METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER AND/OR CAPABILITIES OF USER EQUIPMENTS IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF AN ACCESS NETWORK, USER EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF AN ACCESS NETWORK, BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF USER EQUIPMENTS IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF AN ACCESS NETWORK, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

The invention relates to a method for determining the number and/or capabilities of user equipments in a geographic area of an access network of a public land mobile network, wherein the access network comprises at least one base transceiver station, wherein a plurality of user equipments in the geographic area receive control signals from the base transceiver station, wherein the method comprises the following steps: in a first step, an identity request information element is sent from the base transceiver station to the plurality of user equipments, in a second step, an identity information element is sent to the base transceiver station by at least a part of the user equipments of the plurality of user equipments.