IP Library Granted Patent US 11,848,744
Granted Patent B2
US 11,848,744 · App. 18/108,217 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Non-access stratum connection handling for wireless devices

Inventors: Jinsook Ryu (Oakton, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA); Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04B7/18526H04B7/18539H04B7/19H04B7/195H04W8/08H04W48/16H04W76/25H04W88/14
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Patent No.
US 11,848,744
App. No.
18/108,217
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a base station, access network information. The wireless device determines, based on the access network information, an access network type. The wireless device selects, based on the access network type, a non-access stratum (NAS) period value from between a first NAS period value associated with a terrestrial network (TN) access network type; and a second NAS period value associated with a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) access network type. The wireless device sends, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first NAS request message. The wireless device starts, based on the sending the first NAS request message, a NAS period using the NAS period value.

Claims (71)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, access network information;

determining, by the wireless device and based on the access network information, an access network type;

selecting, by the wireless device and based on the access network type, a non-access stratum (NAS) period value from between:

a first NAS period value associated with a terrestrial network (TN) access network type; and

a second NAS period value associated with a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) access network type;

sending, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first NAS request message; and

starting, by the wireless device and based on the sending the first NAS request message, a NAS period using the NAS period value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base station is associated with the GEO access network type.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sending the first NAS request message comprises sending the first NAS request message to the AMF via the base station.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second NAS period value is longer than the first NAS period value.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TN access network type comprises at least one of:

a wide-band evolved terrestrial radio access (WB-E-UTRA) type; or

a new radio (NR) type.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the wireless device, a second NAS request message in response to expiration of the NAS period, wherein the second NAS request message is based on the first NAS request message.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising aborting a NAS procedure in response to an expiration of the NAS period.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless device from the AMF, backhaul network information corresponding to a core network;

determining a second NAS period based on the backhaul network information; and

sending, to the AMF, a third NAS request message, wherein a start of the second NAS period is based on the sending the third NAS request message.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the backhaul network information comprises at least one of:

NTN type information;

backhaul latency information; or

altitude information.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the NTN type information comprises at least one of:

a parameter indicating a GEO;

a parameter indicating a medium earth orbit (MEO); or

a parameter indicating a low earth orbit (LEO).

11. A wireless device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a base station, access network information;

determining, based on the access network information, an access network type;

selecting, based on the access network type, a non-access stratum (NAS) period value from between:

a first NAS period value associated with a terrestrial network (TN) access network type; and

a second NAS period value associated with a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) access network type;

sending, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first NAS request message; and

starting, based on the sending the first NAS request message, a NAS period using the NAS period value.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the base station is associated with the GEO access network type.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the sending the first NAS request message comprises sending the first NAS request message to the AMF via the base station.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the second NAS period value is longer than the first NAS period value.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the TN access network type comprises at least one of:

a wide-band evolved terrestrial radio access (WB-E-UTRA) type; or

a new radio (NR) type.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to perform the operations comprising sending, by the wireless device, a second NAS request message in response to expiration of the NAS period, wherein the second NAS request message is based on the first NAS request message.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to perform the operations comprising:

receiving, by the wireless device from the AMF, backhaul network information corresponding to a core network;

determining a second NAS period based on the backhaul network information; and

sending, to the AMF, a third NAS request message, wherein a start of the second NAS period is based on the sending the third NAS request message.

18. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the backhaul network information comprises at least one of:

NTN type information;

backhaul latency information; or

altitude information.

19. The wireless device of claim 18 , wherein the NTN type information comprises at least one of:

a parameter indicating a GEO;

a parameter indicating a medium earth orbit (MEO); or

a parameter indicating a low earth orbit (LEO).

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to transmit access network information indicating an access network type; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more second processors; and

second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from the base station, the access network information;

determining, based on the access network information, the access network type;

selecting, based on the access network type, a non-access stratum (NAS) period value from between:

a first NAS period value associated with a terrestrial network (TN) access network type; and

a second NAS period value associated with a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) access network type;

sending, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first NAS request message; and

starting, based on the sending the first NAS request message, a NAS period using the NAS period value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065749/0288 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2023
From: RYU, JINSOOK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; YI, YUNJUNG; PARK, KYUNGMIN; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN; QIAO, WEIHUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 063107/0828 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17466466 · Sep 3, 2021
Continuation 16899651 · Jun 12, 2020
Provisional Application 62861439 · Jun 14, 2019
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