| CPC H04W 8/24 (2013.01) [H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] | 28 Claims |

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1. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment, a request to connect to a network, the request comprising a user equipment identifier and a reduced capability indication;
determining a validity of the reduced capability indication based on at least one of:
subscription data associated with the user equipment; or
one or more capabilities associated with the user equipment; and
making a connection decision based on the validity of the reduced capability indication, wherein the connection decision comprises a decision to reject the request from the user equipment to connect to the network when the reduced capability indication is inconsistent with the subscription data or the one or more capabilities associated with the user equipment; and
transmitting a connection rejection message to the user equipment when the connection decision comprises the decision to reject the request from the user equipment to connect to the network.
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