IP Library Granted Patent US 11,844,015
Granted Patent B2
US 11,844,015 · App. 17/293,944 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

UE and communication control method for establishing a PDU session in a public land mobile network

Inventor: Tsuyoshi Takakura (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W48/18H04W8/26H04W48/12H04L2101/375H04W76/38
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Patent No.
US 11,844,015
App. No.
17/293,944
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user equipment (UE) with a transmission/reception unit is provided. The UE comprises: when a timer for a Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) and a Data Network Name (DNN) is operating, the transmission/reception unit initiates an Evolved Packet System (EPS) Session Management (ESM) procedure in the EPS by using a Access Point Name (APN); the APN is same as the DNN; and the transmission/reception unit receives a value of the timer in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment reject message.

Claims (16)

1. A user equipment (UE), the UE comprising:

one or more processors; and

at least one memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the at least one memory stores one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the UE to:

initiate, when a timer for Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) and a Data Network Name (DNN) is operating, an Evolved Packet System (EPS) Session Management (ESM) procedure in the EPS by using an Access Point Name (APN), wherein the APN is the same as the DNN;

receive a value of the timer in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment reject message; and

forgo transmitting a new PDU session establishment request using the APN before the timer expires when another Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) or another network (NW) slice that is not related to a PDU session is selected.

2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the APN comprises identification information that identifies a core network and an external network.

3. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein:

initiating the EPS ESM procedure by using the APN comprises initiating the EPS ESM procedure by transmitting a PDN connectivity establishment request message using the APN.

4. A communication method executed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

initiating, when a timer for Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) and a Data Network Name (DNN) is operating, an Evolved Packet System (EPS) Session Management (ESM) procedure in the EPS by using an Access Point Name (APN), wherein the APN is the same as the DNN;

receiving a value of the timer in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment reject message; and

forgoing transmitting a new PDU session establishment request using the APN before the timer expires when another Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) or another network (NW) slice that is not related to a PDU session is selected.

5. The communication method according to claim 4 , wherein the APN comprises identification information that identifies a core network and an external network.

6. The communication method according to claim 4 , wherein:

initiating the EPS ESM procedure by using the APN comprises initiating the EPS ESM procedure by transmitting a PDN connectivity establishment request message using the APN.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069039/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2022
From: TAKAKURA, TSUYOSHI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059964/0281 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-215875 · Nov 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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