Telecommunications apparatuses and methods

2:

• The method of claim 1 wherein,
• when the limited base station radio connection is activated, the terminal and base station are not operable to exchange user data;
• and/or
• when the full local radio connection is activated, the terminal and mobile node are operable to exchange user data;
• and/or
• when the limited local radio connection is activated, the terminal and mobile node are not operable to exchange user data

8:

• The method of claim 1 wherein the terminal is configured to, when the limited base station radio connection is activated, carry out at least one of:
• monitoring of paging messages from the base station;
• acquiring system information transmitted by the base station;
• controlling the terminal's mobility;
• maintaining an identifier for the terminal in the base station cell;
• maintaining radio bearer with the base station;
• and carrying out mobility instructions received from the base station.
• wherein, optionally, the identifier for the terminal in the base station cell is a C-RNTI identifier.

9:

• The method of claim 1 wherein the terminal is configured not to carry out, when the limited base station radio connection is activated, any one or more of:
• applying DRX control based on a DRX configuration from the base station, performing neighbouring cell measurements based on measurement configuration information from the base station;
• performing cell selection and/or reselection based on cell selection configuration information from the base station;
• monitoring of control channels for scheduling assignments from the base station;
• measurement reporting based on measurement reporting information from the base station;
• reporting on a channel quality measurement for a user data transmission channel with the base station;
• and performing logging of measurements.

10:

• The method of claim 1 wherein the terminal is configured to, when the full local radio connection is activated, carry out at any one or more of:
• data transfer to or from the mobile node;
• acquiring system information transmitted by the mobile node;
• reporting on a channel quality measurement for a user data transmission channel with the mobile node and carrying out mobility instructions received from the mobile node.

12:

• The method of claim 1 wherein the terminal is configured to, when the limited local radio connection is activated, carry out at any one or more of:
• monitoring of paging messages from the mobile node;
• acquiring system information transmitted by the mobile node;
• and controlling the terminal's mobility.

14:

• The method of claim 13 wherein the terminal is configured to, when the full base station radio connection is activated, carry out at any one or more of:
• data transfer to or from the base station;
• acquiring system information transmitted by the base station;
• reporting on a channel quality measurement for a user data transmission channel with the base station and carrying out mobility instructions received from the base station.

16:

• The method of claim 1 comprising, while the limited base station radio connection is activated:
• the base station identifying a paging message intended for the terminal;
• the base station determining whether to send the paging message directly of via the mobile;
• upon determination to send the paging message directly, transmitting the paging message to the terminal directly based on the terminal's limited base station radio connection state;
• upon determination to send the paging message via the mobile node, transmitting the paging message to the mobile node for transmission to the terminal.

17:

• The method of claim 16 wherein the base station determining whether to send the paging message directly of via the mobile comprises:
• determining whether one of the full local radio connection and of the limited local radio connection is activated;
• if one of the full local radio connection and of the limited local radio connection is activated, determining to send the paging message via the mobile node;
• if neither the full local radio connection nor the limited local radio connection is activated, determining to send the paging message directly.

18:

• The method of claim 1 comprising, while the limited base station radio connection and the full local radio connection are activated:
• the mobile node maintaining first radio connection context information for the terminal, the first radio connection context information being based on the full local radio connection;
• the mobile node transmitting at least part of the first radio connection context information to the base station;
• the base station maintaining second radio connection context information for the terminal based on the least part of the first radio connection context information received from the mobile node.

24:

• A terminal for use in a mobile telecommunications network, the mobile telecommunications network comprising a base station providing wireless connectivity within a base station cell, a mobile node providing wireless connectivity within a local cell and configured to communicate with the base station;
• wherein the terminal comprises a transmitter, a receiver and a controller and is configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and to communicate wirelessly with the mobile node, wherein the terminal is further configured to:
• activate a limited base station radio connection between the terminal and the base station, and
• activate one of a full local radio connection and a limited local radio connection between the terminal and the mobile node.