MUMBAI, India, Oct. 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647120283 A) filed by Nokia Technologies Oy on October 07, 2026, for User Equipment Context Identifier For Interaction Between A Radio Access Network And Network Functions Of A Core Network.

Inventors include Mcgrath, Martin; and Chandramouli, Devaki.

The application for the patent was published on October 16, 2026, under issue no. 42/2026.

Abstract: A method implemented by a user equipment (UE) is provided that includes initiating a non-access stratum (NAS) service request procedure by sending a NAS service request message to an access node of an access node set within a radio access network (RAN). The NAS service request message is sent during ...