Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Re-Establishment

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one data processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and computer program code are configured, with the at least one data processor, to cause the apparatus at least to
• compare a plurality of cells to a list of prepared cells, where a user equipment is
• connected to a wireless communications system having the cells;
• determine a strongest signal strength cell to the user equipment;
• determine if one or more of the plurality of cells is a suitable cell;
• and
• determine if the suitable cell of the one or more of the plurality of cells has a signal strength which is weaker than the signal strength of the strongest signal strength cell.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one data processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and computer program code are configured, with the at least one data processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
• compare a first cell to a list of prepared cells, where a user equipment is connected to a wireless communications system having the first cell;
• and
• re-establish connection of the user equipment via the first cell unless there is a second cell on a same carrier which has a stronger signal strength with the user equipment than the first cell by at least a threshold value, when the first cell is on the list of prepared cells, and when there is a communications failure between the user equipment and the wireless communications system.