ESTABLISHING MULTIPLE NON-ACCESS STRATUM CONNECTIONS OVER A SINGLE RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTION

Disclosed is a method comprising transmitting a request for establishing a second non-access stratum connection for a second universal subscriber identity module, wherein the request is transmitted via a radio resource control connection associated with a pre-existing first non-access stratum connection for a first universal subscriber identity module. A first radio resource control reconfiguration message is received indicating one or more data radio bearers to be configured. The one or more data radio bearers are configured for the second universal subscriber identity module. A first radio resource control reconfiguration complete message is transmitted indicating that the first radio resource control reconfiguration is completed.