Unified access control

An apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry to:
• receive, from a base station (BS), one or more messages that provide different barring configurations for different access identities in an access identity set that includes a normal access identity and at least one special access identity, wherein the apparatus has at least one access identity, and wherein the at least one access identity is from the access identity set and indicates that the apparatus is a disaster inbound roamer with respect to the BS;
• and
• perform an access barring check based on the one or more messages, wherein to perform the access barring check based on the one or more messages the processing circuitry is to:
• determine, whether the at least one access identity of the UE comprises one of the at least one special access identity;
• in response to a determination that the at least one access identity does not comprise the one of the at least one special access identity, perform the access barring check based on the normal barring configuration;
• and
• in response to a determination that the at least one access identity comprises the one of the at least one special access identity:
• determine, based on the bitmap, whether the normal barring configuration applies to the one of the at least one special access identity;
• in response to a determination that the normal barring configuration applies to the one of the at least one special access identity, perform the access barring check based on the normal barring configuration;
• and
• in response to a determination that the normal barring configuration does not apply to the one of the at least one special access identity, determine that a result of the access barring check is not barred;
• and
• an interface coupled with the processing circuitry to enable communication.

A method comprising:

• generating one or more messages providing a unified access control (UAC) barring for access identities (AIs) associated with minimization of interruption (MINT) configuration, wherein the UAC barring includes a bitmap to provide different barring configurations for different access identities in an access identity set, wherein:
• the bitmap has a first value to indicate whether access attempts to a base station (BS) are allowed for MINT user equipments (UEs) with a first access identity associated with multimedia priority service (MPS) and a second value to indicate whether access attempts to the BS are allowed for MINT UEs with a second access identity associated with mission critical service (MCS);
• and
• outputting the one or more messages for transmission to a UE.