Apparatus, method and computer program for group communication

    公开(公告)号:US12113709B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17594103

    申请日:2019-04-02

    IPC分类号: H04L45/74 H04W40/02 H04W84/12

    CPC分类号: H04L45/74 H04W40/02 H04W84/12

    摘要: There is disclosed an apparatus (408). The apparatus comprises means for performing: receiving user plane traffic at the apparatus (408), the user plane traffic intended for a group local area network communication; and determining a target destination address for the user plane traffic; and autonomously handling the received user plane traffic at the apparatus (408) in dependence on the target destination address; and wherein the autonomously handling the received user plane traffic by the apparatus comprises determining whether the destination address is recognised by the apparatus (408); and forwarding the user plane traffic towards all interfaces (424) tagged as network interfaces associated with the group communication, when the destination address is determined to be not recognised by the apparatus (408).

    Method, apparatus and computer program

    公开(公告)号:US11979937B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US17479867

    申请日:2021-09-20

    摘要: There is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive, at a first network repository function in a first network from a security edge protection proxy in a second network, a request for discovering one or more roaming hubs and/or security edge protection proxies in the first network; and send, from the first network repository function to the security edge protection proxy in the second network, a response comprising information identifying the one or more roaming hubs and/or security edge protection proxies in the first network and information identifying one or more further networks which can be reached via a respective roaming hub and/or security edge protection proxy in the first network.

    Method, apparatus, and computer program product for error handling for indirect communications

    公开(公告)号:US11784869B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17205892

    申请日:2021-03-18

    IPC分类号: H04L41/0631

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0645

    摘要: A method, apparatus, and computer program product provide for network communication error originator identification with a header, such as an HTTP header. In the context of a method, the method causes a service request from a NF client to be transmitted to a NF server via one or more intermediary network proxy functions. The method receives a service response with error information identifying the type or identity of the originator of the error response or identifying the type or identity of network proxy function having relayed the error response. The method may also be enabled to redirect a service request to a different NF server or a different network proxy function, and to enable the NF client to determine whether to redirect the request to a different NF server or a different network proxy function.

    Management of access tokens in communication networks

    公开(公告)号:US11737011B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17410626

    申请日:2021-08-24

    IPC分类号: H04W48/08

    CPC分类号: H04W48/08

    摘要: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, transmitting to a Network Function, NF, service producer, by a Service Communication Proxy, SCP, a service request on behalf of an NF service consumer, wherein the service request comprises an access token, receiving, by the SCP, a service response from the NF service producer and upon receiving the service response, transmitting to the NF service consumer, by the SCP, information related to the access token.

    Method, apparatus, and computer program product for packet forwarding control protocol messages bundling

    公开(公告)号:US11382022B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16991629

    申请日:2020-08-12

    摘要: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP) message bundling. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. In some embodiments, apparatus can be configured to: determine that more than one control protocol messages should be sent between a control plane entity and a user plane entity or said user plane entity and said control plane entity; determine the control plane entity and the user plane entity support sending and receiving a single datagram carrying more than one control protocol messages; extend a header of each control protocol message to indicate that the datagram is carrying more than one control protocol messages; combine one or more message types and respective message elements of the more than one control protocol messages into the single datagram; and cause sending said single datagram.

    Apparatus, method, and computer program

    公开(公告)号:US12107927B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17766023

    申请日:2020-09-23

    CPC分类号: H04L67/146 H04W28/0215

    摘要: Various example embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatuses, methods and computer programs. For instance, an apparatus may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to receive, at a user plane function, a request to establish a session from a session management function, where the user plane function is part of a set of user plane functions. The at least one memory and the computer code may be further configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to cause a response to be provided to the session management function, where the response includes information uniquely identifying the session in the set of user plane functions.