User equipment, control apparatus, and communication control method
View Patent ↗Provided is a communication method configured to allow a function of CIoT to be used even in a 5GS that supports a network-initiated configuration update procedure and a plurality of types of session and service continuities. Further provided is a communication method which configured to appropriately manage, by a user equipment, connection established between the user equipment and a network even in a case that a network-initiated change of a state of the user equipment has been performed. Thereby, the communication method for performing the function of CIoT in the 5GS and the communication method for performing a network-initiated procedure of changing the state of the user equipment are provided.
1. A user equipment comprising:
a controller;
a transceiver; and
a storage medium, wherein:
the controller, in a registration procedure,
determines cellular Internet of things 5th generation system optimization (Cellular IoT 5G System optimization (CIoT 5GS optimization)) for use to be control plane CIoT 5GS optimization, with a core network;
the controller, in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment procedure performed after completion of the registration procedure, establishes a PDU session with the core network;
the transceiver, in a user equipment (UE) configuration update procedure to be performed after completion of the PDU session establishment procedure,
receives a configuration update command message including information A, from the core network, and
transmits a configuration update complete message to the core network;
the controller changes the CIoT 5GS optimization from the control plane CIoT 5GS optimization to user plane CIoT 5GS optimization, based on reception of the configuration update command message; and
the information A is information indicating the user plane CIoT 5GS optimization.
2. The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein:
in the registration procedure, the transceiver further receives a registration accept message including information B from the core network via an access network;
in the PDU session establishment procedure, the controller establishes the PDU session supporting a Quality of Service (QoS) process; and
the information B is information indicating support of the QoS process.
3. The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein,
in the PDU session establishment procedure,
the transceiver receives a PDU session establishment accept message including information C from the core network;
the controller configures a Session and Service Continuity mode (SSC mode) associated with the PDU session to SSC mode 1, based on reception of the PDU session establishment accept message; and
the information C is information indicating SSC mode 1.
4. A control apparatus comprising:
a controller;
a transceiver; and
a storage medium, wherein
the controller, in a registration procedure,
determines cellular Internet of things 5th generation system optimization (Cellular IoT 5G System optimization (CIoT 5GS optimization)) for use to be control plane CIoT 5GS optimization, with a user equipment (UE);
the controller, in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment procedure to be performed after completion of the registration procedure, establishes a PDU session with the user equipment UE;
the transceiver, in a UE configuration update procedure to be performed after completion of the PDU session establishment procedure,
transmits a configuration update command message including information A, to the UE; and
receives a configuration update complete message from the UE;
the controller changes the CIoT 5GS optimization from the control plane CIoT 5GS optimization to user plane CIoT 5GS optimization, based on reception of the configuration update complete message; and
the information A is information indicating the user plane CIoT 5GS optimization.
5. The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein:
in the registration procedure, the transceiver further transmits a registration accept message including information B to the UE via an access network;
in the PDU session establishment procedure, the controller establishes the PDU session supporting a Quality of Service (QoS) process; and
the information B is information indicating support of the QoS process.
6. The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein:
in the PDU session establishment procedure,
the controller determines a Session and Service Continuity mode (SSC mode) associated with the PDU session to SSC mode 1;
the transceiver transmits a PDU session establishment accept message including information C to the user equipment; and
the information C is information indicating SSC mode 1.
7. A communication control method for a user equipment (UE), the communication control method comprising:
in a registration procedure, determining cellular Internet of things 5th generation system optimization (Cellular IoT 5G System optimization (CIoT 5GS optimization)) for use to be control plane CIoT 5GS optimization, with a core network;
in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment procedure, establishing a PDU session with the core network performed after completion of the registration procedure;
in a UE configuration update procedure performed after completion of the PDU session establishment procedure,
receiving a configuration update command message including information A, from the core network and
transmitting a configuration update complete message to the core network; and
changing the CIoT 5GS optimization from the control plane CIoT 5GS optimization to the user plane CIoT 5GS optimization, based on reception of the configuration update command message, wherein
the information A is information indicating the user plane CIoT 5GS optimization.
8. The communication control method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
in the registration procedure, receiving a registration accept message including information B from the core network via an access network; and
in the PDU session establishment procedure performed after completion of the registration procedure, establishing the PDU session supporting a Quality of Service (QoS) process, wherein
the information B is information indicating support of the QoS process.
9. The communication control method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
in the PDU session establishment procedure,
receiving a PDU session establishment accept message including information C from the core network; and
configuring a Session and Service Continuity mode (SSC mode) associated with the PDU session to SSC mode 1, based on reception of the PDU session establishment accept message, wherein
the information C is information indicating SSC mode 1.
10. A communication control method for a control apparatus, the communication control method comprising:
in a registration procedure, determining cellular Internet of things 5th generation system optimization (Cellular IoT 5G System optimization (CIoT 5GS optimization)) for use to be control plane CIoT 5GS optimization, with a user equipment (UE);
in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment procedure, establishing a PDU session with the UE;
in a UE configuration update procedure performed after completion of the PDU session establishment procedure,
transmitting a configuration update command message including information A, to the UE, and
receiving a configuration update complete message from the UE; and
changing the CIoT 5GS optimization from the control plane CIoT 5GS optimization to user plane CIoT 5GS optimization, based on reception of the configuration update complete message, wherein
the information A is information indicating the user plane CIoT 5GS optimization.
11. The communication control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
in the registration procedure, transmitting a registration accept message including information B to the UE via an access network; and
in the PDU session establishment procedure, establishing the PDU session supporting a Quality of Service (QoS) process, wherein
the information B is information indicating support of the QoS process.
12. The communication control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
in the PDU session establishment procedure,
determining a Session and Service Continuity mode (SSC mode) associated with the PDU session to SSC mode 1; and
transmitting a PDU session establishment accept message including information C to the UE, wherein
the information C is information indicating SSC mode 1.