Method and apparatus for providing network triggered mobility between a stand-alone non-public network and a public land mobile network

    公开(公告)号:US12069529B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17618407

    申请日:2019-06-14

    IPC分类号: H04W36/18 H04W36/14 H04W36/30

    CPC分类号: H04W36/18 H04W36/14 H04W36/30

    摘要: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided herein to provide service continuity between a Stand-alone Non-Public Network (SNPN) and a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). For example, a method is provided that comprises after determining that the user equipment (UE) with the first protocol data unit (PDU) session established in the first SNPN is or will be leaving the coverage area of the first SNPN, causing a request message to be transmitted to the UE, wherein the request message comprises a request to initiate a second PDU session establishment procedure towards a PLMN. The method also includes causing the UE to establish the second PDU session with an internet protocol anchor function of a user plane function in the PLMN via the first SNPN radio access network (RAN) or via the PLMN RAN, wherein the second PDU session is established prior to release of the first PDU session.

    Method and apparatus for complementary and equivalent network slice deployment in a network environment

    公开(公告)号:US12063559B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US16477778

    申请日:2018-01-22

    发明人: Anna Sillanpää

    CPC分类号: H04W36/0072 H04W36/14

    摘要: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to allow for the allocation and/or other deployment of a complementary network slice to partially and/or fully replace a network slice associated with a piece of user equipment when the piece of user equipment moves outside of the area associated with its current network slice application. When a piece of user equipment moves outside of its current network slice, application area, its services may be provided over a complementary network slice, or a complementary network slice may be allocated for a non-supporting user equipment to be used in the RAN and/or core network. In some example implementations, the allocation and/or other use of one or more complementary network slices enables the operator to predefine and use sets of policies that may differ from those associated with a user equipment's current and/or typical network slice.

    FAST RETURN TO 5G SYSTEMS (5GS) AFTER HANDOVER TO EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS) DUE TO EPS FALLBACK FROM 5GS

    公开(公告)号:US20240259885A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18603847

    申请日:2024-03-13

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    发明人: Changhong SHAN

    IPC分类号: H04W36/00 H04W36/14 H04W36/26

    摘要: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for managing a fast return of a user equipment (UE) to 5G systems (5GS) after handover to Evolved Packet System (EPS) due to EPS fallback from 5GS. The method can include at least generating a handover request including an indication indicating a handover reason of no presence of quality of service (QoS) flow for a voice signal to the UE; receiving a handover command generated by an access and mobility management function (AMF) to transfer the UE from the 5GS to the EPS based on the handover request; transmitting the handover command to the UE for the UE to establish a connection with the EPS; and after the flow of the voice signal has terminated, re-establishing a connection with the UE to reconnect the UE to the 5GS, wherein the connection with the BS is re-established based on a target ID of the BS.

    AMF node, NSSF node, target SMF node and methods performed in a communications network

    公开(公告)号:US12052657B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17426918

    申请日:2019-03-12

    摘要: A method performed by an Access and mobility Management Function (AMF) node for allocating a target network slice instance to serve a (PDU) session for a User Equipment (UE). The AMF node receives (501), from a Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) node, information about a decision to change an allocation of a first network slice instance that is serving the PDU session to the target network slice instance, and an identifier of the target network slice instance. The AMF node then retrieves (502), from a first Session Management Function (SMF) node of the first network slice instance, a UE context related to the UE and the PDU session. The AMF node transmits (504), towards a target SMF node of the target network slice instance, information about the retrieved UE context and Access Network (AN) tunnel information to be used for the PDU session. The AMF node receives (505), from the target SMF node, target Core Network (CN) tunnel information to be used for the PDU session. The AMF node then allocates the target network slice instance to route data flows pertaining to the PDU session by transmitting (500), towards an AN node, the target CN tunnel information to be used for the PDU session Publ.

    SON assisted RAT selection for UE in a virtualized RAN environment

    公开(公告)号:US12048034B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US16995354

    申请日:2020-08-17

    发明人: Ketan Supanekar

    摘要: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for a Self Organizing Network (SON) Radio Access Technology (RAT) selection for User Equipment (UE) in a virtualized Radio Access Network (RAN) environment. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: establishing, by the UE, a Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) and at least one Data Radio Bearer (DRB) with a Virtual node (Vnode); determining, by the SON, whether the Vnode has reached a data saturation limit; when the Vnode has reached the data saturation limit, then determining whether there is another RAT Vnode which can provide better data throughput; and when there is another RAT Vnode which can provide better data throughput, then initiating a handover procedure for the UE and specifying a target cell located in a same geographic area.

    Interference randomization method and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12047827B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17478156

    申请日:2021-09-17

    发明人: Lei Chen Su Huang

    摘要: This application provides an interference randomization method and apparatus, to resolve a problem of continuous interference that may be caused by a configuration of a reference signal, especially a positioning reference signal, in a beam scenario. The method includes: A terminal device receives interference randomization configuration information, where the interference randomization configuration information includes configuration information in at least two time periods, receiving modes of a reference signal in the at least two time periods are different, and the receiving mode is used to indicate a receiving status of the terminal device for the reference signal on a reference signal resource or a reference signal resource set. The terminal device receives the reference signal based on the interference randomization configuration information.