Apparatuses and methods therein for enabling establishment of a connection between a wireless communications device and a core network

A network node for enabling establishment of a connection between a wireless communications device and a core network, the network node and the wireless communications device being configured to operate in a wireless communications network comprising the core network, the network node being configured to:

• obtain an indication that a first core network node is not available for a connection to the wireless communications device, wherein the indication that the first core network node is not available for the connection to the wireless communications device is an indication that the first core network node is overloaded;
• obtain a request, from the wireless communications device, to establish the connection to the first core network node comprised in the core network, the first core network node not being available for the connection to the wireless communications device;
• provide the wireless communications device with a rejection of the request to establish the connection to the first core network node, based on the indication that the first core network node is not available for the connection to the wireless communications device, the rejection comprising an indication to initiate a Tracking Area Update (TAU), the TAU to be initiated by the wireless communications device without reference to a particular core network node in the core network, wherein during the TAU, the wireless communications device is assigned a new System Architecture Evolution Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (S-TMSI) to locate the wireless communications device on a Tracking Area Level;
• obtain a request, from the wireless communications device, to establish a connection to any core network node, operating in the core network, available for the connection to the wireless communications device, the request being obtained in response to the provided indication to initiate the TAU;
• obtain a TAU request, from the wireless communications device, in response to the provided indication to initiate the TAU;
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• provide one out of core network nodes, available for the connection to the wireless communications device, with the TAU request obtained from the wireless communications device.

A method performed by a wireless communications device for enabling establishment of a connection between the wireless communications device and a core network, a network node and the wireless communications device operate in a wireless communications network comprising the core network, the method comprising:

• providing the network node with a request to establish a connection to a first core network node, the first core network node not being available for the connection to the wireless communications device;
• obtaining, from the network node, a rejection, of the request to establish the connection to the first core network node, based on an indication that the first core network node is not available for the connection to the wireless communications device, wherein the indication that the first core network node is not available for the connection to the wireless communications device is an indication that the first core network node is overloaded, wherein the rejection comprises an indication to initiate a Tracking Area Update (TAU), the TAU to be initiated by the wireless communications device without reference to a particular core network node in the core network, and wherein during the TAU, the wireless communications device is assigned a new System Architecture Evolution Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (S-TMSI) to locate the wireless communications device on a Tracking Area Level;
• providing the network node with a request to establish a connection to any core network node, operating in the core network, available for the connection to the wireless communications device, in response to the obtained indication to initiate the TAU;
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• providing the network node with a TAU request, in response to the obtained indication to initiate the TAU.

A wireless communications device for enabling establishment of a connection between the wireless communications device and a core network, a network node and the wireless communications device operate in a wireless communications network comprising the core network, the wireless communications device being configured to:

• provide the network node with a request to establish a connection to a first core network node, the first core network node not being available for the connection to the wireless communications device;
• obtain, from the network node, a rejection, of the request to establish the connection to the first core network node, based on an indication that the first core network node is not available for the connection to the wireless communications device, wherein the indication that the first core network node is not available for the connection to the wireless communications device is an indication that the first core network node is overloaded, wherein the rejection comprises an indication to initiate a Tracking Area Update (TAU), the TAU to be initiated by the wireless communications device without reference to a particular core network node in the core network, and wherein during the TAU, the wireless communications device is assigned a new System Architecture Evolution Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (S-TMSI) to locate the wireless communications device on a Tracking Area Level;
• provide the network node with a request to establish a connection to any core network node, operating in the core network, available for the connection to the wireless communications device, in response to the obtained indication to initiate the TAU;
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• provide the network node with a TAU request, in response to the obtained indication to initiate the TAU.