IP Library Granted Patent US 11,202,332
Granted Patent B2
US 11,202,332 · App. 16/612,040 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Terminal apparatus, AMF, SMF, core network apparatus, and communication control method

Inventors: Yoko Kuge (Sakai, JP); Masafumi Aramoto (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W76/19H04W76/30H04W80/10
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Patent No.
US 11,202,332
App. No.
16/612,040
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a control apparatus or a terminal apparatus included in a communication system with a preferable measure for session management, a preferable communication control measure for establishing a session corresponding to a session continuation mode, or a preferable communication control measure for session control. With this configuration, the control apparatus or the terminal apparatus included in the communication system is provided with a session anchor relocation procedure corresponding to a mode relating to continuation of a preferable session, a communication control measure, and a management measure.

Claims (27)

1. A UE (User Equipment) comprising:

transmission and reception circuitry; and

a controller, wherein

a first procedure is performed, in order to change an anchor, for releasing a first existing PDU (Packet Data Unit) session after having established a second PDU session,

in the first procedure, the transmission and reception circuitry is configured for

receiving a NAS (Non-Access Stratum) message which is transmitted from an apparatus in a core network, based on determining that the anchor needs to be changed, and

the controller is configured for

initiating a UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure, based on receiving the NAS message, wherein

the NAS message includes information indicating time until the first existing PDU session is released, and

in the UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure, the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for:

transmitting, to the core network, information indicating the first existing PDU session and information indicating the second PDU session and a PDU session establishment request message containing information indicating that the UE supports an establishment of a multi homed PDU session; and

receiving, from the core network, a RA (Router Advertisement) message containing Route Preference information.

2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured for:

starting a PDU session release procedure by transmitting, to the apparatus in the core network, a PDU session release request message including the information indicating the first existing PDU session after completion of the UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure.

3. An apparatus in a core network comprising:

transmission and reception circuitry, wherein

a first procedure is performed, in order to change an anchor, for releasing a first existing PDU (Packet Data Unit) session after having established a second PDU session,

in the first procedure, the transmission and reception circuitry is configured for:

transmitting, to a UE (User Equipment), a NAS (Non-Access Stratum) message, based on determining that the anchor needs to be changed; and

receiving a PDU session establishment message in a UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure initiated by the UE, based on the NAS message,

wherein

the NAS message includes information indicating time until the first existing PDU session is released, and

in the UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure, the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for:

receiving information indicating the first existing PDU session and information indicating the second PDU session and a PDU session establishment request message containing information indicating that the UE supports an establishment of a multi homed PDU session; and

transmitting, to the UE, a RA (Router Advertisement) message containing Route Preference information.

4. The apparatus in the core network according to claim 3 , wherein the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for:

receiving, from the UE, a PDU session release request message including the information indicating the first existing PDU session after completion of the UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure.

Assignments (3)
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 Nov 8, 2019
From: KUGE, YOKO; ARAMOTO, MASAFUMI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050957/0973 →