Method for reducing wireless communication procedure failure

• US 20060089137A1
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Howell, Stephen A., Das, Prashanti, M R, Srikishna
• Granted Patent: US 7,904,094 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/423
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 Management of setup rejection or failure

Abstract

A method for reducing wireless communication procedure failure. The method can include initiating a procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system. The method can also include receiving a connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a core network regarding the initiated procedure. The method can further include immediately retrying the procedure.

Claims

1. A method in a universal mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising:

initiating a procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system;

receiving a connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a core network; and

retrying the procedure substantially immediately.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein retrying further comprises retrying the procedure substantially immediately without designating the initiation of the procedure as a failure.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein retrying further comprises retrying the procedure substantially immediately without aborting the procedure.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein retrying further comprises retrying the procedure substantially immediately without waiting a designated wait period.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein retrying the procedure includes performing cell selection after receiving the connection release signal.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein retrying the procedure includes sending a radio resource control connection request after performing cell selection.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating a procedure over an existing connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system by sending a request to a universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network.

8. The method according to claim 1,

wherein initiating further comprises initiating a circuit switched signaling connection initiation procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system;

and

wherein receiving further comprises receiving a radio resource control connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a circuit switched core network.

9. The method according to claim 1,

wherein initiating further comprises initiating a general packet radio service mobility management procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system;

and

wherein receiving further comprises receiving a radio resource control connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a packet switched core network.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein initiating further comprises initiating a general packet radio service mobility management procedure over an existing packet switched connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein receiving further comprises receiving a radio resource control connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a packet switched core network.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein receiving further comprises receiving a packet switched connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a packet switched core network regarding the general packet radio service mobility management procedure.

13. A method in a universal mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising:

initiating a procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system by sending a request signal to a universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network;

receiving a connection release signal from the universal mobile telecommunication system terrestrial radio access network prior to receiving a response from a core network regarding the initiated procedure; and

immediately retrying the procedure.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein retrying further comprises immediately retrying the procedure without designating the initiation of the procedure as a failure.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein immediately retrying further comprises immediately retrying the procedure without aborting the procedure.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein immediately retrying further comprises immediately retrying the procedure without waiting a designated wait period.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein immediately retrying the procedure includes performing cell selection after receiving the connection release signal.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein immediately retrying the procedure includes sending a radio resource control connection request after performing cell selection.

19. A method in a universal mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising:

initiating a procedure over an existing radio resource control connection on a universal mobile telecommunication system;

receiving a connection release signal prior to receiving a response from a core network; and

retrying the procedure without designating the initiation of the procedure as a failure.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the core network includes one of a mobile switching center and a serving general packet radio service support node.