Integration of radio and core layers
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a radio and core integrated layers service is provided. The service provides a direct mapping of a quality of service flow between a packet data unit layer and a service data adaptation layer associated with a user plane function and a central unit-user plane function without an intermediary mapping of a tunneling protocol in the user plane.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a message pertaining to an establishment of packet data unit (PDU) session for an end device, wherein the message includes a first message from a session management function and a second message from a central unit-control plane function;
determining, by the network device, that the message includes collocation guidance information;
selecting, by the network device in response to the determining, a user plane function and a central unit-user plane function of the network device; and
mapping, by the user plane function and the central unit-user plane function, a quality of service flow to the PDU session directly with a radio bearer without an intermediary mapping of a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol User Plane (GTP-U) tunnel, wherein the quality of service flow includes at least one of uplink or downlink user plane data.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network device is of a fifth generation wireless network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message includes data indicating a selection of the user plane function and the second message includes data indicating a selection of the central unit-user plane function.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mapping comprises mapping the quality of service flow between a PDU layer and a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the collocation guidance information indicates to use direct mapping between the PDU layer and the SDAP layer.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the network device subsequent to the mapping, downlink user plane data of the quality of service flow to a distributed unit-user plane function via an F1-U interface.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the network device subsequent to the mapping, uplink user plane data of the quality of service flow to a data network via an N6 interface.
8. A network device comprising:
a communication interface;
a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions; and
a processor, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
receive, via the communication interface, a message pertaining to an establishment of packet data unit (PDU) session for an end device, wherein the message includes a first message from a session management function and a second message from a central unit-control plane function;
determine that the message includes collocation guidance information;
select, in response to the determination, a user plane function and a central unit-user plane function of the network device; and
map, by the user plane function and the central unit-user plane function, a quality of service flow to the PDU session directly with a radio bearer without an intermediary mapping of a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol User Plane (GTP-U) tunnel, wherein the quality of service flow includes at least one of uplink or downlink user plane data.
9. The network device of claim 8 , wherein the network device is of a fifth generation wireless network.
10. The network device of claim 8 , wherein the first message includes data indicating a selection of the user plane function and the second message includes data indicating a selection of the central unit-user plane function.
11. The network device of claim 8 , wherein the mapping comprises mapping the quality of service flow between a PDU layer and a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer.
12. The network device of claim 11 , wherein the collocation guidance information indicates to use direct mapping between the PDU layer and the SDAP layer.
13. The network device of claim 8 , wherein the processor further executes the instructions to:
transmit, via the communication interface subsequent to the mapping, downlink user plane data of the quality of service flow to a distributed unit-user plane function via an F1-U interface.
14. The network device of claim 8 , wherein the processor further executes the instructions to:
transmit, via the communication interface subsequent to the mapping, uplink user plane data of the quality of service flow to a data network via an N6 interface.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a network device, which when executed cause the network device to:
receive a message pertaining to an establishment of packet data unit (PDU) session for an end device, wherein the message includes a first message from a session management function and a second message from a central unit-control plane function;
determine that the message includes collocation guidance information;
select, in response to the determination, a user plane function and a central unit-user plane function of the network device; and
map, by the user plane function and the central unit-user plane function, a quality of service flow to the PDU session directly with a radio bearer without an intermediary mapping of a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol User Plane (GTP-U) tunnel, wherein the quality of service flow includes at least one of uplink or downlink user plane data.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the network device is of a fifth generation wireless network.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to map further comprise instructions, which when executed cause the network device to:
map the quality of service flow between a PDU layer and a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer.
18. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a message pertaining to an establishment of packet data unit (PDU) session for an end device, wherein the first message includes data indicating a selection of the user plane function and the second message includes data indicating a selection of the central unit-user plane function;
determining, by the network device, that the message includes collocation guidance information;
selecting, by the network device in response to the determining, a user plane function and a central unit-user plane function of the network device; and
mapping, by the user plane function and the central unit-user plane function, a quality of service flow to the PDU session directly with a radio bearer without an intermediary mapping of a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol User Plane (GTP-U) tunnel, wherein the quality of service flow includes at least one of uplink or downlink user plane data.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the network device subsequent to the mapping, downlink user plane data of the quality of service flow to a distributed unit-user plane function via an F1-U interface.
20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the network device subsequent to the mapping, uplink user plane data of the quality of service flow to a data network via an N6 interface.