# US 2019/0357293 A1 · Method, System and Devices for Connecting a User Equipment, UE, to a Telecommunication Network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0357293 A1 - Document ID: US20190357293A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/527,510 - Filed: 2019-07-31 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-31 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Fredrik Gunnarsson; Diana Andrei; Samuel Axelsson; Olof Axel Granberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357293A1 ## CPC - H04W 76/19: Connection re-establishment - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W 76/11: Allocation or use of connection identifiers - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 92/12: between access points and access point controllers - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Method or connecting a User Equipment, UE, to a telecommunication network via an access node comprised in said network, said method comprising the steps of receiving, by said access node, a connection request from said UE, retrieving, by said access node, connection configuration parameters for said UE related to a prior connection between any UE and said telecommunication network, determining, based on a time value associated to said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, that said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection can he re-used, connecting, by said access node, said UE to said telecommunication network via said access node by setting up said connection configuration parameters related to said prior connection, for said UE. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -19. (canceled) ### Claim 20 A method of connecting User Equipment (UEs) to a telecommunication network via an access node of the telecommunication network, the method comprising: upon detection of a released connection between a first UE and the telecommunication network, storing configuration parameters related to the released connection; subsequently receiving a request for a further connection from a requesting UE, wherein the requesting UE is the first UE or a second UE; and based on a time value associated with the released connection, determining whether the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used in relation to the request for the further connection. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the second UE is in the same geographical area as the first UE. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising, based on determining that the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used, establishing the further connection between the requesting UE and the telecommunication network based on the stored configuration parameters. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein determining whether the stored connection configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used comprises: determining a difference between the time value and a further time value associated with the request for the further connection; and based on the difference being less than or equal to a threshold, determining that the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used in relation to the request for the further connection. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the configuration parameters include any of the following: configuration of frequency carrier aggregation via licensed and unlicensed frequency bands; dual connectivity configuration; antenna beam configuration; uplink timing configuration; history of need for and utilization of secondary carriers; geographical information; aggregated frequency bands; aggregated bandwidth; and measurement and feedback configuration. ### Claim 25 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the method is performed by the access node. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, further comprising: determining the time value associated with the released connection; and storing, at the access node, the time value in association with the configuration parameters. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein: the configuration parameters related to the released connection are stored in association with a device identifier of the UE; and determining whether the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used comprises: receiving the device identifier from a control node in the telecommunication network; and determining the time value associated with the released connection based on the received device identifier. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein: storing the configuration parameters related to the released connection comprises sending the configuration parameters to a control node of the telecommunication network for storage; and determining whether the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used comprises retrieving the configuration parameters from the control node. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, further comprising receiving the time value from the control node in association with the retrieved configuration parameters. ### Claim 30 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the method is performed by a control node of the telecommunication network. ### Claim 31 A network node arranged for connecting User Equipment (UE) to a telecommunication network via an access node of the telecommunication network, the network node comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the network node to: upon detection of a released connection between a first UE and the telecommunication network, storing configuration parameters related to the released connection; subsequently receive a request for a further connection from a requesting UE, wherein the requesting UE is the first UE or a second UE; and based on a time value associated with the released connection, determine whether the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used in relation to the request for the further connection. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The network node of claim 31, wherein the second UE is in the same geographical area as the first UE. ### Claim 33 (depends on 31) The network node of claim 31, wherein execution of the instructions further configures the network node to, based on determining that the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used, establish the further connection between the requesting UE and the telecommunication network based on the stored configuration parameters. ### Claim 34 (depends on 31) The network node of claim 31, wherein execution of the instructions configures the network node to determine whether the stored connection configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used based on: determining a difference between the time value and a further time value associated with the request for the further connection; and based on the difference being less than or equal to a threshold, determining that the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used in relation to the request for the further connection. ### Claim 35 (depends on 31) The network node of claim 31, wherein the configuration parameters include any of the following: configuration of frequency carrier aggregation via licensed and unlicensed frequency bands; dual connectivity configuration; antenna beam configuration; uplink timing configuration; history of need for and utilization of secondary carriers; geographical information; aggregated frequency bands; aggregated bandwidth; and measurement and feedback configuration. ### Claim 36 (depends on 31) The network node of claim 31, wherein the network node is the access node. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The network node of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions further configures the network node to: determine the time value associated with the released connection; and store, at the access node, the time value in association with the configuration parameters. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The network node of claim 36, wherein: the configuration parameters related to the released connection are stored in association with a device identifier of the UE; and execution of the instructions configures the network node to determine whether the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used based on: receiving the device identifier from a control node in the telecommunication network; and determining the time value associated with the released connection based on the received device identifier. ### Claim 39 (depends on 36) The network node of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions configures the network node to: store the configuration parameters related to the released connection based on sending the configuration parameters to a control node of the telecommunication network for storage; and determine whether the stored configuration parameters related to the released connection can be re-used based on retrieving the configuration parameters from the control node. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The network node of claim 39, execution of the instructions further configures the network node to receive the time value from the control node in association with the retrieved configuration parameters. ### Claim 41 (depends on 31) The network node of claim 31, wherein the network node is a control node of the telecommunication network.