Method, apparatus, and computer program code for wireless communication

Abstract

A network entity operates in a Store and Forward (S&F) mode at a satellite. The S&F mode is characterized by an unavailable feeder link between the satellite and a ground-based network infrastructure. The network entity receives a procedure request message from a User Equipment (UE). The network entity determines that the UE does not indicate support for an S&F satellite operation based on capability information associated with the UE. The network entity determines that a procedure corresponding to the procedure request message cannot be completed due to the network entity operating in the S&F mode. The network entity transmits a reject message to the UE comprising a cause value other than a predefined S&F-specific cause value. The predefined S&F-specific cause value is defined to indicate that a procedure cannot be completed due to the network entity operating in the S&F mode.

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