US Patent 11259345 User equipment, control apparatus, and communication control method

Provided is a communication method configured to allow a function of CIoT to be used even in a 5GS that supports a network-initiated configuration update procedure and a plurality of types of session and service continuities. Further provided is a communication method which configured to appropriately manage, by a user equipment, connection established between the user equipment and a network even in a case that a network-initiated change of a state of the user equipment has been performed. Thereby, the communication method for performing the function of CIoT in the 5GS and the communication method for performing a network-initiated procedure of changing the state of the user equipment are provided.