Multiple SPID configuration

1 . A method of a network operator entity for configuring Subscriber Profile Identification, SPID, associated with a Subscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI, that is unique for a communication device operating in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

determining that the communication device requires two or more SPID values based on at least one of: a Radio Access Network, RAN, capability of the communication device, a number of reception antennas of the communication device, a mobility profile of the communication device, and a service usage profile of the communication device;

configuring the SUPI of the communication device to be associated with the two or more SPID values; and

storing at a network database, an association between the SUPI that is unique for the communication device and the two or more SPID values that are determined to be required.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein associating the two or more SPID values with the SUPI that is unique for the communication device comprises assigning a vector, a list or an index comprising the two or more SPID values to the SUPI.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication network is a 4G network and the network database is a Home Subscriber Server, HSS.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more SPID values associated with the SUPI of the communication device comprises at least an operator specific SPID value and a standardized reference SPID value.

5 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium has stored there on a computer program comprising program instructions, wherein the computer program is configured to be loadable into a data-processing unit, comprising a processor and a memory associated with or integral to the data-processing unit, wherein when loaded into the data-processing unit, the computer program is stored in the memory, wherein the computer program, when loaded into and run by the processor causes the data processing unit to:

determine that the communication device requires two or more Subscriber Profile Identification, SPID, values based on at least one of: a Radio Access Network, RAN, capability of the communication device, a number of reception antennas of the communication device, a mobility profile of the communication device, and a service usage profile of the communication device;

configuring the SUPI of the communication device to be associated with the two or more SPID values; and

store, at a network database, an association between the SUPI that is unique for the communication device and the two or more SPID values that are determined to be required.

6 . An apparatus of a network operator entity for configuring Subscriber Profile Identification, SPID, associated with a Subscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI, that is unique for a communication device operating in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising controlling circuitry configured to cause:

determination of that the communication device requires two or more SPID values based on at least one of: a Radio Access Network, RAN, capability of the communication device, a number of reception antennas of the communication device, a mobility profile of the communication device, and a service usage profile of the communication device;

configuring the SUPI of the communication device to be associated with the two or more SPID values; and

storing at a network database, an association between the SUPI that is unique for the communication device and the two or more SPID values that are determined to be required.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication network is a 4G network and the network database is a Home Subscriber Server, HSS.

8 . A network operator entity comprising the apparatus according to claim 6 .

9 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the two or more SPID values associated with the SUPI of the communication device comprises at least an operator specific SPID value and a standardized reference SPID value.

10 . An apparatus of a network node operating in a wireless communication network, for handling communication between the network node and a communication device, wherein the apparatus comprises controlling circuitry configured to cause:

obtainment from a network database of at least two Subscriber Profile Identification, SPID, values associated with a Subscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI, that is unique for the communication device, wherein the at least two SPID values associated with the SUPI of the communication device comprises at least an operator specific SPID and a standardized reference SPID value; and

handling of communication with the communication device based on the obtained SPID values associated with the SUPI that is unique for the communication device.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the controlling circuitry is configured to cause obtainment of the at least two SPID values associated with the SUPI by being configured to cause

obtainment of the at least two SPID values from the controlling entity storing the SPID values from the network database.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the controlling circuitry is configured to cause obtainment of the at least two SPID values through at least one communication protocol configured to support multiple SPID values per SUPI.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication network is a 4G network and the controlling entity is a Mobility Management Entity, MME.

14 . A network node comprising the apparatus according to claim 10 .

15 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the two or more SPID values associated with the SUPI of the communication device comprises at least an operator specific SPID value and a standardized reference SPID value.