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US 12,369,205 · App. 17/599,864 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Device and method for managing session in wireless communication system

Inventors: Kyungjoo Suh (Suwon-si, KR); Kisuk Kweon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/12H04W4/90H04W76/11
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Patent No.
US 12,369,205
App. No.
17/599,864
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a 5 th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4 th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments, a device of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may comprise at least one transceiver and at least one processor operably connected to the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: perform data communication on the basis of a first protocol data unit (PDU) session through a first access network; transmit a PDU session establishment request message for generating a second PDU session, to the network entity of a session management function (SMF) through a second access network; receive a PDU session establishment accept message from the network entity of the SMF; and perform data communication on the basis of the first PDU session and the second PDU session according to the PDU session establishment accept message, wherein the first access network comprises one of 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access and non-3GPP access, and the second access network comprises the remaining one of the 3GPP access and non-3GPP access.

Claims (58)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, an uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message

including first information on a request type for the UL NAS transport message and second information on a payload container for the UL NAS transport message,

wherein the request type includes a multi access-protocol data unit (PDU) request and the payload container includes a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment request message for a first access includes a PDU session identity (ID) of a multi access-PDU session established on a second access,

wherein the first information on the request type includes 3 bits, and

wherein, in case that each bit of the 3 bits is 1, 1, and 0, the request type indicates the multi access-PDU request.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is associated with a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access and a non-3GPP access.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is related to access traffic steering, switching, splitting (ATSSS).

4. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), an uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message

including first information on a request type for the UL NAS transport message and second information on a payload container for the UL NAS transport message,

wherein the request type includes a multi access-protocol data unit (PDU) request and the payload container includes a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment request message for a first access includes a PDU session identity (ID) of a multi access-PDU session established on a second access,

wherein the first information on the request type includes 3 bits, and

wherein, in case that each bit of the 3 bits is 1, 1, and 0, the request type indicates the multi access-PDU request.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is associated with a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access and a non-3GPP access.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is access traffic steering, switching, splitting (ATSSS).

7. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver

and configured to:

transmit, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, an uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message

including first information on a request type for the UL NAS transport message and second information on a payload container for the UL NAS transport message,

wherein the request type includes a multi access-protocol data unit (PDU) request and the payload container includes a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment request message for a first access includes a PDU session identity (ID) of a multi access-PDU session established on a second access,

wherein the first information on the request type includes 3 bits, and

wherein, in case that each bit of the 3 bits is 1, 1, and 0, the request type indicates the multi access-PDU request.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is associated with a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access and a non-3GPP access.

9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is related to access traffic steering, switching, splitting (ATSSS).

10. An access and mobility management function (AMF) entity in a wireless communication system, the AMF entity comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver

and configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), an uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message

including first information on a request type for the UL NAS transport message and second information on a payload container for the UL NAS transport message,

wherein the request type includes a multi access-protocol data unit (PDU) request and the payload container includes a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment request message for a first access includes a PDU session identity (ID) of a multi access-PDU session established on a second access,

wherein the first information on the request type includes 3 bits, and

wherein, in case that each bit of the 3 bits is 1, 1, and 0, the request type indicates the multi access-PDU request.

11. The AMF entity of claim 10 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is associated with a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access and a non-3GPP access.

12. The AMF entity of claim 10 , wherein the multi access-PDU session is access traffic steering, switching, splitting (ATSSS).

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the AMF entity, a PDU session establishment response message in response to the PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment response message includes the PDU session ID, and

wherein a PDU session is established on the first access based on the PDU session ID.

14. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the AMF entity, a PDU session establishment response message in response to the PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment response message includes the PDU session ID, and

wherein a PDU session is established on the first access based on the PDU session ID.

15. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the AMF entity, a PDU session establishment response message in response to the PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment response message includes the PDU session ID, and

wherein a PDU session is established on the first access based on the PDU session ID.

16. The AMF entity of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, to the AMF entity, a PDU session establishment response message in response to the PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the PDU session establishment response message includes the PDU session ID, and

wherein a PDU session is established on the first access based on the PDU session ID.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2021
From: SUH, KYUNGJOO; KWEON, KISUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057642/0756 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0037425 · Mar 29, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0041660 · Apr 9, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220210848A1 · Jun 30, 2022
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