MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647111790 A) filed by Nokia Technologies Oy on September 17, 2026, for Enhancements To Support Rrc_inactive State.
Inventors include Ahmed, Ayaz; Godin, Philippe; Xu, Xiang; Nair, Suresh P; and Awada, Ahmad.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution to support inactive state user equipments (UEs) in communication networks. In an example method, a first network element updates, based on a new security key derived, the security context included in UE context of at least one UE in an inactive state in a cell, and transmits, to a second network element which is to serve the cell after satellite switch, the UE context including the updated security context with the new security key, before the satellite switch. The second network element receives and stores the UE context including the updated security context with the new security key, before satellite switch. In this way, the proactive transfer of the UE context including the updated security context with new security key for UEs in the inactive state is enabled, for facilitating the connection resume.
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