Reducing Signaling for DoNAS via SGI

A method in a mobility management node, the method comprising:

• establishing an S11-U connection between the mobility management node and a gateway node;
• monitoring a frequency of data transferring requests for a wireless device;
• and
• deciding whether or not to release the S11-U connection based on the frequency of data transferring requests for the wireless device.

An apparatus configured to operate as a mobility management node, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions executable by the at least one processor, whereby the at least one processor is configured to:
• establish an S11-U connection between the mobility management node and a gateway node;
• monitor a frequency of data transferring requests for a wireless device;
• and
• decide whether or not to release the S11-U connection based on the frequency of data transferring requests for the wireless device.