Mobile communications terminal and method

A mobile communications terminal for communicating data in a mobile communications system, the mobile communications terminal comprising:

• a transmitter;
• a receiver;
• and
• a processor that executes instructions stored in a memory to
• communicate, via the transmitter and the receiver, packets with one or more base stations in the mobile communications system via a wireless access interface provided by the one or more base stations;
• send, via the transmitter, a signalling message to the one or more base stations, the signalling message comprising user data intended for a destination, prior to establishing any signalling connection with the one or more base station;
• and
• include in the signalling message an indication that the signalling message is part of a conversation comprising a predetermined number of packets, the signalling message being included in the predetermined number of packets.

A method of operating a mobile communications terminal in a mobile communications system, the method comprising:

• communicating, with a processor that executes instructions stored in a memory via a transmitter and receiver of the mobile communications terminal, packets with one or more base stations in the mobile communications system via a wireless access interface provided by the one or more base stations;
• sending, with the processor via the transmitter of the mobile communications terminal, a signalling packet to one or more mobility managers of the mobile communications system, the signalling packet comprising user data intended for a destination, prior to establishing any signalling connection with the one or more mobility managers;
• and
• including, using the processor of the mobile communications terminal, in the signalling packet an indication that the signalling packet is part of a conversation comprising a predetermined number of packets, the signalling packet being included in the predetermined number of packets.

A method of operating a mobile communications terminal in a mobile communications system, the method comprising:

• communicating, with a processor that executes instructions stored in a memory via a transmitter and a receiver of the mobile communications terminal, packets from the mobile communications terminal with one or more base stations in the mobile communications system via a wireless access interface provided by the one or more base stations;
• sending, with the processor via the transmitter of the mobile communications terminal, a signalling message from the mobile communications terminal to the one or more base stations, the signalling message comprising user data intended for a destination, prior to establishing any signalling connection with the one or more base station;
• and
• including, using the processor of the mobile communications terminal, in the signalling message an indication that the signalling message is part of a conversation comprising a predetermined number of packets, the signalling message being included in the predetermined number of packets.