Terminal apparatus, MME, communication method of terminal apparatus, and communication method of MME

A Mobility Management Entity (MME) comprising:

• transmission and/or reception circuitry configured to:
• perform communication by use of a User plane Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) Evolved Packet System (EPS) Optimisation after completion of an attach procedure, and
• in a case of receiving a first control message from a User Equipment (UE), transmit a second control message to the UE as a response to the first control message;
• and
• control circuitry, wherein
• the transmission and/or reception circuitry, in the attach procedure, is configured to:
• receive an Attach Request message from the UE,
• transmit an Attach Accept message to the UE, and
• receive an Attach Complete message from the UE,
• the Attach Request message includes UE capability information indicating support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation and information indicating a request to use the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the Attach Accept message includes network capability information indicating support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the network capability information indicating the support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used for the UE to interpret that use of the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is accepted,
• the first control message includes information indicating a request to use a Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the second control message includes information indicating the Control CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the information indicating the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used for the UE to interpret that use of communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is accepted,
• the communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is performed after transmitting the second control message,
• the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is transport of user data using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving the user data,
• in a case that the control circuitry receives a message of an S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) from a base station apparatus when the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used, the control circuitry enters an idle mode while keeping a UE context, and
• the communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is transport of user data using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and is performed through a core network.

A communication method of a User Equipment (UE), the communication method comprising:

• performing communication by use of a User plane Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) Evolved Packet System (EPS) Optimisation after completion of an attach procedure;
• in a case of changing a communication method, transmitting a first control message to a core network, and receiving a second control message as a response to the first control message from the core network;
• and
• performing communication by use of a Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation after receiving the second control message, wherein
• in the attach procedure,
• an Attach Request message is transmitted to the core network,
• an Attach Accept message is received from the core network, and
• an Attach Complete message is transmitted to the core network,
• the Attach Request message includes UE capability information indicating support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation and information indicating a request to use the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the Attach Accept message includes network capability information indicating support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• by receiving the network capability information indicating the support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation, interpreted is that use of the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is accepted,
• the first control message includes information indicating a request to use the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the second control message includes information indicating the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• by receiving the information indicating the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation, interpreted is that use of the communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is accepted,
• the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is transport of user data using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving the user data,
• in a case that a message to suspend an Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection is received from a base station apparatus when the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used, an idle mode is entered while a bearer context is kept, and
• the communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is transport of user data using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and is performed through the core network.

A communication method of a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the communication method comprising:

• performing communication by use of a User plane Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) Evolved Packet System (EPS) Optimisation after completion of an attach procedure;
• and
• in a case of receiving a first control message from a User Equipment (UE), transmitting a second control message to the UE as a response to the first control message, wherein
• in the attach procedure,
• an Attach Request message is received from the UE,
• an Attach Accept message is transmitted to the UE, and
• an Attach Complete message is received from the UE, wherein
• the Attach Request message includes UE capability information indicating support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation and information indicating a request to use the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation, and
• the Attach Accept message includes network capability information indicating support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the network capability information indicating the support of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used for the UE to interpret that use of the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is accepted,
• the first control message includes information indicating a request to use a Control plane MT EPS Optimisation,
• the second control message includes information indicating the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation,
• the information indicating the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used for the UE to interpret that use of communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is accepted,
• the communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is performed after transmitting the second control message,
• the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is transport of user data using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving the user data,
• in a case that a message of an S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) is received from a base station apparatus when the communication by use of the User plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is used, an idle mode is entered while a UE context is kept, and
• the communication by use of the Control plane CIoT EPS Optimisation is transport of user data using a communication path for transmitting and/or receiving a control message, and is performed through a core network.