This disclosure invention relates to a method of operating a network node in a cellular telecommunications network, wherein the cellular telecommunications network further includes a first base station and a first User Equipment (UE), and the first UE is connected to the first base station by a first and second connection having resources associated with a first and second subscription, respectively, the method including determining that the first connection and second connection relate to the first and second subscription respectively; determining that the first connection and second connection relate to the first UE; monitoring a first resource usage of one or both of the first and second connections with the first UE; and initiating a handover of one or both of the first and second connections based on the first resource usage.

This disclosure invention relates to a method of operating a network node in a cellular telecommunications network, wherein the cellular telecommunications network further includes a first base station and a first User Equipment (UE), and the first UE is connected to the first base station by a first and second connection having resources associated with a first and second subscription, respectively, the method including determining that the first connection and second connection relate to the first and second subscription respectively; determining that the first connection and second connection relate to the first UE; monitoring a first resource usage of one or both of the first and second connections with the first UE; and initiating a handover of one or both of the first and second connections based on the first resource usage.

[Object] To make it possible to further increase a possibility of a success in a handover. [Solution] A first apparatus of the present invention includes: a first communication processing unit configured to transmit reference signals using beamforming; and a second communication processing unit configured to receive a handover message from a source base station of a handover of a terminal apparatus. The handover message includes beam related information related to a beam. The first communication processing unit is configured to receive an access signal of the terminal apparatus based on the beam related information.

[Object] To make it possible to further increase a possibility of a success in a handover. [Solution] A first apparatus of the present invention includes: a first communication processing unit configured to transmit reference signals using beamforming; and a second communication processing unit configured to receive a handover message from a source base station of a handover of a terminal apparatus. The handover message includes beam related information related to a beam. The first communication processing unit is configured to receive an access signal of the terminal apparatus based on the beam related information.

Apparatus and methods related to acquiring service on mobile computing devices (MCDs) are provided. An MCD can determine whether the MCD is connected to a wireless network. After determining that the MCD is not connected to the wireless network, the MCD can determine a scanning context that includes a mobility attribute and/or a location attribute. Based on the scanning context, the MCD can determine frequencies associated with the wireless network and scanning rates for scanning the frequencies, where each frequency can be associated with a respective scanning rate. The MCD can scan one or more of the frequencies at one or more respective scanning rates for a signal that enables the MCD to attempt connection with the wireless network.

Apparatus and methods related to acquiring service on mobile computing devices (MCDs) are provided. An MCD can determine whether the MCD is connected to a wireless network. After determining that the MCD is not connected to the wireless network, the MCD can determine a scanning context that includes a mobility attribute and/or a location attribute. Based on the scanning context, the MCD can determine frequencies associated with the wireless network and scanning rates for scanning the frequencies, where each frequency can be associated with a respective scanning rate. The MCD can scan one or more of the frequencies at one or more respective scanning rates for a signal that enables the MCD to attempt connection with the wireless network.

A method of cell selection/cell reselection and a terminal are provided. The method includes acquiring measurement configuration information of beams, wherein the measurement configuration information includes the number of beams measured by a terminal; measuring the beams based on the measurement configuration information to acquire a measurement result of each beam; performing, based on the measurement result of each beam, the cell selection/cell reselection of a cell in which the terminal camps when the terminal is in an idle state.

A method of cell selection/cell reselection and a terminal are provided. The method includes acquiring measurement configuration information of beams, wherein the measurement configuration information includes the number of beams measured by a terminal; measuring the beams based on the measurement configuration information to acquire a measurement result of each beam; performing, based on the measurement result of each beam, the cell selection/cell reselection of a cell in which the terminal camps when the terminal is in an idle state.

A communication device for handling a cell selection procedure comprises the at least one storage device storing instructions of receiving system information from a first cell of a network, wherein the system information indicates at least one core network (CN) type supported by the first cell; performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure with the first cell, after receiving the system information; indicating a CN type of the at least one CN type to the network during the RRC connection establishment procedure; selecting a second cell of the network in a cell selection procedure, after performing the RRC connection establishment procedure; performing a RRC connection reestablishment procedure with the second cell, if the second cell supports the CN type; and entering an idle mode or transmitting a RRC connection request message to the network, if the second cell does not support the CN type.

A communication device for handling a cell selection procedure comprises the at least one storage device storing instructions of receiving system information from a first cell of a network, wherein the system information indicates at least one core network (CN) type supported by the first cell; performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure with the first cell, after receiving the system information; indicating a CN type of the at least one CN type to the network during the RRC connection establishment procedure; selecting a second cell of the network in a cell selection procedure, after performing the RRC connection establishment procedure; performing a RRC connection reestablishment procedure with the second cell, if the second cell supports the CN type; and entering an idle mode or transmitting a RRC connection request message to the network, if the second cell does not support the CN type.