IP Library Granted Patent US 11,202,223
Granted Patent B2
US 11,202,223 · App. 16/721,232 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Restrict services and policy control for always-on PDU session

Inventors: Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Sterling, VA); Jayshree Bharatia (Plano, TX); Jinsook Ryu (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W28/0268H04W8/20H04W76/10
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Patent No.
US 11,202,223
App. No.
16/721,232
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device sends a PDU session establishment request message to an access and mobility management function (AMF). The PDU session establishment request message requests establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session for an always-on PDU session. The wireless device receives a first message from the AMF. The first message indicates at least one service associated with the always-on PDU session. The wireless device sends at least one packet of an at least one allowed service of the at least one service via the always-on PDU session.

Claims (41)

1. A method comprising:

sending, by a wireless device to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a PDU session establishment request message requesting establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session for an always-on PDU session;

receiving, by the wireless device from the AMF, a first message comprising an information element indicating a service type or an application identifier of at least one allowed service associated with the always-on PDU session; and

sending, by the wireless device via the always-on PDU session, at least one packet of the at least one allowed service of the at least one service.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one service comprises

an information element indicating the at least one allowed service is allowed.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service type indicates an emergency service.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service type indicates an ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) service.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service type indicates a vehicle-to-x communications (V2X) service.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service type indicates an internet of things (IoT) service.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service type indicates a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) service.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the AMF to a session management function (SMF), a PDU session establishment request message comprising a parameter indicating requesting for an always-on PDU session.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising sending, by the SMF to a unified data management (UDM), a subscription request message requesting subscription information of the wireless device, the subscription request message comprises an identity of the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising determining, by the UDM, a first list of restricted services based on user subscription information.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, by the SMF from the UDM, a subscription response message comprising the first list of restricted services for the always-on PDU session of the wireless device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising granting, by the SMF, the requesting for the always-on PDU session based on the first list of restricted services.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining, by the SMF, at least one restricted service from the first list of restricted services for the always-on PDU session.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising sending, by the SMF to the wireless device via the AMF a second message comprising at least one of:

the at least one restricted service; or

a parameter indicating the requesting for the always-on PDU session is granted.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second message is a restrict service provision message.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second message is a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer message.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising determining, by the SMF, at least one user plane rule based on the at least one restricted service.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising sending, by the SMF to a user plane function (UPF), the at least one user plane rule.

19. A method comprising:

sending, by a wireless device to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a PDU session establishment request message requesting establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session of the wireless device, the PDU session establishment request message comprising a parameter indicating a request for an always-on PDU session;

receiving, by the wireless device from the AMF via a base station, a first message indicating:

a service type or an application identifier of at least one restricted service associated with the always-on PDU session; and

the request for the always-on PDU session is granted;

determining, by the wireless device, at least one allowed service based on the at least one restricted service for the always on PDU session; and

sending, by the wireless device to the base station, at least one packet of the at least one allowed service on the always-on PDU session.

20. A method comprising:

receiving, by a policy control function (PCF) from a session management function (SMF), a first message comprising a parameter indicating a request for an always-on packet data unit (PDU) session for at least one PDU session of a wireless device;

transmitting, by the PCF to a user data convergence (UDR), a subscription retrieval request for the wireless device,

receiving, by the PCF from the UDR, a second message comprising a list of restricted services for an always-on PDU session for the wireless device;

granting, by the PCF, the request for the always-on PDU session based on the list of restricted services for the always-on PDU session of the wireless device;

determining, by the PCF, at least one restricted service from the list of restricted services for the always-on PDU session;

sending, by the PCF to the SMF, a third message comprising the at least one restricted service and a parameter indicating the request for the always-on PDU session is granted;

sending, by the SMF to the wireless device, a fourth message indicating:

a service type or an application identifier of the at least one restricted service; and

that the request for the always-on PDU session is granted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2021
From: QIAO, WEIHUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; PARK, KYUNGMIN; BHARATIA, JAYSHREE A; RYU, JINSOOK; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62785946 · Dec 28, 2018
Provisional Application 62786897 · Dec 31, 2018
Provisional Application 62791490 · Jan 11, 2019
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