STATELESS NETWORK FUNCTION SUPPORT IN THE CORE NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:WO2019117940A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:PCT/US2017/066622

    申请日:2017-12-15

    CPC classification number: H04L41/0806 H04L41/0893

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for supporting network functions. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes selecting, by a network node, a network function instance and/or a group of network function instances, the selecting based on information indicating membership of the network function instance in the group of network functions instances and the information including session information for a request associated with a session of a user equipment, the session information indicating whether the network function instance and/or the group of network function instances is assigned to the user equipment; and forwarding, by the network node, the request to the selected network function instance and/or the selected group. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

    NETWORK FUNCTION SELECTION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2020256688A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-24

    申请号:PCT/US2019/037461

    申请日:2019-06-17

    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising querying a network repository function to provide a respective identifier of each of one or more network functions; selecting a selected identifier of the one or more identifiers received in response to the querying; requesting a service from the network function identified by the selected identifier, wherein each of the network functions provides the service and fulfills a condition; the condition comprises at least one of a distance condition related to a distance between the respective network function and a reference point, a performance condition related to a performance of the respective network function, a capacity condition related to a capacity of the respective network function, an operational state condition related to an operational state of the respective network function, and a reliability condition related to a reliability of the respective network function.

    METHOD TO SUPPORT 5G TIME SENSITIVE COMMUNICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020106274A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:PCT/US2018/061868

    申请日:2018-11-19

    Abstract: In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes generating, by an application function and based on a time sensitive communication requirement for one or more end stations, at least one quality of service parameter for a time sensitive communication path from a talker end station through at least a portion of a 5G system to a listener end station; and sending, by the application function, a request towards a policy control function, the request including the at least one quality of service parameter configured to enable a creation, at the one or more 5G nodes, of a quality of service flow in accordance with the at least one quality of service parameter, wherein the one or more 5G nodes comprise a user plane function and/or at least one base station. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

    SUPPORT OF PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SESSION TYPES IN THE NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:WO2019151991A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-08

    申请号:PCT/US2018/015975

    申请日:2018-01-30

    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved network communication setup. A method, in certain embodiments, may include determining at a network entity a new protocol data unit session anchor of a protocol data unit session with a user equipment. The method may also include transmitting from the network entity to the new protocol data unit session anchor a request to establish the new protocol data unit session anchor. In addition, the method may include transmitting an indication from the network entity to a radio access network. The indication may notify the radio access network to switch paths to the new protocol data unit session anchor. Further, the method includes sending from the network entity a gratuitous address resolution protocol request to the determined new packet data unit session anchor. The gratuitous address resolution protocol request may comprise an address of the user equipment in the protocol data unit session.

    DATA COLLECTION COORDINATION AND PERSISTENT STORAGE CONTROL FOR ANALYTICS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021190806A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/051967

    申请日:2021-01-28

    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for data collection coordination and persistent storage control for analytics. For example, certain embodiments may provide a unified data management framework that efficiently serves data collection and distribution needs and isolates a consumer from a producer. Further, some embodiments may provide for a reduction or elimination of unnecessary data storage in a data repository used in association with the data management framework provided by certain embodiments. Specifically, certain embodiments may allow a consumer entity that is requesting specific data to specify whether the data is to be kept in persistent storage in a data repository. The consumer entity, when requesting data, may send an indication that data is to be provided to the consumer entity only, that data is to be provided to the data repository only, or that the data is to be provided to the data repository and the consumer entity.

    SUPPORT FOR TIME SENSITIVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH HIGH RELIABILITY PROVIDED VIA NETWORK SLICING AND PATH DIVERSITY

    公开(公告)号:WO2020204949A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:PCT/US2019/026147

    申请日:2019-04-05

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for reliability network slicing. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes accessing, by at least one user equipment, a first network reliability slice served by a first base station; accessing, by at least one user equipment, a second network reliability slice served by a second base station, wherein the first network reliability slice and the second network reliability slice are established across domains such that one or more first resources providing the first network reliability slice are not shared with one or more second resources providing the second network reliability slice; establishing, by the at least one user equipment, a first packet data protocol session over the first network reliability slice and a second packet data protocol session over the second network reliability slice; and transmitting, by the at least one user equipment, user plane traffic over the first packet data protocol session on the first network reliability slice and duplicated user plane traffic over the second packet data protocol session on the second network reliability slice. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

    SESSION MOBILITY FOR PACKET DATA UNIT CONNECTIVITY SERVICES

    公开(公告)号:WO2019160546A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:PCT/US2018/018206

    申请日:2018-02-14

    Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) transmits a request to a session management function, SMF (510). The request is to relocate a packet data unit (PDU) session anchor for a user equipment from a first user plane function, UPF (535), to a second UPF (540), without intervention by the SMF (510). The RAN receives authorization to relocate the PDU session anchor for the user equipment (555). The PDU session anchor is relocated from the first UPF (535) to the second UPF (540) concurrently with handover of the user equipment (555) from a first base station (525) to a second base station (530) associated with the second UPF (540) without intervention by the SMF (510).

    A METHOD TO SUPPORT TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY FOR INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ROUTING

    公开(公告)号:WO2019245547A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:PCT/US2018/038523

    申请日:2018-06-20

    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by at least one integrated access and backhaul node, at least one cell identifier of at least one radio function at the at least one integrated access and backhaul node. The method includes obtaining, by the at least one integrated access and backhaul node, at least one cell identifier of at least one upstream cell that provides the at least one integrated access and backhaul node mobile termination function with service, and associating, by the at least one integrated access and backhaul node, the at least one cell identifier of at least one upstream cell with at least one cell identifier of at least one integrated access and backhaul node to form at least one cell identifier pair. The method further includes sending the at least one cell identifier pair and any additional cell identifier pairs received from subtending integrated access and backhaul node to at least one donor or upstream integrated access and backhaul node.

    CONVEYING NON-ACCESS STRATUM MESSAGES OVER ETHERNET

    公开(公告)号:WO2018231197A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:PCT/US2017/037166

    申请日:2017-06-13

    Abstract: User equipment appends a header to a non-access stratum (NAS) message to form an encapsulated NAS message. The header is formed according to a wireline access network protocol. The user equipment transmits the encapsulated NAS message over a wireline connection between the user equipment and an interworking function of a core network. The interworking function receives the encapsulated NAS message over the wired connection and forwards the NAS message to a core network entity selected based on addressing information included in the header. A point-to-point control plane session can be established between the user equipment and the interworking function in response to a session request transmitted by the user equipment. The point-to-point control plane session can be used to convey encapsulated NAS messages, which can be used to request establishment of an NAS session for a user plane connection to the core network.

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