Connection procedure for cellular mobile networks

A method of operating a user equipment, the method comprising:

• making a connection with a cellular mobile network for which the user equipment has a subscription for using the network to send data intermittently and to disconnect temporarily automatically from the network between data transmissions;
• communicating to or from the network one or more parameters relating to the automated temporary disconnections from the cellular mobile network;
• sending the data from the user equipment while the user equipment is connected to the network;
• and
• carrying out the automated temporary disconnections from the network in between the transmissions.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer of a cellular mobile network, cause the network to carry out a method of operating the cellular mobile network, the method comprising:

• allowing a user equipment to connect to the network, the user equipment having a subscription for using the network to send data intermittently and to disconnect temporarily from the network automatically between its data transmissions;
• communicating to or from the user equipment one or more parameters relating to the automated temporary disconnections from the network between data transmissions;
• receiving the data sent from the user equipment while the user equipment is connected to the network;
• and
• detecting the automated temporary disconnections of the user equipment from the network, and automated reconnections to the network.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer of a user equipment arranged to connect to a cellular mobile network, cause the user equipment to carry out a method of operating the user equipment, the method comprising:

• making a connection with a cellular mobile network for which the user equipment has a subscription for using the network to send data intermittently and to disconnect temporarily automatically from the network between data transmissions;
• communicating to or from the network one or more parameters relating to the automated temporary disconnections from the cellular mobile network;
• sending the data from the user equipment while the user equipment is connected to the network;
• and
• carrying out the automated temporary disconnections from the network in between the transmissions.

An apparatus for a cellular mobile network comprising:

• a connection management part arranged to allow a user equipment to connect to the network, the user equipment having a subscription for using the network to send data intermittently and to disconnect automatically between data transmissions,
• the connection management part being arranged to communicate to or from the user equipment one or more parameters relating to the automated temporary disconnections from the network between data transmissions;
• and
• a data handling part arranged to receive the data sent from the user equipment over the connection, and
• the connection management part also being arranged to detect the automatic temporary disconnections of the user equipment from the network and automated reconnections to the network.

A user equipment comprising:

• a connection management part for making a connection with a cellular mobile network for which the user equipment has a subscription for using the network to send data intermittently and to disconnect temporarily automatically from the network between data transmissions,
• the connection management part being arranged to communicate to or from the network one or more parameters relating to the automated temporary disconnections from the cellular mobile network;
• and
• a data handling part arranged to send the data from the user equipment while the user equipment is connected to the network, and
• the connection management part being arranged to carry out the automated temporary disconnections from the network and automated reconnections to the network in between the data transmissions.