IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,581,569
Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,569 · App. 18/225,445 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Method for supporting service continuity when disaster situation ends, and device supporting same

Inventors: Sangmin Park (Seoul, KR); Sungduck Chun (Seoul, KR); Hyunsook Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W76/50H04W36/1446
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Patent No.
US 12,581,569
App. No.
18/225,445
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method for supporting service continuity when a disaster situation ends, and a device supporting same. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a disaster roaming PLMN, a configuration update command message including information indicating that a disaster condition of a home PLMN (HPLMN) has ended. The UE waits until a service that is being received from the disaster roaming PLMN ends, and performs, after the service that is being received from the disaster roaming PLMN ends, a procedure of deregistration from the disaster roaming PLMN on the basis of information indicating that the disaster condition of the HPLMN has ended.

Claims (26)

1 . A method comprising;

based on a disaster condition applying to a first Public Land mobile Network (PLMN), performing a registration procedure for disaster roaming services on a second PLMN;

based on the disaster condition being no longer applicable, receiving a Configuration Update Command message indicating “registration requested” in a registration requested bit of a configuration update indication Information Element (IE) from an Access and mobility Management Function (AMF) of the second PLMN,

transmitting a Registration Request message to the AMF of the second PLMN based on the Configuration Update Command message indicating “registration requested” in the registration requested bit of the configuration update indication IE;

receiving a Registration Reject message from the AMF of the second PLMN; and

performing a PLMN selection.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a User Equipment (UE) returns to the first PLMN previously with the disaster condition as a result of the PLMN selection.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a Configuration Update Complete message is transmitted to the AMF of the second PLMN in response to the Configuration Update Command message.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second PLMN is included in a forbidden PLMN list.

5 . A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

based on a disaster condition applying to a first Public Land mobile Network (PLMN), performing a registration procedure for disaster roaming services on a second PLMN;

based on the disaster condition being no longer applicable, receiving, via the at least one transceiver, a Configuration Update Command message indicating “registration requested” in a registration requested bit of a configuration update indication Information Element (IE) from an Access and mobility Management Function (AMF) of the second PLMN;

transmitting, via the at least one transceiver, a Registration Request message to the AMF of the second PLMN based on the Configuration Update Command message indicating “registration requested” in the registration requested bit of the configuration update indication IE;

receiving, via the at least one transceiver, a Registration Reject message from the AMF of the second PLMN; and

performing a PLMN selection.

6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the UE returns to the first PLMN previously with the disaster condition as a result of the PLMN selection.

7 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein a Configuration Update Complete message is transmitted to the AMF of the second PLMN in response to the Configuration Update Command message.

8 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the second PLMN is included in a forbidden PLMN list.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions that, based on being executed by at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

based on a disaster condition applying to a first Public Land mobile Network (PLMN), performing a registration procedure for disaster roaming services on a second PLMN;

based on the disaster condition being no longer applicable, receiving a Configuration Update Command message indicating “registration requested” in a registration requested bit of a configuration update indication Information Element (IE) from an Access and mobility Management Function (AMF) of the second PLMN;

transmitting a Registration Request message to the AMF of the second PLMN based on the Configuration Update Command message indicating “registration requested” in the registration requested bit of the configuration update indication IE;

receiving a Registration Reject message from the AMF of the second PLMN; and

performing a PLMN selection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2023
From: PARK, SANGMIN; CHUN, SUNGDUCK; KIM, HYUNSOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 064898/0903 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0086314 · Jul 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18093598 · Jan 5, 2023
Continuation PCTKR2021008866 · Jul 12, 2021
Related Publication 20230371125A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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