公开(公告)号：WO2023272436A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：PCT/CN2021/102762

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： VANGALA, Sarma V. ,  MANITHARA VAMANAN, Sudeep ,  XU, Fangli ,  HU, Haijing ,  KISS, Krisztian ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  PALLE VENKATA, Naveen Kumar R ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  GURUMOORTHY, Sethuraman ,  CHEN, Yuqin ,  WU, Zhibin

IPC: H04W8/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for using integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes configured to provide multi-access edge computing (MEC) functionality are disclosed herein. An IAB node includes a distributed unit (DU) having a local application instance of a MEC-enabled application. The local application instance is configured for communication with a first user equipment (UE) connected to the IAB node. A mobile termination functionality (MT) of the IAB node uses a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer to transport data of the local application instance between the MT and an IAB donor. Further, data of the local application instance is transported between the UE and the IAB node via one of a variety of methods, including the use of a second PDCP layer at the DU (and optionally the use of service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layers at each of the DU and the MT), and/or via sidelink.

公开(公告)号：WO2022174398A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：PCT/CN2021/076952

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： GUO, Shu ,  ZHANG, Dawei ,  HU, Haijing ,  LIANG, Huarui ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  ZAUS, Robert ,  MANITHARA VAMANAN, Sudeep

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to connect to an edge data network. The UE connects to a first edge application server (EAS) of an edge data network (EDN), the connecting comprising performing a first authorization/authentication procedure, receives a message indicating the UE is to connect to a second EAS of the EDN, the message including an indication as to whether the UE is to perform a second authorization/authentication procedure to connect to the second EAS and performs a discovery procedure to locate the second EAS based on at least the indication in the message.

公开(公告)号：WO2023272448A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：PCT/CN2021/102826

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： MANITHARA VAMANAN, Sudeep ,  VANGALA, Sarma V. ,  XU, Fangli ,  HU, Haijing ,  KISS, Krisztian ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  PALLE VENKATA, Naveen Kumar R ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  GURUMOORTHY, Sethuraman ,  CHEN, Yuqin ,  WU, Zhibin

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04L41/08

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for using integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes configured to provide multi-access edge computing (MEC) functionality. An IAB node may include a MEC functionality that includes an instance of an application configured for MEC. A UE using the application connects to the network through an access link with the IAB node and establishes a PDU session for traffic of the application with a core network (CN). The CN may determine that the traffic corresponds to the application, and that an instance of the application is present on the IAB node. Accordingly, the CN may instruct the IAB donor to instantiate a remote packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and, in some cases, a remote service data application (SDAP) layer that are configured to route the traffic from the UE for the application to the instance of the application on the IAB node.

公开(公告)号：WO2022151008A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：PCT/CN2021/071386

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  XU, Fangli

Inventor： ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  VAMANAN, Sudeep Manithara ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  KISS, Krisztian ,  VANGALA, Sarma V ,  PALLE VENKATA, Naveen Kumar R ,  WU, Zhibin ,  HU, Haijing ,  ZHANG, Dawei ,  CHEN, Yuqin ,  LIANG, Huarui

IPC: H04W16/32

Abstract: An approach is described for a base station to generate a first message and a second message. The base station transmits the first message and the second message to a user equipment (UE). The first message is associated with a cell supported by the base station and includes a first public land mobile network (PLMN) identity index and a first list of one or more network slices supported by a first PLMN associated with the first PLMN identity index. The second message is associated with one or more neighboring cells, and includes the first PLMN identity index and a second list of one or more network slice data associated the first PLMN as supported by the one or more neighboring cells. In addition, at least one of the one or more network slice data in the second list includes a sub-list of one or more neighboring cell data.

公开(公告)号：WO2023010576A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：PCT/CN2021/111339

申请日：2021-08-06

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： GUO, Shu ,  ZHANG, Dawei ,  HU, Haijing ,  SUN, Haitong ,  LIANG, Huarui ,  CHEN, Lanpeng ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  ZAUS, Robert ,  ZENG, Wei ,  YANG, Weidong ,  QIAO, Xiaoyu

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: An edge enabler server of an edge data network is configured to receive a verification request comprising an edge enabler client identification (EEC ID), wherein the EEC ID uniquely identifies an edge enabler client (EEC), determine whether the EEC ID is an authorized EEC ID and provide a verification response based on whether the EEC ID is authorized.

公开(公告)号：WO2022056733A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：PCT/CN2020/115610

申请日：2020-09-16

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  GUO, Shu

Inventor： ZHANG, Dawei ,  XU, Fangli ,  HU, Haijing ,  LIANG, Huarui ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  VAMANAN, Sudeep Manithara ,  CHEN, Yuqin

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a user equipment (UE) providing an indication of user consent to a network for access to UE information. The UE may perform operations including transmitting an indication of user consent to a first network. The user consent corresponds to a network function acquiring UE information. The operations also include transmitting the UE information to the first network and establishing a connection with a second network. The network function performs operations related to establishing the connection between the UE and the second network using the UE information.

公开(公告)号：WO2022236596A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：PCT/CN2021/092830

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： GUO, Shu ,  ZHANG, Dawei ,  XU, Fangli ,  HU, Haijing ,  LIANG, Huarui ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  MANITHARA VAMANAN, Sudeep ,  CHEN, Yuqin

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for authentication and authorization in a 5G network between an edge enabler client (EEC) of a UE and an edge configuration server (ECS). The embodiment include performing primary authentication with the 5G network to obtain a K AUSF; generating a K edge and a K edge ID using the K AUSF and a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI); providing the Kedge and the K edge ID to the EEC to cause it to compute a MAC EEC using the K edge and an EEC ID; and sending to the ECS an application registration request, the application registration request including the EEC ID, MACEEC, and K edge ID.

公开(公告)号：WO2022056728A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：PCT/CN2020/115589

申请日：2020-09-16

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  GUO, Shu

Inventor： ZHANG, Dawei ,  XU, Fangli ,  HU, Haijing ,  LIANG, Huarui ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  VAMANAN, Sudeep Manithara ,  CHEN, Yuqin

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W8/08

Abstract: A network receives an indication of user consent from a user equipment (UE) to access UE information for the purposes of edge computing. The network receives an indication of user consent from a UE, the user consent corresponding to a network function acquiring UE information, receives the UE information and performs operations related to establishing a connection between the UE and an edge data network.

公开(公告)号：WO2023044784A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：PCT/CN2021/120404

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： CHEN, Yuqin ,  SIROTKIN, Alexander ,  XU, Fangli ,  HU, Haijing ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  PALLE VENKATA, Naveen Kumar R. ,  NUGGEHALLI, Pavan ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  VANGALA, Sarma V. ,  GURUMOORTHY, Sethuraman ,  MANITHARA VAMANAN, Sudeep ,  WU, Zhibin

IPC: H04W48/02

Abstract: Provided is a method by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), one or more messages providing different barring configurations for different access identities in an access identity set, the UE has at least one access identity, and the at least one access identity is from the access identity set and indicates that the UE is a disaster inbound roamer with respect to the BS; and performing, by the UE, an access barring check based on the one or more messages.

公开(公告)号：WO2022174399A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：PCT/CN2021/076956

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： GUO, Shu ,  ZHANG, Dawei ,  HU, Haijing ,  DUO, Hao ,  LIANG, Huarui ,  CHEN, Lanpeng ,  AGNEL, Mona ,  ROSSBACH, Ralf ,  MANITHARA VAMANAN, Sudeep ,  QIAO, Xiaoyu

IPC: H04W12/06

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may attempt to access an edge data network. The UE generates a first credential based on a second credential that was generated for a procedure between the UE and a network. The UE then generates an identifier corresponding to the first credential and generates a message authentication code based on the first credential and a count, wherein the count is associated with an identifier of an edge network client running on the UE. The UE then transmits an application registration request message to a server associated with an edge data network, the application registration request message including the count, the message authentication code, the identifier corresponding to the first credential, and a public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) of the network. The UE then receives an authentication accept message or an authentication reject message from the server associated with the edge data network.