US010492021B2

(12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No.: US 10,492,021 B2

Drevö et al. (45 ) Date of Patent: Nov. 26 , 2019
(54 ) METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION (52 ) U.S. Ci.
NETWORKS AND NETWORK NODES FOR CPC H04W 47021 (2013.01) ; H04L 12/1895
RECOVERING A PUBLIC WARNING (2013.01 ); H04W 4/90 (2018.02 ); H04L
SYSTEM 12/189 ( 2013.01 ); H04W 4/06 (2013.01)
(58 ) Field of Classification Search
(71) Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M CPC H04W 4/22 ; H04W 4/021; H04W 40/24 ;
ERICSSON (PUBL ), Stockholm (SE ) H04 W 8/186 ; H04W 36/00 ; H04W 24/02 ;
HO4W 48/12 ; HO4H 20/59
(72 ) Inventors: Markus Drevö, Linköping (SE ); See application file for complete search history.
Kenneth Balck , Linköping (SE );
Martin Israelsson , Spånga (SE ); (56 ) References Cited
Lars - Bertil Olsson, Angered (SE ) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
( 73 ) Assignee : TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM 8,682,282 B2 3/2014 Ekemark et al.
ERICSSON (PUBL ), Stockholm (SE) 2010/0210269 A1 * 8/2010 Shuai H04W 36/0022
455/436
( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (Continued )
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154 (b ) by 303 days . FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
(21) Appl. No.: 14/ 892,498 CN 102124765 A 7/2011
EP 2104381 A2 9/2009
(22 ) PCT Filed : May 6, 2014 (Continued )
( 86 ) PCT No.: PCT/SE2014 / 050552 OTHER PUBLICATIONS
$ 371 (c )( 1 ), International Search Report and Written Opinion dated Oct. 6 , 2014 ,
(2 ) Date : Nov. 19 , 2015
in International Application No. PCT/ SE2014 /050552, 13 pages.
(87 ) PCT Pub . No .: W02014 / 189434 (Continued )
PCT Pub . Date : Nov. 27 , 2014 Primary Examiner Charles N Appiah
(65) Prior Publication Data Assistant Examiner — Xiang Zhang
(74 ) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Rothwell, Figg, Ernst &
US 2016/0127880 A1 May 5 , 2016 Manbeck , P.C.
( 57 ) ABSTRACT
Related U.S. Application Data A method is described performed by a wireless communi
(60 ) Provisional application No. 61/825,235 , filed on May cation network for recovering a public warning system when
20 , 2013 . a radio network node comprising radio circuitry for com
munication with served user equipments , UEs, has been
(51) Int. Ci. newly added or restarted in the network . The method com
H04W 40/24 (2009.01 ) prises sending , by the radio network node to a core network
H04W 4/021 (2018.01) node, information indicating thatthe radio network node has
(Continued ) (Continued )
130 120 110 100

CBC MME eNodeB UE

2.1 S1 Setup Request

( list of TAI)
2.2 $ 1 Setup Response
2.3 eNB operational info
(list of TAI)
2.4 Write - Replace
Warning Request (TAI)
2.5 Write -Replace
Warning Confirm 2.6 Write -Replace
Warning Request

2.7 Cell Broadcast

2.8 Write -Replace dellvery
Warning Response
2.9 Write - Replace User
Warning Indication Alerting
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been restarted or added to the network , the information OTHER PUBLICATIONS

including one or more tracking area identifiers , TAI, iden
tifying one or more tracking areas that the radio network 3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
node supports and /or a radio network node identifier, ID , Group Core Network and Terminals; Technical realization of Cell
identifying the radio network node in the communication Broadcast Service (CBS) (Release 12 ), 3GPP TS 23.041 V12.1.0 ,
network , and, in case the radio network node ID is sent but 2013 , 64 pages.
not the one or more TAIs, acquiring, by the core network 3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
node the one or more TAIs based on the received radio Group Core Network and Terminals; Technical realization of Cell
network node ID .
Broadcast Service (CBS) (Release 11 ), 3GPP TS 23.041 V11.6.0 ,
15 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets 2013 , 63 pages.
3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
Group Core Network and Terminals ; Numbering , addressing and
identification (Release 11), 3GPP TS 23.003 V11.5.0 , 2013 , 83
(51) Int. Ci. pages .
H04L 12/18 ( 2006.01) 3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
H04W 4/90 ( 2018.01) Group Radio Access Network ; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
H04W 4/06 (2009.01) Access Network ( E -UTRAN ); Si Application Protocol ( SIAP )
(Release 11), 3GPP TS 36.413 V11.3.0 , 2013 , 274 pages .
( 56 ) References Cited 3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
Group Core Network and Terminals; Cell Broadcast Centre inter
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS faces with the Evolved Packet Core Stage 3 (Release 11), 3GPP TS
2010/0299419 A1 * 11/2010 Ramankutty H04W 24/02
29,168 V11.4.0 , 2012 , 35 pages.
709/221 3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
2011/0159837 Al 6/2011 Daly et al. Group Services and System Aspects ; Network architecture (Release
2011/0300886 A1 * 12/2011 Hapsari H04H 20/57 11 ), 3GPP TS 23.002 V11.5.0 , 2012 , 105 pages.
455/500 3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification
2012/0100856 A1 * 4/2012 Ishida H04W 36/04 Group Radio Access Network ; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
455/436 Access ( E -UTRA ) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
2014/0323077 A1 * 10/2014 Chandramouli G08B 27/006 Network (E -UTRAN ); Overall description ; Stage 2 (Release 11 ),
455 /404.1
3GPP TS 36.300 V11.5.0 , 2013 , 209 pages .
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Chinese Office Action dated Feb. 5 , 2018 , issued in Chinese Patent
Application No. 201480029098.1, 7 pages .
EP 2317784 A1 5/2011
WO 2012145901 A1 11/2012 * cited by examiner
U.S. Patent Nov. 26 , 2019 Sheet 1 of 9 US 10,492,021 B2

120 MME ) MME /

S -GW S -GW
2 120

S1 1
is
1

11

S1 S1
110
1

X2 110
1

{
he
1
3

xa 1
1
1
X2
1 1

DA
1

110
Fig . 1
100 110 120 130 140

UE eNodeB MME CBC CBE

Fig . 2
U.S. Patent Nov. 26 , 2019 Sheet 2 of 9 US 10,492,021 B2

190
140

CBE
130
CBC
130

MME
120

eNodeB
110

UE
100
100

1.0 Registration
1.1 Emergency Broad procedure
cast Request
1.2 Write -Replace
Warning Request
1.3 Write -Replace
Warning Confirm

1.4 Emergency Broad

cast Response 1.5 Write -Replace
Warning Request
1
.
1.6 Cell Broadcast 1
1

1.7 Write -Replace delivery 1

Warning Response 1

!
1

1.9 Write -Replace 1

1.8 User
Warning indication t
Alerting 1

1.10 Record success/failure of

message delivery in trace
i record
1

Fig . 3 (prior art)

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Sending information ofrestart or adding

of RN node , the information including
TAI and/or radio node ID 22
-202

Yes Is radio network

node ID sentbut
not TAI ? 203

Acquiring the No
TAI 210

Are there any

No ongoing
broadcasts in the 204
tracking areas ?
End
Yes
Sending a WRW message comprising
information in the ongoing broadcast to 206
the radio network node

Broadcasting the information in the

ongoing broadcast to the UEs 208

Fig. 4
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Sending information of restart or adding

of RN node , the information including
TAI and / or radio node ID 1 222
Receiving, when there are ongoing
broadcasts in the TAI, a WRW message
comprising information in the ongoing
broadcast 2224
Broadcasting the information in the
ongoing broadcast to the UEs 2 226
Fig . 5
Receiving information of restart or
adding of RN node , the information
including TAI and /or radio node ID 2242
Yes Is radio network
node ID received
but not TAI? 243

Acquiring the 2 248

No
TAI

Are there any

No ongoing
broadcasts in the 244
tracking areas ?
End
Yes
Sending a WRW message comprising
information in the ongoing broadcast to 246
the radio network node
Fig . 6
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130 120 110 100

130
CBC MME eNodeB UE

2.1 S1 Setup Request

( list of TAI)
2.2 S1 Setup Response
2.3 eNB operational info
( list of TAI)
2.4 Write -Replace
Warning Request ( TAI)
2.5 Write -Replace
Warning Confirm 2.6 Write -Replace
Warning Request
-

- 2.7 Cell Broadcast

2.8 Write -Replace
-

-
delivery 1

1
Warning Response 1

1
-
1
1

2.9 Write -Replace 1

- User 1

Warning Indication -
Alerting 1

Fig . 7
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CBC
130
120
120 110

eNodeB UE
100

MME

3.1 S1 Setup Request

( global eNB ID )
3.2 S1 Setup Response
3.3 eNB operational info
(global eNB ID )
3.4 Write -Replace
Warning Request (TAI,
global eNB ID )
3.5 Write -Replace
Warning Confirm 3.6 Write -Replace
Warning Request
1
3.7 Cell Broadcast I

3.8 Write -Replace

I
-
delivery 1

Warning Response 1
1

3.9 Write -Replace 1

User
Warning Indication -

1
- Alerting
-

Fig . 8
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CBC
130

MME
120
230 eNodeB
110

UE
100
100

4.1 S1 Setup Request

(list of TAI, global eNB 10 )
4.2 S1 Setup Response
4.3 eNB operational info
(list of TAI, global eNB ID )
4.4 Write -Replace
Warning Request ( TAI,
global eNB ID )
4.5 Write -Replace
Warning Confirm 4.6 Write -Replace
Warning Request
1

1 4.7 Cell Broadcast 1

1

4.8 Write -Replace

1
delivery I

Warning Response 1
1 1
-

1 1
1

4.9 Write -Replace 1

1 User -

Warning Indication 1 Alerting 1

1 1
-

Fig . 9
U.S. Patent Nov. 26 , 2019 Sheet 8 of 9 US 10,492,021 B2

802
Communication circuitry

803
Processor
804
Memory

807
Radio network node Radio circuitry
110

Fig . 10
Communication 914
circuitry

907
902
Radio circuitry
Sending module
904

906
1 Receiving module

Broadcasting module Radio network node

110

Fig . 11
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1002
Communication circuitry

1003
Processor
1004
Memory

Core network node

120 , 130

Fig . 12
Communication 1114
unit

1102
Receiving module
1104
Acquiring module
1106
Checking module Core network node
1108 120. 130
Sending module

Fig. 13
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METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION a SBc reference point interface . Further, there is a node
NETWORKS AND NETWORK NODES FOR called Cell Broadcast Entity, CBE 140 connected to the CBC
RECOVERING A PUBLIC WARNING 130 .
SYSTEM 3GPP TS 23.041 version 12.1.0 , section 9.1.3.4.2 shows
5 a warning message delivery procedure according to the prior
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED art . This procedure is also shown in FIG . 3, which is
APPLICATION (S ) hereinafter referred to . The procedure is preceded by a
registration procedure 1.0 in which a UE 100 (or actually
many
This application is a 35 U.S.C. $ 371 National Phase 140 , which UEs) registers to the network . Thereafter, the CBE
Entry Application from PCT/SE2014 /050552 , filed May 6 , 10 safety may be e.g. an information source such as public
2014 , designating the United States, and also claims the in an emergency point
answering , PSAP, sends emergency information
broadcast request 1.1 such as " warning
benefit of U.S.Provisional Application No.61/825,235 , filed type” , “warning message” , “ impacted area ”, “ time period ”
May 20 , 2013. The disclosures of both applications are to the CBC 130. Using the “ impacted area ” information, the
incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. 15 CBC identifies which MMEs need to be contacted and
TECHNICAL FIELD determines the information to be placed into a Warning Area
Information Element. The CBC sends a Write -Replace
Warning Request message 1.2 containing the warning mes
The present disclosure relates generally to methods, wire sage to be broadcast and delivery attributes, e.g. Message
less communication networks, core network nodes and radio 20 identifier, Serial Number, Tracking Area ID , TAI, list, Warn
network nodes for recovering a public warning system . ing Area, etc. The MME uses the TAI list for selecting which
More specifically , the present disclosure relates to methods, eNodeBs to forward the Write -Replace Warning Request
wireless communication systems, core network nodes and message to . The Warning Area may be a list of Cell IDs
radio network nodes for recovering a public warning system and /or a list of TAIs and /or one or more Emergency Area
when a radio network node has been newly added or 25 IDs. The eNodeB is configured with the TAI(s) and Cell
restarted in the communication network . ID (s ) it serves and the Emergency Area ID (s ) that it belongs
to . The eNodeB checks for any match of the contents of the
BACKGROUND Warning Area with these IDs to identify the cells where to
distribute the warning message .
The work of specifying the mobile communication tech- 30 Thereafter, the MME 120 sends a Write -Replace Warning
nology Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Net Confirm message 1.3 that indicates to the CBC 130 that the
work , E -UTRAN , consisting of the Long Term Evolution , MME has started to distribute the warning message to
LTE , and System Architecture Evolution , SAE , concepts is eNodeBs 110. Upon reception of the Write -Replace Confirm
currently ongoing within the 3rd Generation Partnership messages 1.3 from the MMEs, the CBC may confirm 1.4 to
Project, 3GPP. The result of these work items are the 35 the CBE 140 that it has started to distribute the warning
message . The MME 120 then forwards 1.5 the Write
specifications on which the E -UTRAN and the Evolved Replace Warning Request message to the eNodeBs 110. The
Packet Core , EPC , are built . The E -UTRAN and the EPC MME uses the Tracking Area ID list to determine the
together build a so called Evolved Packet System , EPS, eNodeBs in the delivery area . If the Tracking Area ID list is
network . The general architecture of the EPS network is 40 empty the message is forwarded to all eNodeBs that are
shown in FIG . 1. The EPS comprises the E -UTRAN which connected to the MME . The eNodeB is to use the Warning
comprises eNodeBs 110. X2 symbolizes logical communi Area information to determine
cation interfaces between the eNodeBs 110. The EPS further message is to be broadcast. The the cell (s ) in which the
eNodeB returns a Write
comprises Mobile Management Entities , MMEs, and Ser Replace Warning Response message 1.7 to the MME.
vice Gateways, S -GW 120 for handling data and control 45 The eNodeB broadcasts 1.6 the message according to the
signaling exchanged in the EPS. S1 symbolizes logical attributes set by the CBC that originated the warning mes
communication interfaces between the eNodeBs 110 and the sage distribution . When the UE receives the warning mes
MME . The S -GW may be arranged in the same unit as the sage it can use different warning type values such as:
MME, then called a MME/ S -GW 120.
9 ‘earthquake', ' tsunami' or 'earthquake and tsunami', imme
A Public Warning System , PWS, is a system that provides 50 diately to alert the user 1.8 . From the Write -Replace Warn
a service that allows the communication network , e.g. EPS ing Response messages returned by eNodeBs, the MME
network , to distribute warning messages on behalf of a determines the success or failure of the delivery and creates
public authority , such as warnings of tsunamis, hurricanes or a trace record 1.10 .
earthquakes. This ensures that the public has the capability A problem with the procedure described above is that an
to receive timely and accurate alerts, warnings and critical 55 eNodeB that is restarted will lose the information of ongoing
information regarding disasters and other emergencies . The warning broadcasts and will not transmit the information .
E -UTRAN performs scheduling and broadcasting of the Such a restarted eNodeB will also miss information of
warning message content received from a Cell Broadcast ongoing warning broadcasts sent from the CBC during the
Center, CBC , of the PWS system . The warning message time it is being restarted . Hence , users connected to , or
content is forwarded to the E -UTRAN by the MME. The 60 camping on , cells belonging to this eNodeB will not receive
warning message itself is then broadcasted in dedicated the information and the CBC is not aware of that the eNodeB
system information blocks from the eNodeB to user equip has lost this information . Also , an eNodeB newly added to
ments, UEs, of the users. The UE may be any wireless the network in an area with ongoing warning broadcasts do
communication device , such as a mobile phone , a laptop , a not have the right information to broadcast. Also in this case
palmtop , a computer etc. 65 the CBC does not know that a new eNodeB that should
APWS architecture is shown in FIG . 2. The CBC 130 is perform broadcast has been added . In other words, there is
part of the core network and connected to the MME 120 via a risk that users in an area which is soon to suffer from a
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natural catastrophe is not informed of the approaching and broadcasting to UEs served by the radio network node
danger even though the information is present, which may the information in the ongoing broadcasts , received in the
result in unnecessary human suffering. WRW request message .
According to another aspect , a method is provided per
SUMMARY 5 formed by a core network node of a wireless communication
network for recovering a public warning system when a
It is an object of the invention to address at least some of radio network node of the wireless communication network
the problems and issues outlined above . It is another object has been newly added or restarted in the network . The radio
to achieve a method and a communication network that can network node is connected to the core network node. The
send information to a person , information originating from 10 method comprises receiving , from the radio network node,
a PWS system , such as information of approaching danger information indicating that the radio network node has been
restarted or added to the network , the information including
e.g. a natural catastrophe, even though the UE of the person one ormore TAIs identifying one ormore tracking areas that
communicates with an eNode B that has newly been made
operational in the communication network , i.e. newly 15 the radio network node supports and/or a radio network node
restarted or newly added to the communication network . It network , and , inthecase
ID identifying radio network node in the communication
is possible to achieve these objects and others by using a but not the one ormoretheTAIs radio network node ID is received
method and an apparatus as defined in the attached inde based on the received radio , network acquiring the one ormore TAIS
node ID . The method
pendent claims. further comprises checking, based on the received informa
According to one aspect, a method is provided performed 20 tion ,whether there are any ongoing broadcasts in the one or
by a wireless communication network for recovering a more tracking areas that the radio network node supports ,
public warning system when a radio network node compris and , when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or
ing radio circuitry for communication with served UEs has more tracking areas that the radio network node supports,
been newly added or restarted in the network . The wireless sending a WRW request message to the radio network node,
communication network comprises the radio network node 25 the WRW request message comprising information in the
and a core network node connected to the radio network ongoing broadcasts .
node . The method comprises sending by the radio network According to another aspect, a radio network node is
node to the core network node, information indicating that provided , operable in a wireless communication network for
the radio network node has been restarted or added to the recovering a public warning system when the radio network
network, the information including one or more tracking 30 wireless
node has communication
been newly addednetwork
or restarted in the network. The
further comprises a core
area identifiers, TAI, identifying one or more tracking areas network node connected to the radio network node. The
that the radio network node supports and /or a radio network radio network node
node identifier, ID , identifying the radio network node in the The memory containscomprises a processor and a memory .
instructions executable by said pro
communication network . The method further comprises , in 35 cessor, whereby said radio network node is operative for
case the radio network node ID is sent but not the one or
more TAIs, acquiring , by the core network node the one or that the radio network node hasnode
sending , to the core network , information indicating
more TAIs based on the received radio network node ID and the network , the information includingrestarted
been
one or
or added to
more TAIS
checking, by the core network node based on the informa identifying one ormore tracking areas that the radio network
tion sent by the radio network node, whether there are any 40 node supports and /or a radio network node ID identifying
ongoing broadcasts in any of the one ormore tracking areas the radio network node in the communication network and ,
that the radio network node supports . The method further when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or more
comprises , when there are ing broadcasts in any of the tracking areas that the radio network node supports, receiv
one or more tracking areas that the radio network node ing , from the core network node, a Write Replace Warning ,
supports , sending, by the core network node, a Write 45 WRW , request message comprising information in the ongo
Replace Warning , WRW , request message to the radio ing broadcasts, and broadcasting to UEs served by the radio
network node, the WRW request message comprising infor network node the information in the ongoing broadcasts ,
mation in the ongoing broadcasts , and broadcasting, by the received in the WRW request message.
radio network node to the served UEs , the information in the According to another aspect, a core network node is
ongoing broadcasts, received in the WRW request message . 50 provided operable in a wireless communication network for
According to another aspect, a method is provided per recovering a public warning system when a radio network
formed by a radio network node of a wireless communica node of the wireless communication network has been
tion network for recovering a public warning system when newly added or restarted in the network . The radio network
the radio network node has been newly added or restarted in node is connected to the core network node. The core
the network . The wireless communication network further 55 network node comprises a processor and a memory . The
comprises a core network node connected to the radio memory contains instructions executable by said processor,
network node. The method comprises sending, to the core whereby said core network node is operative for receiving ,
network node , information indicating that the radio network from the radio network node, information indicating that the
node has been restarted or added to the network , the infor radio network node has been restarted or added to the
mation including one or more TAIs identifying one or more 60 network , the information including one or more TAIs iden
tracking areas that the radio network node supports and /or a tifying one or more tracking areas that the radio network
radio network node ID , identifying the radio network node node supports , and / or a radio network node ID identifying
in the communication network . The method further com the radio network node in the communication network , and ,
prises, when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one in case the radio network node ID is received but not the one
or more tracking areas that the radio network node supports , 65 or more TAIs, acquiring the one or more TAls based on the
receiving , from the core network node , a WRW request received radio network node ID . The memory further con
message comprising information in the ongoing broadcasts tains instructions executable by said processor,whereby said
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core network node is operative for checking , based on the According to a third embodiment, the MME provides the
received information , whether there are any ongoing broad eNodeB identifier only to the CBC , and if the CBC knows
casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the radio which TAI an eNodeB belongs, which could be by configu
network node supports , and , when there are ongoing broad ration , sufficient information is available to trigger the
casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the radio 5 Write -Replace Warning request message. Thereby, the CBC
network node supports , sending a WRW requestmessage to becomes aware that an eNodeB may have lost the informa
the radio network node , the WRW request message com tion needed to perform the PWS broadcast. With the inven
prising information in the ongoing broadcasts . tion the CBC receives information which may trigger the
According to other aspects, computer programs are also CBC to repeat the message to the TAIs where there are
provided , the details of which will be described in the claims 10 eNodeBs which may have lost the information.
and the detailed description . An advantage of the second embodiment compared to the
The above method and apparatus may be configured and first embodiment is that the signaling in the network is
implemented according to different optional embodiments . reduced . The reason is that the MME knows which eNodeB
Further possible features and benefits of this solution will to route to and can address this eNodeB compared to routing
become apparent from the detailed description below . 15 to all eNodeBs in the TAI. The third embodiment requires
that the CBC is configured with information mapping the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS eNodeBs using the global eNB ID to one or several TAIs. In
the second embodiment, where the CBC receives both the
The solution will now be described in more detail by Global eNB ID and the list of TAIs , the CBC can trigger the
means of exemplary embodiments and with reference to the 20 message without the required configuration of the second
accompanying drawings, in which : embodiment .
FIG . 1 is a block diagram of a communication system in According to an embodiment described in FIG . 4 , a
which the present invention may be used . method is provided performed by a wireless communication
FIG . 2 is another block diagram of a communication network for recovering a public warning system , when a
system in which the present invention may be used . 25 radio network node 110 comprising radio circuitry for
FIG . 3 is a signaling diagram illustrating an example of a communication with served UEs 100 has been newly added
procedure according to the prior art . or restarted in the network . The wireless communication
FIG . 4 is a flow chart illustrating a procedure in a network comprises the radio network node and a core
communication system according to a possible embodiment. network node 120 , 130 connected to the radio network node .
FIGS. 5-6 are flow charts illustrating procedures in com- 30 The method comprises sending 202 , by the radio network
munication nodes according to possible embodiments. node to the core network node, information indicating that
FIGS . 7-9 are signaling diagrams illustrating examples of the radio network node has been restarted or added to the
procedures according to further possible embodiments. network , the information including one or more tracking
FIGS. 10-13 are schematic block diagrams illustrating area identifiers , TAI, identifying one or more tracking areas
nodes in more detail, according to further possible embodi- 35 that the radio network node supports and /or a radio network
ments . node identifier, ID , identifying the radio network node in the
communication network . In case the radio network node ID
DETAILED DESCRIPTION is sent but not the one or more TAIS 203, the method further
comprises acquiring 210 , by the core network node the one
Briefly described, a solution is provided that facilitates 40 or more TAIs based on the received radio network node ID .
sending of information originating from a PWS system to a The method further comprises checking 204 , by the core
UE of a person situated in an area where the information is network node based on the information sent by the radio
relevant, even though the UE of the person communicates network node, whether there are any ongoing broadcasts in
with an eNode B that newly has become operational in the any of the one or more tracking areas that the radio network
communication network . The information may be e.g. infor- 45 node supports . When there are ongoing broadcasts in any of
mation of approaching danger in the area where the person the one or more tracking areas that the radio network node
is situated , such as a natural catastrophe . According to a first supports , the method comprises sending 206 , by the core
embodiment, information that an eNodeB 110 has become network node , a Write Replace Warning , WRW , request
operational in a particular TAI in the network is provided to message to the radio network node, the WRW request
the CBC 130. The CBC checks if there are any ongoing 50 message comprising information in the ongoing broadcasts
broadcasts in this TAI and if there are , the CBC triggers a and broadcasting 208 , by the radio network node to the
new Write Replace Warning request message to the MME served UEs, the information in the ongoing broadcasts ,
serving this particular TAI. The MME forwards the new received in the WRW request message.
Write Replace Warning request message to all eNodeBs in The radio network node may be a radio base station such
the TAI including the eNodeB that just became operational. 55 as an eNodeB . The information sent by the radio network
The eNodeB that just became operational then starts to node to the core network node may be sent in a S1 setup
broadcast the warning message in response to the received requestmessage . The core network node may be an MME
Write Replace Warning requestmessage. According to a first and /or a CBC of the public warning system . According to
embodiment, the eNodeBs which are already broadcasting one embodiment, the activities performed by the core net
the warning all send the Write -Replace Warning Response 60 work node may be divided between an MME and a CBC .
message including the cells in a Broadcast Completed Area The ongoing broadcasts may be warning message broad
List ) in which broadcasting is ongoing, but the ongoing casts. The warning message broadcasts may be distributed
broadcasting is not affected . Optionally , according to a by the public warning system . The term “ ongoing broad
second embodiment, the MME can also provide an identifier casts ” signifies broadcasts that are relevant to broadcast at
of the eNodeB to the CBC , allowing the MME to route the 65 the time when the radio network node is restarted or added
new Write Replace Warning request message to this par to the network . The information in the ongoing broadcasts
ticular eNodeB instead of to all eNodeBs in the TAI. may be warning messages of approaching danger. The radio
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network node identifier may be a global eNodeB ID . To radio network node ID is received but not the one or more
check whether there are any ongoing broadcasts in the TAIs , acquiring 248 the one or more TAIs based on the
tracking areas that the radio network node supports may be received radio network node ID . The method further com
performed based on the one or more TAIs received from the prises checking 244 , based on the received information ,
radio network node , i.e. the core network node checks 5 whether there are any ongoing broadcasts in the one ormore
whether there is a broadcast performed in any of the tracking tracking areas that the radio network node supports, and ,
areas with any of the one or more TAIs and if so , sends a when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one ormore
WRW request message to the radio network node. By such tracking areas that the radio network node supports , sending
a method , personswith UEs being in a tracking area served 246 a Write Replace Warning , WRW , request message to the
by a certain radio network node can receive warning mes- 10 radio network node, the WRW requestmessage comprising
sages for upcoming danger from the public warning system information in the ongoing broadcasts .
even if the radio network node hasbeen recently restarted or The one or more TAIs may be acquired from a configured
added to the network . list, lookup -table or similar stored at the core network or in
According to another embodiment, as described in FIG . 5 , any other location where the information may be acquired
a method is described performed by a radio network node 15 by the core network . The list , look -up table etc. may
110 of a wireless communication network for recovering a comprise an indication of which radio network node ID that
public warning system when the radio network node has is associated with which TAIS .
been newly added or restarted in the network . The wireless According to an embodiment, the received information
communication network further comprises a core network may include the one or more TAIs but not the radio network
node 120 , 130 connected to the radio network node . The 20 node ID .
method comprises sending 222, to the core network node , According to an embodiment, the received information
information indicating that the radio network node has been may include the radio network node ID but not the one or
restarted or added to the network , the information including more TAIS .
one ormore tracking area identifiers, TAI, identifying one or According to an embodiment, the received information
more tracking areas that the radio network node supports 25 includes the radio network node ID and the one or more
and/or a radio network node identifier , ID , identifying the TAIS .
radio network node in the communication network . The FIG . 7 is a signaling diagram describing signals between
method further comprises, when there are ongoing broad nodes of a PWS and a mobile communication network
casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the radio according to a first embodiment. First , The MME 120
network node supports, receiving 224 , from the core net- 30 receives a S1 Setup Request message 2.1 from the eNodeB
work node, a Write Replace Warning, WRW , request mes 110 , the message including a list of TAIs that the eNB
sage comprising information in the ongoing broadcasts, and supports . The list of TAIs may be provided as the TAC in
broadcasting 226 UEs 100 served by the radio network combination with the broadcasted PLMNs. The MME 120
node the information in the ongoing broadcasts, received in responds with a S1 Setup Response message 2.2 to the
the WRW request message. The radio network node may 35 eNodeB . The MME sends information that an eNodeB has
comprise radio circuitry for communication with served user become operational with information on which TAIs the
equipments, UES. newly operational eNodeB belongs to 2.3 to the CBC 130 .
According to an embodiment, the sent information may The information that an eNodeB has becomeoperational can
include the one or more TAls butnot the radio network node be transferred to the CBC using the SBc interface between
ID . Since in this embodiment, the core network node does 40 the CBC and MME. An eNodeB can belong to several TAIS .
not know the radio network node ID but only the one or When the CBC has received the information it checks if it
more TAIs concerned by the added or restarted radio net has started sending any warning messages in the TAIS
work node , the core network node may broadcast the WRW indicated by the MME . The CBC 130 has detected that there
request message to a plurality or even all of its connected were an ongoing warning message in one or several of the
radio network nodes . 45 TAIs the eNodeB belongs to . The CBC then sets the appro
According to another embodiment, the sent information priate target TAI for routing to the MME and includes the
may include the radio network node ID but not the one or appropriate information in the warning area list of a Write
more TAIS . Replace Warning , WRW , Requestmessage 2.4 which is sent
According to another embodiment, the sent information to the MME 120. As a response to the received WRW
includes the radio network node ID and the one or more 50 Request message, the MME sends a Write -Replace Warning
TAIS . confirm message 2.5 back to the CBC . The MME then routes
According to another embodiment, the information sent to 2.6 the received information in the WRW requestmessage )
the core network node is sent in a S1 setup requestmessage . from the CBC to the eNodeB 110 belonging to the indicated
According to another embodiment shown in FIG . 6 , a TAI using the WRW Request message. The eNodeB starts
method is shown performed by a core network node 120 , 55 broadcasting
130 of a wireless communication network for recovering a
2.7 in the cells belonging to the tracking areas
identified in the list of TAIs and confirms this to the MME
public warning system when a radio network node 110 of the using a Write-Replace Warning Response message 2.8 . The
wireless communication network has been newly added or MME may then send a Write - Replace Warning Indication
restarted in the network . The radio network node is con message 2.9 to the CBC . The term “ the TAIs that the
nected to the core network node 120 , 130. The method 60 eNodeB belongs to” may signify the tracking areas that the
comprises receiving 242 , from the radio network node , eNodeB belongs to identified with this TAI. In other words,
information indicating that the radio network node has been in this disclosure the term TAI is sometimes used as a
restarted or added to the network , the information including shortage for a tracking area having a certain tracking area
one or more TAIs identifying one ormore tracking areas that identifier.
the radio network node supports and /or a radio network node 65 FIG . 8 is a signaling diagram describing signals between
ID identifying the radio network node in the communication nodes of a PWS and a mobile communication network
network . The method further comprises, in case 243 the according to a second embodiment. In this embodiment the
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MME provides an eNodeB identifier to the CBC and not a 4.6 the received information ( in the Write -Replace Warning
list of TAIs . The information that an eNodeB has become request ) from the CBC to the eNodeB 110 indicated by the
operational can be transferred in a message from the MME global eNodeB ID using the Write -Replace Warning request
to the CBC using the SBc interface between the CBC and the message. The eNodeB then starts broadcasting 4.7 in the
MME . The trigger of this message may be that the MME 5 cells belonging to the warning area list and confirms this to
receives a Si Setup Request message from the eNodeB the MME using the Write -Replace Warning Response mes
which indicates that a restarted eNodeB has become opera sage 4.8 . The MME may then send a Write -Replace Warning
tional or that a new eNodeB has been added to the network . Indication message 4.9 to the CBC .
In this embodiment it is assumed that the CBC knows, by FIG . 10 shows a radio network node 110 according to an
configuration for example, which TAI or TAIs the eNodeB 10 embodiment. The radio network node 110 is operable in a
that has become operational belongs to , in order to select the wireless communication network for recovering a public
correct TAI for routing. warning system when the radio network node has been
In step 3.1 the MME 120 receives the S1 Setup Request newly added or restarted in the network . The wireless
message including a global eNodeB (eNB ) ID uniquely communication network further comprising a core network
identifying the eNodeB in the network . The global eNB ID 15 node 120 , 130 connected to the radio network node . The
may be defined in sector 8.2 of 3GPP TS 36.300 , version radio network node 110 comprises a processor 803 and a
11.5.0 . The MME responds to the S1 Setup Request message memory 804. The memory 804 contains instructions execut
with the Si Setup Response message 3.2 to the eNodeB . The able by said processor 804 ,whereby said radio network node
MME sends eNodeB operational information 3.3 including 110 is operative for sending , to the core network node,
the global eNB ID identifying the newly operational eNo- 20 information indicating that the radio network node has been
deB to the CBC 130. When the CBC has received this restarted or added to the network , the information including
information it checks if the eNodeB belongs to any TAI one or more TAIs identifying one or more tracking areas that
where there are ongoing warnings. When the CBC has the radio network node supports and /or a radio network node
detected that there were an ongoing warning in one or ID identifying the radio network node in the communication
several of the TAIs the eNB belongs to , the CBC sets the 25 network . The memory 804 further contains instructions
appropriate target TAI for routing to the MME and includes executable by said processor 803 , whereby said radio net
the global eNB ID and the appropriate information in the work node 110 is operative for, when there are ongoing
warning area list, which is sent in a Write -Replace Warning broadcasts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the
Request 3.4 to the MME. When receiving the WRW radio network node supports , receiving , from the core net
Request, the MME then sends a WRW confirm message 3.5 30 work node, a Write Replace Warning , WRW , request mes
to the CBC . The MME routes 3.6 the received information sage comprising information in the ongoing broadcasts , and
( in the Write -Replace Warning request) from the CBC to the broadcasting to UEs 100 served by the radio network node
eNodeB 110 indicated by the global eNodeB ID using the the information in the ongoing broadcasts, received in the
Write -Replace Warning request message . The eNodeB then WRW request message.
starts broadcasting 3.7 in the cells belonging to the warning 35 The radio network node 110 may further comprise com
area list and confirms this to the MME using the Write munication circuitry 802 for communicating from wither
Replace Warning Response message 3.8. The MME may other radio network and core network nodes in the commu
then send a Write -Replace Warning Indication message 3.9 nication system , such as the MME 120. The radio network
to the CBC . node 110 may further comprise radio circuitry 807 for
FIG . 9 is a signaling diagram describing signals between 40 communicating with serving UEs as well as for broadcasting
nodes of a PWS and a mobile communication network PWS information .
according to a third embodiment. In this embodiment the According to an embodiment, the information indicating
MME provides both an eNodeB identifier to the CBC and a that the radio network node has been restarted or added to
list of TAIs . The information that an eNodeB has become the network includes the one or more TAIs but not the radio
operational can be transferred in a message from the MME 45 network node ID . According to another embodiment, the
to the CBC using the SBc interface between the CBC and the information indicating that the radio network node has been
MME. The trigger of this message may be that the MME restarted or added to the network includes the radio network
receives a Si Setup Request message from the eNodeB node ID but not the one or more TAIS. According to another
which indicates that a restarted eNodeB has become opera embodiment, the information indicating that the radio net
tional or that a new eNodeB has been added to the network . 50 work node has been restarted or added to the network
TheMME 120 receives the S1 Setup Request message 4.1 includes the radio network node ID and the one or more
from the eNodeB 110 including the list of TAIand the global TAIS . According to another embodiment, the information
eNB ID uniquely identifying the eNodeB in the network . indicating that the radio network node has been restarted or
The MME responds with the Si Setup Response message added to the network is sent in a S1 setup request message .
4.2 to the eNodeB . The MME sends eNB operational 55 The instructions executable by said processor may be
information 4.3 including the list of TAI and the global eNB arranged as a computer program stored in said memory 804.
ID identifying the newly operational eNodeB to the CBC The processor 803 may comprise a processing circuitry
130. When the CBC has received the information it checks incorporating functions of a computer central processing
if the eNodeB belongs to any TAIwhere there are ongoing unit, CPU , on one or plural integrated circuits . The computer
warnings . When the CBC has detected that there were an 60 program may comprise computer readable code means,
ongoing warning in one or several of the TAIs the eNB which when run in a radio network node 110 causes the radio
belongs to , the CBC sets the appropriate target TAI for network node to perform the steps described in the method
routing to the MME and includes the global eNB ID and the described in relation to FIG . 5 .
appropriate information in the warning area list , which is FIG . 11 shows another embodiment of a radio network
sent in a Write -Replace Warning Request 4.4 to the MME . 65 node 110 that is operable in a wireless communication
When receiving the WRW Request, the MME then sends a network for recovering a public warning system when the
WRW confirm message 4.5 to the CBC . The MME routes radio network node has been newly added or restarted in the
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network . The wireless communication network further com work node has been restarted or added to the network
prises a core network node 120 , 130 connected to the radio includes the radio network node ID and the one or more
network node . The radio network node 110 comprises a TAIS .
sending module 902 for sending, to the core network node, The instructions executable by said processor 1003 may
information indicating that the radio network node has been 5 be1004.
arranged as a computer program stored in said memory
The processor 1003 may comprise a processing cir
restarted or added to the network , the information including
one ormore TAIs identifying one or more tracking areas that cuitry incorporating functions of a computer central pro
cessing unit , CPU , on one or plural integrated circuits . The
the radio network node supports and /or a radio network node computer
ID identifying the radio network node in the communication 10 means, which program may comprise computer readable code
network . The radio network node 110 further comprises a core network when node
run in a core network node causes the
to perform the steps described in the
receiving module 904 for receiving from the core network
node a Write Replace Warning , WRW , request message method described in relation to FIG . 6 .
comprising information in the ongoing broadcasts, when 120FIG, 130 . 13 describes an embodiment of a core network node
operable in a wireless communication network for
there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or more 15 recovering a public warning system when a radio network
tracking areas that the radio network node supports , and a node 110 of the wireless communication network has been
broadcasting module 906 for broadcasting to UEs 100 newly added or restarted in the network . The radio network
served by the radio network node the information in the node is connected to the core network node 120 , 130. The
ongoing broadcasts , received in the WRW requestmessage . core network node 120, 130 comprises a receiving module
FIG . 12 shows an embodiment of a core network node 20 1102 for receiving, from the radio network node, informa
120 , 130. The core network node 120 , 130 is operable in a tion indicating that the radio network node has been
wireless communication network for recovering a public restarted or added to the network , the information including
warning system when a radio network node 110 of the one ormore TAIs identifying one ormore tracking areas that
wireless communication network has been newly added or the radio network node supports and /or a radio network node
restarted in the network . The radio network node is con- 25 ID identifying the radio network node in the communication
nected to the core network node 120 , 130. The core network network and an acquiring module 1104 for acquiring the one
node 120, 130 comprises a processor 1003 and a memory or more TAIs based on the received radio network node ID ,
1004. The memory contains instructions executable by said in case the radio network node ID is received but not the one
processor, whereby said core network node 120 , 130 is or more TAIs . The core network node further comprises a
operative for receiving, from the radio network node, infor- 30 checking module 1106 for checking, based on the received
information , whether there are any ongoing broadcasts in
mation indicating that the radio network node has been any of the one ormore tracking areas that the radio network
restarted or added to the network , the information including node supports and a sending module 1108 for sending a
one or more TAIs identifying one or more tracking areas that Write Replace Warning, WRW , request message to the radio
the radio network node supports and /or a radio network node 35 network node when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of
ID identifying the radio network node in the communication the one or more tracking areas that the radio network node
network . The memory further contains instructions execut supports, the WRW request message comprising informa
able by said processor, whereby said core network node 120 , tion in the ongoing broadcasts .
130 is operative , in case the radio network node ID is Although the description above contains a plurality of
received but not the one or more TAIs, acquiring the one or 40 specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the
more TAIs based on the received radio network node ID . scope of the concept described herein but as merely provid
Thememory further contains instructions executable by said ing illustrations of some exemplifying embodiments of the
processor, whereby said core network node 120 , 130 is described concept. It will be appreciated that the scope of the
operative for checking, based on the received information , presently described concept fully encompasses other
whether there are any ongoing broadcasts in any of the one 45 embodiments which may become obvious to those skilled in
ormore tracking areas that the radio network node supports , the art, and that the scope of the presently described concept
and, when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or is accordingly not to be limited . Reference to an element in
more tracking areas that the radio network node supports , the singular is not intended to mean “one and only one”
sending a Write Replace Warning ,WRW , request message to unless explicitly so stated , but rather “ one or more.” All
the radio network node , the WRW request message com- 50 structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the
prising information in the ongoing broadcasts. above - described embodiments that are known to those of
The core network node 120 , 130 may further comprise ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by
communication circuitry 1002 for communicating from reference and are intended to be encompassed hereby. More
wither other radio network and core network nodes in the over, it is not necessary for an apparatus or method to
communication system , such as the CBE 140 or the eNodeB 55 address each and every problem sought to be solved by the
110. The core network node may be divided into an MME presently described concept, for it to be encompassed
120 and a CBC 130 , wherein some functionalities are hereby .
performed by the CBC and some functionalities are per
formed by the MME. The invention claimed is :
According to an embodiment, the information indicating 60 1. A method performed by a wireless communication
that the radio network node has been restarted or added to network for recovering a public warning system when a
the network includes the one or more TAIs but not the radio radio network node comprising radio circuitry for commu
network node ID . According to another embodiment, the nication with served user equipments, UEs, has been newly
information indicating that the radio network node has been added or restarted in the network , the wireless communica
restarted or added to the network includes the radio network 65 tion network comprising the radio network node and core
node ID but not the one or more TAIS . According to another network node connected to the radio network node, the
embodiment, the information indicating that the radio net method comprising :
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sending , by the radio network node to the core network network node identifier, ID , identifying the radio net
node, information indicating that the radio network work node in the communication network ;
node has been restarted or added to the network , the obtaining one or more tracking area identifiers , TAIS,
information including a radio network node identifier, identifying one or more tracking areas that the radio
ID , identifying the radio network node in the commu 5 network node supports based on the received radio
nication network ; network node ID ;
obtaining , by the core network node, one ormore tracking determining , based on the received information , whether
area identifiers, TAIs, identifying one ormore tracking there are any ongoing broadcasts in the one or more
areas that the radio network node supports based on the tracking areas that the radio network node supports at
received radio network node ID ; 10
a time the radio network node has been restarted or
determining , by the core network node based on the added to the network ; and
information sent by the radio network node , whether as a result of determining that there are ongoing broad
there are any ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the
more tracking areas that the radio network node sup radio network node supports at the time the radio
ports at a time the radio network node has been 15
restarted or added to the network ; network node has been restarted or added to the net
as a result of determining that there are ongoing broad work , sending a Write Replace Warning , WRW , request
casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the message to the radio network node, the WRW request
radio network node supports at the time the radio message comprising information in the ongoing broad
network node has been restarted or added to the net- 20 casts .
work , sending , by the core network node, a Write 6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the received
Replace Warning, WRW , request message to the radio information further includes the one or more TAIS .
network node , the WRW request message comprising 7. A radio network node operable in a wireless commu
information in the ongoing broadcasts ; and nication network for recovering a public warning system
broadcasting, by the radio network node to the served 25 when the radio network node has been newly added or
UEs, the information in the ongoing broadcasts , restarted in the network , the wireless communication net
received in the WRW request message. work further comprising a core network node connected to
2. A method performed by a radio network node of a the radio network node, the radio network node comprising
wireless communication network for recovering a public a processor and a memory, said memory containing instruc
warning system when the radio network node has been 30 tions executable by said processor, whereby said radio
newly added or restarted in the network , the wireless com network node is operative for :
munication network further comprising a core network node sending , to the core network node , information indicating
connected to the radio network de , the method compris that the radio network node has been restarted or added
ing: to the network , the information including a radio net
sending , to the core network node, information indicating 35 work node identifier, ID , identifying the radio network
that the radio network node has been restarted or added node in the communication network , wherein the core
to the network , the information including a radio net network node is configured to obtain one or more
work node identifier, ID , identifying the radio network tracking area identifiers, TAIs, identifying one or more
node in the communication network , wherein the core areas that the radio network node supports based on the
network node is configured to obtain one or more 40 received radio network node ID ;
tracking area identifiers , TAIs, identifying one or more when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or
tracking areas that the radio network node supports more tracking areas that the radio network node sup
based on the received radio network node ID ; ports at a time the radio network node has been
when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or restarted or added to the network , receiving, from the
more tracking areas that the radio network node sup- 45 core network node , a Write Replace Warning , WRW ,
ports at a time the radio network node has been request message comprising information in the ongoing
restarted or added to the network, receiving, from the broadcasts ; and
core network node , a Write Replace Warning , WRW , broadcasting to UEs served by the radio network node the
requestmessage comprising information in the ongoing information in the ongoing broadcasts, received in the
broadcasts ; and 50 WRW request message .
broadcasting to UEs served by the radio network node the 8. The radio network node according to claim 7 , wherein
information in the ongoing broadcasts, received in the the information indicating that the radio network node has
WRW request message. been restarted or added to the network further includes the
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sent one or more TAIS .
information further includes the one or more TAIS . 55 9. The radio network node according to claim 7, wherein
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the infor the information indicating that the radio network node has
mation sent to the core network node is sent in a S1 setup been restarted or added to the network is sent in a S1 setup
request message. request message .
5. A method performed by a core network node of a 10. A core network node operable in a wireless commu
wireless communication network for recovering a public 60 nication network for recovering a public warning system
warning system when a radio network node of the wireless when a radio network node of the wireless communication
communication network has been newly added or restarted network has been newly added or restarted in the network ,
in the network , the radio network node being connected to the radio network node being connected to the core network
the core network node, the method comprising : node , the core network node comprising a processor and a
receiving, from the radio network node , information indi- 65 memory, said memory containing instructions executable by
cating that the radio network node has been restarted or said processor, whereby said core network node is operative
added to the network , the information including a radio for:
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receiving, from the radio network node, information indi employ the transceiver to receive, from the radio network
cating that the radio network node has been restarted or node , information indicating that the radio network
added to the network , the information including a radio node has been restarted or added to the network , the
network node identifier, ID , identifying the radio net information including a radio network node identifier,
work node in the communication network ; 5
ID , identifying the radio network node in the commu
obtaining one or more tracking area identifiers , TAIS , nication network ;
identifying one or more tracking areas that the radio obtain one or more tracking area identifiers , TAIs, iden
network node supports based on the received radio tifying one or more tracking areas that the radio net
network node ID ; 10
work node supports based on the received radio net
determining , based on the received information , whether work node ID ;
there are any ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or determine , based on the received information , whether
more tracking areas that the radio network node sup there are any ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or
ports at a time the radio network node has been more tracking areas that the radio network node sup
restarted or added to the network ; and 15 ports at a time the radio network node has been
as a result of determining that there are ongoing broad restarted or added to the network ; and
casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the as a result of determining that there are ongoing broad
radio network node supports at the time the radio casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the
network node has been restarted or added to the net radio network node supports at the time the radio
work , sending a Write Replace Warning, WRW , request 20 network node has been restarted or added to the net
message to the radio network node , the WRW request work , employing the transceiver to send a Write
message comprising information in the ongoing broad Replace Warning , WRW , request message to the radio
casts . network node, the WRW request message comprising
11. The core network node according to claim 10 , wherein information in the ongoing broadcasts .
the information indicating that the radio network node has 25 14. A computer program product comprising a non
been restarted or added to the network further includes the transitory computer readable medium storing computer
one or more TAIS . readable code, which when run in a radio network node
12. A radio network node operable in a wireless commu operable in a wireless communication network for recover
nication network for recovering a public warning system ing a public warning system when the radio network node
when the radio network node has been newly added or 30 has been newly added or restarted in the network , causes the
restarted in the network , the wireless communication net radio network node to perform the following steps :
work further comprising a core network node connected to sending , to a core network node, information indicating
the radio network node, the radio network node comprising: that the radio network node has been restarted or added
a transceiver ; to the network , the information including a radio net
a memory ; and 35 work node identifier, ID , identifying the radio network
a processor coupled to the memory , the processor con node in the communication network , wherein the core
figured to : network node is configured to obtain one or more
employ the transceiver to send , to the core network node , tracking area identifiers , TAIs, identifying one ormore
information indicating that the radio network node has tracking areas that the radio network node supports
been restarted or added to the network , the information 40 based on the received radio network node ID ;
including a radio network node identifier, ID , identify when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or
ing the radio network node in the communication more tracking areas that the radio network node sup
network , wherein the core network node is configured ports at a time the radio network node has been
to obtain one or more tracking area identifiers , TAIS, restarted or added to the network , receiving, from the
identifying one or more tracking areas that the radio 45 core network node , a Write Replace Warning , WRW ,
network node supports based on the received radio request message comprising information in the ongoing
network node ID ; broadcasts ; and
employ the transceiver to receive , from the core network broadcasting to UEs served by the radio network node the
node a Write Replace Warning , WRW , request message information in the ongoing broadcasts, received in the
comprising information in the ongoing broadcasts , 50 WRW request message.
when there are ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or 15. A computer program product comprising a non
more tracking areas that the radio network node sup transitory computer readable medium storing computer
ports at a time the radio network node has been readable code means, which when run in a core network
restarted or added to the network ; and node operable in a wireless communication network for
employ the transceiver to broadcast to UEs served by the 55 recovering a public warning system when a radio network
radio network node the information in the ongoing node of the wireless communication network has been
broadcasts , received in the WRW request message . newly added or restarted in the network , causes the core
13. A core network node operable in a wireless commu network node to perform the following steps:
nication network for recovering a public warning system receiving , from the radio network node, information indi
when a radio network node of the wireless communication 60 cating that the radio network node has been restarted or
network has been newly added or restarted in the network , added to the network , the information including a radio
the radio network node being connected to the core network network node identifier, ID , identifying the radio net
node , the core network node comprising: work node in the communication network ;
a transceiver ; obtaining one or more tracking area identifiers , TAIS ,
a memory ; and 65 identifying one or more tracking areas that the radio
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor con network node supports based on the received radio
figured to : network node ID ;
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determining, based on the received information , whether
there are any ongoing broadcasts in any of the one or
more tracking areas that the radio network node sup
ports at a time the radio network node has been
restarted or added to the network ; and 5
as a result of determining that there are ongoing broad
casts in any of the one or more tracking areas that the
radio network node supports at the time the radio
network node has been restarted or added to the net
work , sending a Write Replace Warning, WRW , request 10
message to the radio network node, the WRW request
message comprising information in the ongoing broad
casts .