IP Library Granted Patent US 10,911,991
Granted Patent B2
US 10,911,991 · App. 16/302,533 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Terminal apparatus, session management entity (SME), and communication control method

Inventors: Yudai Kawasaki (Sakai, JP); Masafumi Aramoto (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W36/0027H04L61/3075H04W8/08H04W8/24H04W36/14H04W48/18H04W76/11H04W76/12H04W76/20H04W76/25H04W80/10H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 10,911,991
App. No.
16/302,533
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a communication control means for establishing a session between a terminal apparatus and a network in a network-initiated manner and/or a connection control means for supporting service continuity and/or a session establishment control means for supporting service continuity and/or a communication control means for service continuity, and the like. These provide a communication control method for establishing an optimal session for service continuity through which service is continued by switching between sessions for communication, an optimal communication control method for service continuity, and the like.

Claims (43)

1. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

a controller; and

transmission and reception circuitry, wherein

in a first procedure for releasing a first Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session after a second PDU session has been established, the controller is configured for initiating a UE requested PDU session establishment procedure using at least first identification information and second identification information in a case of establishing the second PDU session,

the first identification information is a PDU session type that the UE provided in a UE requested PDU session establishment procedure for establishing the first PDU session, and

the second identification information is information identifying a Data Network (DN).

2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for receiving information identifying the first PDU session from a core network in the first procedure.

3. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission and reception circuitry is able to switch a flow from the first PDU session to the second PDU session after the second PDU session has been established.

4. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the second identification information is the same as information indicating the DN, the information having been transmitted from the UE for establishing the first PDU session.

5. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the second identification information is equivalent to an Access Point Name (APN).

6. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission and reception circuitry is able to perform transmitting and receiving of user data by using the second PDU session after the second PDU session is established.

7. A core network device wherein

in a first procedure for releasing a first Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session after a second PDU session has been established, the core network device performs a User Equipment (UE) requested PDU session establishment procedure using at least first identification information and second identification information in a case of establishing the second PDU session,

the first identification information is a PDU session type that was provided in a UE requested PDU session establishment procedure for establishing the first PDU session, and

the second identification information is information identifying a Data Network (DN).

8. The core network device according to claim 7 , wherein the core network device further transmits information identifying the first PDU session to the UE in the first procedure.

9. The core network device according to claim 7 , wherein the core network device is able to switch a flow from the first PDU session to the second PDU session after the second PDU session has been established.

10. The core network device according to claim 7 , wherein the second identification information is the same as information indicating the DN, the information having been received from the UE for establishing the first PDU session.

11. The core network device according to claim 7 , wherein the second identification information is equivalent to an Access Point Name (APN).

12. The core network device according to claim 7 , wherein the core network device is able to perform transmitting and receiving of user data by using the second PDU session after the second PDU session is established.

13. A communication control method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the communication control method comprising:

in a first procedure for releasing a first Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session after a second PDU session has been established, initiating a UE requested PDU session establishment procedure using at least first identification information and second identification information in a case of establishing the second PDU session,

wherein

the first identification information is a PDU session type that the UE provided in a UE requested PDU session establishment procedure for establishing the first PDU session, and

the second identification information is information identifying a Data Network (DN).

14. The communication control method performed by the UE according to claim 13 , the communication control method further comprising:

receiving information identifying the first PDU session from a core network in the first procedure.

15. The communication control method performed by the UE according to claim 13 , wherein the UE is able to switch a flow from the first PDU session to the second PDU session after the second PDU session has been established.

16. The communication control method performed by the UE according to claim 13 , wherein

the second identification information is the same as information indicating the DN, the information having been transmitted from the UE for establishing the first PDU session.

17. The communication control method performed by the UE according to claim 13 , wherein the second identification information is equivalent to an Access Point Name (APN).

18. The communication control method performed by the UE according to claim 13 , wherein the UE is able to perform transmitting and receiving of user data by using the second PDU session after the second PDU session is established.

19. A communication control method performed by a core network device, the communication control method comprising:

in a first procedure for releasing a first Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session after a second PDU session has been established, performing a User Equipment (UE) requested PDU session establishment procedure using at least first identification information and second identification information in a case of establishing the second PDU session,

wherein

the first identification information is a PDU session type that was provided in a UE requested PDU session establishment procedure for establishing the first PDU session, and

the second identification information is information identifying a Data Network (DN).

20. The communication control method performed by the core network device according to claim 19 , the communication control method further comprising:

transmitting information identifying the first PDU session to the UE in the first procedure.

21. The communication control method performed by the core network device according to claim 19 , wherein the core network device is able to switch a flow from the first PDU session to the second PDU session after the second PDU session has been established.

22. The communication control method performed by the core network device according to claim 19 , wherein the second identification information is the same as information indicating the DN, the information having been received from the UE for establishing the first PDU session.

23. The communication control method performed by the core network device according to claim 19 , wherein the second identification information is equivalent to an Access Point Name (APN).

24. The communication control method performed by the core network device according to claim 19 , wherein the core network device is able to perform transmitting and receiving of user data by using the second PDU session after the second PDU session is established.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063815/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062389/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2019
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049235/0690 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2019
From: KAWASAKI, YUDAI; ARAMOTO, MASAFUMI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 048987/0986 →
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