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- Patent Title: Multi-access edge computing (MEC) system, MEC device, user equipment and user plane function (UPF) switch method
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Application No.: US17834373Application Date: 2022-06-07
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Publication No.: US12063565B2Publication Date: 2024-08-13
- Inventor: Wei-Cheng Wang , Kuo-Wei Wen , Tsun-Chieh Chiang
- Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: TW 1106974 2022.02.25
- Main IPC: H04W36/16
- IPC: H04W36/16 ; H04B7/185 ; H04L67/141 ; H04W36/00 ; H04W36/24

Abstract:
A Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) system is provided. The MEC system includes a user equipment (UE), an MEC device, and a core network. The MEC device includes a relay User Plane Function (UPF) module, a first UPF module, and a second UPF module. The core network performs a UPF path management corresponding to the UE based on a notification of the MEC device. When the UE attaches to a network, the MEC device establishes an idle session between the UE and the relay UPF module. When the MEC device determines that a service for the UE needs to be switched from the first UPF module to the second UPF module and the second UPF module has not been activated, the MEC device notifies the core network to switch the service for the UE from the first UPF module to the relay UPF module first.
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