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Granted Patent B2
US 12,634,197 · App. 18/293,014 · Granted May 19, 2026

User equipment, server, and methods therefor

Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takakura (Tokyo, JP); Toshiyuki Tamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04L41/0806
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,634,197
App. No.
18/293,014
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An edge enabler client (EEC) ( 2 ) of a User Equipment (UE) ( 1 ) receives from an edge configuration server (ECS) ( 7 ) a service provisioning notification containing edge data network (EDN) configuration information for accessing an EDN ( 4 ), and responds to the ECS ( 7 ) with a response message in response to receiving the service provisioning notification. For example, this can allow the ECS to know whether or not a service provisioning notification has been successfully received by the EEC of the UE in a Subscribe/Notify model based service provisioning procedure.

Claims (27)

1 . A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive, from an edge configuration server, a first service provisioning notification, wherein the first service provisioning notification includes edge data network (EDN) configuration information, and wherein the EDN configuration information includes a list of at least one Edge Enabler Server (EES); and

send, to the edge configuration server, a response message that is configured to cause the edge configuration server to send a second service provisioning notification.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the response message indicates information related to failure.

3 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein

the response message includes information regarding a cause of the failure to receive the EDN configuration information.

4 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the response message includes information regarding a cause of the failure to configure or store the EDN configuration information.

5 . A method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, from an edge configuration server, a first service provisioning notification, wherein the first service provisioning notification includes edge data network (EDN) configuration information, and wherein the EDN configuration information includes a list of at least one Edge Enabler Server (EES); and

sending, to the edge configuration server, a response message that is configured to cause the edge configuration server to send a second in service provisioning notification.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the EDN configuration information includes at least one of information indicating one or more topological areas associated with the edge configuration server, information indicating a Data Network (DN), or information indicating an Access Point Name (APN).

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first service provisioning notification is received in a case where an event occurs at the edge configuration server that satisfies trigger conditions for updating service provisioning of the UE.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second service provisioning notification includes the EDN configuration information.

9 . An edge configuration server comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

send, to a User Equipment (UE), a first service provisioning notification, wherein the first service provisioning notification includes edge data network (EDN) configuration information, and wherein the EDN configuration information includes a list of at least one Edge Enabler Server (EES);

receive a response message sent by the UE; and

based on receiving the response message, send a second service provisioning notification.

10 . The edge configuration server according to claim 9 , wherein the response message indicates information related to failure.

11 . The edge configuration server according to claim 10 , wherein

the response message includes information regarding a cause of the failure by the UE to receive the EDN configuration information.

12 . The edge configuration server according to claim 10 , wherein the response message includes information regarding a cause of the failure by the UE to configure or store the EDN configuration information.

13 . The edge configuration server according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to send a notification to the UE prompting the UE to send a service provisioning unsubscribe request when a number of retransmissions of the service provisioning notification reaches a predetermined value.

14 . The edge configuration server according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to send a notification to the UE prompting the UE to send a service provisioning unsubscribe request if the response message is not received, if the response message indicates a failure to receive, if the response message indicates a failure to configure, or if the response message indicates a failure to store.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2024
From: TAKAKURA, TSUYOSHI; TAMURA, TOSHIYUKI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066277/0016 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-130984 · Aug 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240348495A1 · Oct 17, 2024
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