connection setup procedure, a bearer configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state is configured as a terminal specific transition, wherein the configuring includes determining whether to perform the terminal specific transition and selecting to perform the terminal specific transition for the terminal based on a result of the step of determining, and wherein the node is informed about the determined at least one security configuration by the control node during a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the node and the control node and/or by the terminal during the connection setup procedure for setting up the connection between the terminal and the node.
- a setting up circuit configured to at least partly set up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, a security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein said setting up the security configuration comprises determining, by a control node, the security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising, stored thereupon, a computer program configured so that, when executed by a processor of a terminal, it causes the terminal to determine a transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state of by performing at least one of the following:
- at least partly setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, a security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein said setting up the security configuration comprises determining, by a control node, the security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
at least partly setting up, prior to the connection setup procedure, a bearer configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein the transition of the terminal between its idle state and its connected state is configured as a terminal specific transition, wherein the configuring includes determining whether to perform the terminal specific transition and selecting to perform the terminal specific transition for the terminal based on a result of the step of determining, and wherein the node is informed about the determined at least one security configuration by the control node during a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the node and the control node and/or by the terminal during the connection setup procedure for setting up the connection between the terminal and the node.
- at least partly setting up, prior to a connection setup procedure for setting up a connection between the terminal and the node, a security configuration to be used between the terminal and the node for communication, wherein said setting up the security configuration comprises determining, by a control node, the security configuration during an initial procedure between the terminal and the control node; and
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