Method for user plane connection activation or deactivation per session

1. A controlling method in User Equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting, in a Non Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request message, information indicating at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session identifier (ID), each of the at least one PDU session ID indicating a PDU session by which pending uplink user data is to be sent to a network node for mobility management via an Access Network (AN) node,

wherein the information indicating the at least one PDU session ID indicates at least one PDU session to be activated,

a message related to a PDU session corresponding to one of the at least one PDU session ID is transmitted from the network node for mobility management to a Session Management Function (SMF) node associated with the one of the at least one PDU session ID, and

another message including the one of the at least one PDU session ID and tunnel information related to a reference point between a User Plane Function (UPF) node and the AN node, is transmitted from the SMF node to the network node for mobility management.

2. The controlling method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a message for Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration for a PDU session indicated by one of the at least one PDU session ID from the AN node, after the UE transmits the information indicating the at least one PDU session ID.

3. The controlling method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

releasing a resource for the at least one PDU session based on the received message.

4. A controlling method in a network node for mobility management, comprising:

receiving, in a Non Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request message from User Equipment (UE) via an Access Network (AN) node, information indicating at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session identifier (ID), each of the at least one PDU session ID indicating a PDU session by which pending uplink user data is to be sent; and

transmitting a message related to a PDU session corresponding to one of the at least one PDU session ID, to a Session Management Function (SMF) node associated with the one of the at least one PDU session ID,

wherein the information indicating the at least one PDU session ID indicates at least one PDU session to be activated, and the controlling method further comprises:

receiving another message including the one of the at least one PDU session ID and tunnel information related to a reference point between a User Plane Function (UPF) node and the AN node, from the SMF node.

5. The controlling method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting a request message including information included in the another message from the SMF node to the AN node;

receiving a response message including tunnel information related to a reference point between the AN node and the network node from the AN node; and

transmitting a message including the tunnel information related to the reference point between the AN node and the network node to the SMF node.

6. The controlling method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting the message related to the PDU session to the SMF node, with type set to indicate establishment of user plane resources.

7. User Equipment (UE) comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to process the instructions to:

transmit, in a Non Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request message, information indicating at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session identifier (ID), each of the at least one PDU session ID indicating a PDU session by which pending uplink user data is to be sent to a network node for mobility management via an Access Network (AN) node,

wherein the information indicating the at least one PDU session ID indicates at least one PDU session to be activated,

a message related to a PDU session corresponding to one of the at least one PDU session ID, is transmitted from the network node for mobility management to a Session Management Function (SMF) node associated with the one of the at least one PDU session ID, and

another message including the one of the at least one PDU session ID and tunnel information related to a reference point between a User Plane Function (UPF) node and the AN node, is transmitted from the SMF node to the network node for mobility management.

8. The UE according to claim 7 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to process the instructions to receive a message for Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration for a PDU session indicated by one of the at least one PDU session ID from the AN node, after the UE transmits the information indicating the at least one PDU session ID.

9. The UE according to claim 8 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to process the instructions to release a resource for the at least one PDU session based on the received message.

10. A network node for mobility management, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, in a Non Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request message from User Equipment (UE) via an Access Network (AN) node, information indicating at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session Identifier (ID), each of the at least one PDU session ID indicating a PDU session by which pending uplink user data is to be sent; and

a transmitter configured to transmit, a message related to a PDU session corresponding to one of the at least one PDU session ID, to a Session Management Function (SMF) node associated with the one of the at least one PDU session

wherein the information indicating the at least one PDU session ID indicates at least one PDU session to be activated, and the receiver is further configured to receive another message including the one of the at least one PDU session ID and tunnel information related to a reference point between a User Plane Function (UPF) node and the AN node, from the SMF node.