IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,500
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,500 · App. 18/221,777 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Determining remote unit behavior parameters

Inventors: Genadi Velev (Darmstadt, DE); Dimitrios Karampatsis (Ruislip, GB); Apostolis Salkintzis (Athens, GR); Andreas Kunz (Ladenburg, DE)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04W8/005H04W4/20H04W4/50H04W8/26H04W48/08H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 12,356,500
App. No.
18/221,777
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining remote unit behavior parameters. One method includes receiving a message including parameters associated with an application in a remote unit. The method includes determining a first set of parameters including a first portion of the parameters, wherein each parameter of the first set of parameters corresponds to a remote unit behavior. The method includes determining a second set of parameters including a second portion of the parameters, wherein each parameter of the second set of parameters corresponds to a service behavior. The method includes associating the second set of parameters with a data network name, a single network slice selection assistance information, or a combination thereof.

Claims (35)

1. An access and mobility management function (AMF), configured to:

receive, directly from a unified data management (UDM), AMF-associated parameters, wherein the AMF-associated parameters comprise expected network configuration parameters;

receive, directly from a session management function (SMF), SMF-derived radio access network (RAN) parameters;

determine core network (CN) assisted RAN information corresponding to expected user equipment (UE) behavior based on the AMF-associated parameters or the SMF-derived RAN parameters, or both, wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a UE state transition pattern configured to reduce a number of UE state transitions; and

transmit, to a base station, the CN assisted RAN information.

2. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the AMF is configured to store the SMF-derived RAN parameters in a protocol data unit (PDU) session level context.

3. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a protocol data unit (PDU) session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set.

4. The AMF of claim 3 , wherein the PDU session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set is associated with a PDU session identifier (ID).

5. The AMF of claim 4 , wherein the PDU session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set is based on the SMF-derived RAN parameters.

6. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a UE level of expected UE activity behavior parameters set.

7. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the AMF is configured to determine a time to transmit the RAN assistance information to the base station.

8. A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:

receive, directly from a unified data management (UDM), access and mobility management function (AMF)-associated parameters, wherein the AMF-associated parameters comprise expected network configuration parameters;

receive, directly from a session management function (SMF), SMF-derived radio access network (RAN) parameters;

determine core network (CN) assisted RAN information corresponding to expected user equipment (UE) behaviors based on the AMF-associated parameters or the SMF-derived RAN parameters, or both, wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a UE state transition pattern configured to reduce a number of UE state transitions; and

transmit, to a base station, the CN assisted RAN information.

9. The processor of claim 8 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to store the SMF-derived RAN parameters in a protocol data unit (PDU) session level context.

10. The processor of claim 8 , wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a protocol data unit (PDU) session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set.

11. The processor of claim 10 , wherein the PDU session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set is associated with a PDU session identifier (ID).

12. The processor of claim 11 , wherein the PDU session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set is based on the SMF-derived RAN parameters.

13. The processor of claim 8 , wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a UE level of expected UE activity behavior parameters set.

14. The processor of claim 8 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to determine a time to transmit the RAN assistance information to the base station.

15. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF), the method comprising:

receiving, directly from a unified data management (UDM), AMF-associated parameters, wherein the AMF-associated parameters comprise expected network configuration parameters;

receiving, directly from a session management function (SMF), SMF-derived radio access network (RAN) parameters;

determining core network (CN) assisted RAN information corresponding to expected user equipment (UE) behaviors based on the AMF-associated parameters or the SMF-derived RAN parameters, or both, wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a UE state transition pattern configured to reduce a number of UE state transitions; and

transmitting, to a base station, the CN assisted RAN information.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

storing the SMF-derived RAN parameters in a protocol data unit (PDU) session level context.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a protocol data unit (PDU) session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the PDU session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set is associated with a PDU session identifier (ID), and wherein the PDU session level expected UE activity behavior parameters set is based on the SMF-derived RAN parameters.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the CN assisted RAN information comprises a UE level of expected UE activity behavior parameters set.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining a time to transmit the RAN assistance information to the base station.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: EDGEWOOD IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 074118/0091 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: VELEV, GENADI; KARAMPATSIS, DIMITRIOS; SALKINTZIS, APOSTOLIS; KUNZ, ANDREAS
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 064669/0379 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17718078 · Apr 11, 2022
Continuation 17045621
Related Publication 20230362617A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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