Granted Patent B2

US 12,284,554 · App. 17/512,830 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Inventors: Wen Wang (Guangdong, CN); Yanchao Kang (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

H04W28/24H04W8/24H04W76/10H04W76/30

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A method for handling a protocol data unit session, applied to user equipment and comprising:

transmitting a protocol data unit (PDU) session release request to a network device in a case that at least one of an authorized quality of service (QoS) rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for a PDU session exceeds a maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session;

wherein the transmitting a PDU session release request to a network device in a case that at least one of an authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session exceeds a maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session comprises:

a maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session is updated, transmitting a PDU session release request to a network device where at least one of an authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session exceeds an updated maximum support capability.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the transmitting a PDU session release request to a network device, the method further comprises:

obtaining the number of authorized QoS rules, number of packet filters, and/or number of authorized QoS flow descriptions configured by the network device for the PDU session, according to the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session; and

determining whether or not the number of authorized QoS rules, number of packet filters, and/or number of authorized QoS flow descriptions exceeds a maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session, wherein the maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session comprises a maximum number of supported authorized Qos rules, maximum number of supported packet filters, and/or maximum number of supported authorized QoS flow descriptions configured by the user equipment for the PDU session.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDU session release request comprises a release cause for indicating lack of resources;

and/or,

wherein the at least one of the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized Qos flow description is comprised in a PDU session establishment accept message.

4. A method for handling a protocol data unit session, applied to user equipment and comprising:

transmitting a maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the protocol data unit (PDU) session to a network device, wherein the maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session comprises at least one of a maximum number of supported authorized quality of service (QoS) rules, a maximum number of supported packet filters, and/or a maximum number of supported authorized QoS flow descriptions;

wherein after the transmitting a maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session to a network device, the method further comprises:

receiving at least one of an authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized Qos flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session;

wherein after the receiving, the method further comprises:

the maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session is updated, transmitting a PDU session release request to the network device where the at least one of the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session exceeds an updated maximum support capability.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a corresponding number of authorized QoS rules configured by the network device for the PDU session does not exceed the maximum number of supported authorized QoS rules set by the user equipment for the PDU session;

a corresponding number of packet filters configured by the network device for the PDU session does not exceed the maximum number of supported packet filters set by the user equipment for the PDU session; and

a corresponding number of authorized Qos flow descriptions configured by the network device for the PDU session does not exceed the maximum number of supported authorized Qos flow descriptions set by the user equipment for the PDU session.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session is comprised in a PDU session establishment request message; and

the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session is comprised in a PDU session establishment accept message.

7. A method for handling a protocol data unit session comprising:

receiving, by a network device, a maximum support capability for the protocol data unit (PDU) session from user equipment, wherein the maximum support capability for the PDU session is set by the user equipment for the PDU session, and comprises at least one of a maximum number of supported authorized quality of service (QoS) rules, a maximum number of supported packet filters, and/or a maximum number of supported authorized QoS flow descriptions;

wherein after the receiving by a network device a maximum support capability for the protocol data unit PDU session from user equipment, the method further comprises: configuring, by the network device, for the PDU session an authorized QoS rule, a packet filter, and/or an authorized QoS flow description, based on the maximum support capability set by the user equipment for the PDU session; and

transmitting by the network device, to the user equipment, the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session;

wherein the method further comprises:

the maximum support capability set for the PDU session is updated, receiving, by the network device, a PDU session release request where at least one of the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session exceeds an updated maximum support capability.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

releasing a resource for the PDU session according to the PDU session release request.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the maximum support capability for the PDU session is comprised in a PDU session establishment request message; and

the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized QoS flow description configured by the network device for the PDU session is comprised in a PDU session establishment accept message;

and/or,

wherein a corresponding number of authorized QoS rules configured by the network device for the PDU session does not exceed the maximum number of supported authorized Qos rules set by the user equipment for the PDU session;

a corresponding number of packet filters configured by the network device for the PDU session does not exceed the maximum number of supported packet filters set by the user equipment for the PDU session; and

a corresponding number of authorized QoS flow descriptions configured by the network device for the PDU session does not exceed the maximum number of supported authorized Qos flow descriptions set by the user equipment for the PDU session.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a computer-executable instruction, wherein when the executable instruction is executed, the processor is used to execute the method according to claim 1 .

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the PDU session release request comprises a release cause for indicating lack of resources;

and/or,

wherein the at least one of the authorized QoS rule, packet filter, and/or authorized Qos flow description is comprised in a PDU session establishment accept message.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a computer-executable instruction, wherein when the executable instruction is executed, the processor is used to execute the method according to claim 5 .

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a computer-executable instruction, wherein when the executable instruction is executed, the processor is used to execute the method according to claim 10 .

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is configured to store a computer-executable instruction, and when the computer-executable instruction is executed by a processor, the method according to claim 1 is implemented.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is configured to store a computer-executable instruction, and when the computer-executable instruction is executed by a processor, the method according to claim 5 is implemented.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is configured to store a computer-executable instruction, and when the computer-executable instruction is executed by a processor, the method according to claim 10 is implemented.

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