Els/mac ce extension and application for crat ue

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless communication device to:
• determine that a first radio access technology (RAT) associated with a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is deactivated;
• transmit, via a second SIM of the wireless communication device, an extended capability message associated with a second RAT in response to the determination that the first RAT is deactivated;
• and
• receive, from a network base station, a second message in response to the extended capability message.

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• means for determining that a first radio access technology (RAT) associated with a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is deactivated;
• means for transmitting, via a second SIM of the wireless communication device, an extended capability message associated with a second RAT in response to the determination that the first RAT is deactivated;
• and
• means for receiving, from a network base station, a second message in response to the extended capability message.