Method and system for signaling release cause indication in a umts network

A system adapted for processing signaling release indication cause, the system comprising:

• a. user equipment, the user equipment having a radio subsystem including a radio adapted to communicate with a network;
• a radio processor having a digital signal processor and adapted to interact with said radio subsystem;
• memory;
• a user interface;
• a processor adapted to run user applications and interact with the memory, the radio and the user interface and adapted to run applications, the user equipment characterized by having means for:
• i. monitoring whether a signaling connection release indication should be sent to the wireless network;
• ii. appending a cause for the signaling connection release indication to the signaling connection release indication;
• and
• iii. sending the appended signaling connection release indication to the wireless network;
• and
• b. a wireless network adapted to communicate with the user equipment and further characterized by means for:
• i. receiving the signaling connection release indication;
• and
• ii. filtering said cause to determine whether to raise an alarm.

A method for processing signaling release indication cause at user equipment for improved alarm tracking at a wireless network, comprising the steps of:

• a. monitoring whether a signaling connection release indication should be sent to the wireless network;
• b. appending a cause for the signaling connection release indication to the signaling connection release indication;
• and
• c. sending the appended signaling connection release indication to which the cause is appended, thereby to request the signaling connection release that identifies the cause of the signaling connection release indication.

A user equipment adapted for providing signaling release indication cause in a network, the user equipment having a radio subsystem including a radio adapted to communicate with the network;

• a radio processor having a digital signal processor and adapted to interact with said radio subsystem;
• memory;
• a user interface;
• a processor adapted to run user applications and interact with the memory, the radio and the user interface and adapted to run applications, the user equipment characterized by having means for:
• a. monitoring whether a signaling connection release indication should be sent to the wireless network;
• b. appending a cause for the signaling connection release indication to the signaling connection release indication;
• and
• c. sending the appended signaling connection release indication that includes the cause, thereby to identify the cause of the signaling connection release indication along with the signaling connection release indication.