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Granted Patent B2
US 12,388,524 · App. 18/140,573 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication

Inventors: Zhijun Li (Shenzhen, CN); Jinguo Zhu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04B7/18589H04B7/18593
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Patent No.
US 12,388,524
App. No.
18/140,573
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A method includes: transmitting, by a radio access node to an access management node, satellite access information. The satellite access information is adapted to be used for at least one of a session policy acquisition or a satellite usage collection.

Claims (32)

1. A wireless communication method comprising:

transmitting, by a radio access node to an access management node, satellite access information;

wherein the satellite access information is adapted to be used for at least one of a session policy acquisition or a satellite usage collection,

wherein the satellite access information comprises at least one of: a Radio Access Technology (RAT) type used for satellite access or a satellite ID, and

wherein the satellite access information is transmitted to the access management node via a Next Generation Application Protocol (NG-AP) message.

2. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the RAT type used for satellite access comprises an indicator of one of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.

3. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the satellite access information is acquired according to information from a gateway between a satellite and the radio access node.

4. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the satellite access information is acquired according to information from a gateway during a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection establishment process for a wireless communication terminal.

5. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the satellite access information is transmitted to the access management node along with a registration request for a wireless communication terminal.

6. A wireless communication method comprising:

receiving, by an access management node from a radio access node, satellite access information; and

transmitting, by the access management node to a session management node, the satellite access information;

wherein the satellite access information is adapted to be used for at least one of a session policy acquisition or a satellite usage collection,

wherein the satellite access information comprises at least one of: a Radio Access Technology (RAT) type used for satellite access or a satellite ID, and

wherein the satellite access information is transmitted to the access management node via a Next Generation Application Protocol (NG-AP) message.

7. The wireless communication method of claim 6 , wherein the RAT type used for satellite access comprises an indicator of one of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.

8. The wireless communication method of claim 6 , wherein the satellite access information is transmitted to the session management node via a message for a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session.

9. The wireless communication method of claim 6 , wherein the satellite access information is received along with a registration request for a wireless communication terminal.

10. A wireless communication method comprising:

receiving, by a session management node from an access management node, satellite access information; and

acquiring, by the session management node, a session management policy according to the satellite access information,

wherein the satellite access information comprises at least one of: a Radio Access Technology (RAT) type used for satellite access or a satellite ID, and

wherein the satellite access information is transmitted to the access management node via a Next Generation Application Protocol (NG-AP) message.

11. The wireless communication method of claim 10 , wherein the session management policy is acquired in response to sending the satellite access information to a policy control node to allow the policy control node to decide the session management policy according to the satellite access information.

12. The wireless communication method of claim 10 , wherein the RAT type used for satellite access comprises an indicator of one of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.

13. A wireless communication method comprising:

receiving, by a session management node from an access management node, satellite access information; and

sending, by the session management node to a network system managing satellite usage, a satellite usage report corresponding to the satellite access information, to allow the network system to perform satellite usage management,

wherein the satellite access information comprises at least one of: a Radio Access Technology (RAT) type used for satellite access or a satellite ID, and

wherein the satellite access information is transmitted to the access management node via a Next Generation Application Protocol (NG-AP) message.

14. The wireless communication method of claim 13 , wherein the satellite usage report is sent to a charging node in the network system.

15. The wireless communication method of claim 13 , wherein the RAT type used for satellite access comprises an indicator of one of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite, Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: LI, ZHIJUN; ZHU, JINGUO
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064306/0985 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020124497 · Oct 28, 2020
Related Publication 20230353238A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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