SERVICE GAP CONTROL FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE

Disclosed herein is a method of operation of a wireless device 12 to provide service gap control in a wireless communication system 10, comprising: receiving 100 at the wireless device 12 a service gap parameter from a network entity in a mobility management sublayer non-access stratum message, the service gap parameter being indicative of a value for a service gap timer for the wireless device 12; and enforcing 102 the service gap parameter at the wireless device (12) in a non-access stratum layer. Also disclosed herein is a method of operation of a core network entity in a core network of a wireless communication system 10 to provide service gap control, comprising: obtaining 200 by the core network entity a service gap parameter for a wireless device 12, the service gap parameter being indicative of a value for a service gap timer for the wireless device 12; and sending 202 by the core network entity the service gap parameter to the wireless device 12 via a mobility management sublayer non-access stratum message.