TECHNOLOGY COORDINATION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE DISCOVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20190394631A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16474036

    申请日:2018-03-09

    Abstract: Embodiments of a ProSe Direct Discovery process are described. In some embodiments, an apparatus of a user equipment (UE) is configured as a Proximity Services (ProSe) enabled UE, and may encode, for transmission over a PC3 interface to a ProSe Function in a Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN), a discovery request message for an announcing procedure, including transmission of one or more announcements over a PC5 interface, wherein the discovery request message for the announcing procedure includes a PC5 technology (PC5_tech) parameter to indicate a PC5 radio technology to be used by the UE for the announcing procedure. In some embodiments, the UE may decode a discovery response message for the announcing procedure, received over the PC3 interface from the ProSe Function in the HPLMN, including a ProSe application code and the PC5_tech parameter to indicate the PC5 radio technology authorized to be used for the ProSe application code.

    DEVICES AND METHODS FOR UE-SPECIFIC RAN-CN ASSOCIATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20200169865A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16615054

    申请日:2018-06-12

    Abstract: Devices, methods, user equipment (UE), base stations, storage media, and other embodiments are provided for managing associations in a communication network. In one example embodiment, a Next Generation (NG) core network device is configured for an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) with an NG-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node. The network device may be configured to access a plurality of Transport Network Link (TNL) associations and generate an AMF configuration update using the TNL associations, the AMF configuration update comprising AMF transport layer address information for the plurality of TNL associations. The network device may then initiate transmission of the AMF configuration update comprising the AMF transport layer address information to the NG-RAN node. Additional embodiments may involve binding updates or setup response messaging for managing associations, along with additional operations.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE ANCHORS FOR MULTI-HOMING

    公开(公告)号:US20200015137A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16487706

    申请日:2018-02-26

    Abstract: Router advertisements may be used to configure multi-homed Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions. A first router advertisement message from a first PDU session anchor and a second router advertisement message from a second PDU session anchor may be decoded. A user equipment (UE) may identify, based on the first and second router advertisement messages, a first preference value associated with destination routes of the first network and a second preference value associated with destination routes of the second data network. The UE may determine a destination data network for a signal by comparing a destination route of the signal to destination routes associated with whichever data network has a greater preference value. The UE may prepare the signal with a prefix based on the destination data network.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LEGACY SYSTEM FALLBACK IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200015128A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16489279

    申请日:2018-06-12

    Abstract: User equipment (UEs) can fallback to a legacy system, such as an evolved packet system (EPS), from a fifth generation system (5GS). For example, a UE camps on the 5GS network by default. When an indicator of a voice call is detected, the UE performs a fallback to EPS for a duration of the voice call. After the voice call, the UE can return to the 5GS. In another example, the UE detects an emergency session request (e.g., internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) emergency session request). The UE performs a fallback to EPS for a duration of the emergency session. After the emergency session is complete, the UE can return to the 5GS. The solution can operate with UEs that operate in either Single Registration (SR) mode embodiments or Dual Registration (DR) mode embodiments. Depending on the embodiment, the UE can perform a handover or redirection to the legacy system (such as E-UTRAN).

    EVOLVED NODE-B (ENB), USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND METHODS OF SWITCHING BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT COMMUNICATION FOR A RELAY ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20190357101A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16477454

    申请日:2018-03-06

    Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The eNB may receive, from a mobility management entity (MME), a path switch trigger message that indicates an identifier of an eRelay UE for a relay arrangement for an eRemote UE. The eNB may determine whether the eRelay UE is served by the eNB. The eNB may, if it is determined that the eRelay UE is served by the eNB, transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the eRemote UE. The RRC connection reconfiguration message may indicate a switch from a direct communication to an indirect communication between the eRemote UE and the eNB. The indirect communication may be through the eRelay UE in accordance with the relay arrangement.

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