US 12,108,357 B2
Provisioning of a terminal device for a mobile communication network
Tero Jalkanen, Tuusula (FI); and Tomi Sarajisto, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to TELIA COMPANY AB, Solna (SE)
Filed by Telia Company AB, Solna (SE)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/470,607.
Claims priority of application No. 20205874 (FI), filed on Sep. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0078741 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 60/00 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for provisioning a terminal device to a mobile communication network, the terminal device is equipped with a subscriber identity module, the method, performed by the terminal device, comprises:
requesting an attachment to the mobile communication network,
receiving a response from the mobile communication network, the response indicating an allowance of a limited access mode for the terminal device to the mobile communication network,
requesting, by applying the limited access mode in a communication over the mobile communication network, a provisioning of the terminal device from a remote network node accessible based on the subscriber identity module residing in the terminal device,
receiving data over a control plane from the remote network node, provisioning the terminal device based on the received data over the control plane, a provisioning defining at least one parameter for accessing the mobile communication network in an enhanced access mode, and
in response to a configuration re-requesting the attachment to the mobile communication network by applying the at least one parameter to access the mobile communication network with the enhanced access mode.