Methods and nodes for handling bearers

A gateway for handling bearers in a communications system, the gateway comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• processing circuitry coupled to the memory, wherein the gateway is adapted to:
• detect that a procedure for activating or deactivating a bearer has been initiated, wherein the bearer is associated with a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection and a User Equipment (UE);
• receive a first bearer modification request message transmitted by a mobility node, wherein the first bearer modification request message identifies a first set of bearers associated with the PDN connection and the UE;
• detect a first bearer mismatch between the first set of bearers and a second set of bearers associated with the PDN connection and the UE;
• determine whether a condition is satisfied, wherein the gateway is configured to determine whether the condition is satisfied by performing a process that comprises determining whether the first bearer mismatch was detected during a particular time interval;
• and
• as a result of determining that the condition is satisfied, accept the received bearer modification request message even though the first bearer mismatch has been detected.