Isolated e-utran operation

Apparatus, comprising:

• providing means adapted to provide each of a first service and a second service to each of a first user and a second user;
• mode monitoring means adapted to monitor if the providing means operates in an isolated mode or in a linked mode opposite to the isolated mode;
• and
• at least one of a service control means and a user control means, wherein
• the service control means comprises
• a service inhibiting means adapted to inhibit, if the providing means operates in the isolated mode, the providing means from providing the second service to the first user and the second user;
• and
• a service maintaining means adapted to prevent the service inhibiting means from inhibiting the providing means from providing the first service to at least one of the first user and the second user;
• and
• the user control means comprises
• a user inhibiting means adapted to inhibit, if the providing means operates in the isolated mode, the providing means from providing the first service and the second service to the second user;
• and
• a user maintaining means adapted to prevent the user inhibiting means from inhibiting the providing means from providing at least one of the first service and the second service to the first user.

Method, comprising:

• providing each of a first service and a second service to each of a first user and a second user by a providing unit;
• monitoring if the providing unit operates in an isolated mode or in a linked mode opposite to the isolated mode;
• and
• at least one of a service controlling and a user controlling, wherein
• the service controlling comprises
• inhibiting, if the providing unit operates in the isolated mode, the providing unit from providing the second service to the first user and the second user;
• and
• preventing that the providing unit is inhibited from providing the first service to at least one of the first user and the second user;
• and
• the user controlling comprises
• inhibiting, if the providing unit operates in the isolated mode, the providing unit from providing the first service and the second service to the second user;
• and
• preventing that the providing unit is inhibited from providing at least one of the first service and the second service to the first user.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor capable of detecting failure of a link between the apparatus and a core network;
• a processor capable of switching the apparatus to operate in an isolated mode of operation;
• and
• a transmitter capable of broadcasting an indication indicating this isolated mode of operation,
• wherein the apparatus provides service only to authorised user equipments when it is in the isolated mode of operation.