Indicator-Controlled Utilization of Outdated Configuration Defined in Access Information Table for Access Network

A method of controlling access to a cellular network, the method comprising:

• a radio device receiving an access information table from the cellular network, the access information table comprising parameters of a plurality of configurations for controlling access of the radio device to the cellular network;
• the radio device receiving an identifier from the cellular network;
• depending on the identifier, the radio device selecting one of the configurations from the access information table;
• and
• in response to determining that at least one of the received access information table and the received identifier is outdated, the radio device determining, depending on an indicator associated with the selected configuration, whether to access the cellular network on the basis of the selected configuration.

A radio device, the radio device comprising:

• radio interface circuitry;
• and
• processing circuitry operatively coupled to the radio circuitry and configured to:
• receive an access information table from the cellular network, via the radio interface circuitry, the access information table comprising parameters of a plurality of configurations for controlling access of the radio device to the cellular network;
• receive an identifier from the cellular network;
• depending on the identifier, select one of the configurations from the access information table;
• and
• in response to determining that at least one of the received access information table and the received identifier is outdated, determine depending on an indicator associated with the selected configuration whether to access the cellular network on the basis of the selected configuration.

A node for a cellular network, the node comprising:

• radio interface circuitry;
• and
• processing circuitry operatively coupled to the radio interface circuitry and configured to:
• determine an access information table transmitted to a radio device, the access information table comprising parameters of a plurality of configurations for controlling access of the radio device to the cellular network, the configurations being selectable on the basis of an identifier received by the radio device;
• and
• associate an indicator with at least one the configurations, the indicator enabling the radio device to determine whether to access the cellular network on the basis of one of the configurations, the one of the configurations being selected from the access information table based on the identifier, when at least one of the access information table and the identifier as received by the radio device is outdated.