Methods and devices for handling requests after a radio connection loss

A method for operating a radio network node in a first radio cell, the method comprising:

• obtaining information specifying that an outage of a second radio cell has occurred;
• and
• broadcasting the obtained information together with information identifying the second radio cell to enable wireless devices hosted by the second radio cell to select a policy for transmitting a request to a radio network node in said first radio cell based on the broadcasted information.

A wireless device configured to operate during a radio connection loss, the wireless device being configured to:

• establish that the cause of the radio connection loss corresponds to an outage of a radio cell hosting the wireless device;
• and
• determine, based at least on the established cause, a policy of applying a random time delay when transmitting a request to a radio network node in a target radio cell.

-25. (canceled)

A radio network node in a first radio cell, the radio network node being configured to:

• obtain information specifying that an outage of a second radio cell has occurred;
• and
• broadcast the obtained information together with information identifying the second radio cell to enable wireless devices hosted by the second radio cell to select a policy for transmitting a request to a radio network node in the first radio cell based on the broadcasted information.

-35. (canceled)