Radio resource control connection release message wait timer

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one data processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
• send, related to a non-access stratum (NAS) procedure, an RRC connection setup complete message;
• receive, in response to the RRC connection setup complete message, when in a radio resource control (RRC) Connected state in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network, an RRC connection release message from a network access node;
• abort the non-access stratum (NAS) procedure;
• set a wait timer of the apparatus in accordance with a wait timer indication that comprises part of the RRC connection release message;
• and,
• upon an expiration of the wait timer, repeat the non-access stratum (NAS) procedure and enable an initiation of sending an RRC connection request message to the network access node.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one data processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
• receive, related to a non-access stratum (NAS) procedure, an RRC connection setup complete message from a user equipment in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network;
• send, in response to the RRC connection setup complete message, an RRC connection release message to the user equipment,
• wherein the RRC connection release message comprises a wait timer indication for specifying an amount of time that the user equipment should wait after aborting the non-access stratum (NAS) procedure for repeating the non-access stratum (NAS) procedure and enabling the initiation of sending an RRC connection request message.