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US 11,974,355 · App. 17/172,711 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Indication information sending method, apparatus and system, and storage medium

Inventors: Zhendong Li (Guangdong, CN); Shuang Liang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W8/12H04W8/24H04W36/32H04W48/16H04W92/02
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Patent No.
US 11,974,355
App. No.
17/172,711
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an indication information sending method, apparatus and system, a storage medium, and an electronic device, where the indication information sending method includes: sending, by a first access and mobility management function (AMF), first indication information to a first target network element, where the first indication information is used for indicating whether a packet data unit (PDU) session is capable of interworking with a target network system.

Claims (21)

1. An indication information sending method, comprising:

sending, by a first access and mobility management function (AMF) in response to the first AMF receiving a request message in which a user equipment (UE) requests to set up a packet data unit (PDU) session, a PDU session setup request to a session management function (SMF), the PDU session setup request carrying first indication information; and

sending, by the first AMF in response to the first AMF determining that a status parameter of the PDU session changes, a PDU session modification request to the SMF, the PDU session modification request carrying the first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the PDU session is capable of interworking with a target network system, based on which the UE interworks with the target network system during the PDU session.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the first AMF in response to occurrence of an inter-AMF mobility event in which the UE is transferred from the first AMF to a second AMF, the first indication information to the second AMF, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating to the second AMF whether the PDU session of the UE under the first AMF is capable of interworking with the target network system.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein sending, by the first AMF, the first indication information to the second AMF comprises:

sending, by the first AMF, a UE context message to the second AMF, wherein the UE context message carries the first indication information.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the inter-AMF mobility event comprises at least one of:

a connected state handover process or an idle state mobility process.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the SMF in response to occurrence of an inter-AMF mobility event in which the UE is transferred from the first AMF to a second AMF, a message to the second AMF, wherein the message is used for indicating whether the PDU session under the SMF is capable of interworking with the target network system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target network system comprises a fourth generation (4G) network system.

7. A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program, which is configured to, when executed, perform the method of claim 1 .

8. An electronic apparatus, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to perform the steps comprising:

sending, by a first access and mobility management function (AMF) in response to the first AMF receiving a request message in which a user equipment (UE) requests to set up a packet data unit (PDU) session, a PDU session setup request to a session management function (SMF), the PDU session setup request carrying a first indication information; and

sending, by the first AMF in response to the first AMF determining that a status parameter of the PDU session changes, a PDU session modification request to the SMF, the PDU session modification request carrying the first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the PDU session is capable of interworking with a target network system, based on which the UE interworks with the target network system during the PDU session.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the steps the processor is configured to perform further comprises:

sending, by the first AMF in response to occurrence of an inter-AMF mobility event in which the UE is transferred from the first AMF to a second AMF, the first indication information to the second AMF, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating to the second AMF whether the PDU session of the UE under the first AMF is capable of interworking with the target network system.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the steps the processor is configured to perform further comprises:

sending, by the SMF in response to occurrence of an inter-AMF mobility event in which the UE is transferred from the first AMF to a second AMF, a message to the second AMF, wherein the message is used for indicating whether the PDU session under the SMF is capable of interworking with the target network system.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the target network system comprises a fourth generation (4G) network system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: LI, ZHENDONG; LIANG, SHUANG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810912161.6 · Aug 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019100111 · Aug 10, 2019
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