Controlling a radio resource control connection between a base station and a user equipment

A base station for controlling a radio resource control connection between the base station and a user equipment, wherein a radio resource control connection between the base station and the user equipment is established for exchanging control messages between the base station and the user equipment, the control messages being required for an application running on the user equipment, the base station comprising:

• a determination unit being adapted to determine a first value being indicative for a mobility characteristic of the user equipment and a second value being indicative for a data traffic characteristic of the user equipment,
• a comparison unit being adapted to compare the first value and the second value, and
• a control unit being adapted to set a release timer based on the comparison and being adapted to control the radio resource control connection based on the release timer, wherein the radio resource control connection will end upon expiry of the release timer.