IP Library Granted Patent US 12,666,245
Granted Patent B2
US 12,666,245 · App. 18/293,577 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Method and apparatus for session restoration

Inventors: Ping Chen (Shanghai, CN); Jingrui Tao (Guangzhou, CN); Haiming Cheng (Shanghai, CN); Qiang Liu (Shanghai, CN); Tianmei Liang (Shanghai, CN); Emiliano Merino Vazquez (Madrid, ES)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
H04W8/18H04L12/1407H04L47/805H04L69/167
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,666,245
App. No.
18/293,577
Filed
Jan 30, 2024
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2446
USPC
370/328
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for session restoration. A method performed by a network node includes receiving a first request for setting up a session with required quality of service (QOS) from an application node. The method further includes sending a first response including error information and subscription information of an existing session including a subscription identifier to the application node.

Claims (66)

1 . A method performed by a network exposure node, comprising:

receiving from an application node a second request for retrieving subscription data for the application node, wherein the second request comprises identification information of one or more user equipments (UEs); and

sending a second response comprising one or more subscription data created by the application node corresponding to the identification information of one or more UEs to the application node.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein identification information of a UE comprises at least one of:

an Internet protocol version 4 address of the UE,

an Internet protocol domain,

an identifier of the UE,

a MAC address of the UE, or

an Internet protocol version 6 address of the UE.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second response further comprises at least one of:

at least one QoS flow status corresponding to the subscription data, or

at least one notification event corresponding to the subscription data.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second request is an HTTP GET request and the second response is an HTTP GET response.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network exposure node comprises at least one of:

an exposure function node, or

a policy control node.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the policy control node comprises at least one of:

Policy Control Function (PCF), or

Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF).

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the exposure function node comprises at least one of:

Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF),

Network Exposure Function (NEF), or

SCEF combined with NEF.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the application node comprises at least one of:

application function,

application server (AS), or

services capability server (SCS).

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second request is triggered for recovery; and/or wherein the second response comprises queried active subscriptions for the application node.

10 . A method performed by an application node, comprising:

sending a second request for retrieving subscription data for the application node to a network node, wherein the second request comprises identification information of one or more user equipments (UEs); and

receiving a second response comprising one or more subscription data created by the application node corresponding to the identification information of one or more UEs from the network node.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein identification information of a UE comprises at least one of:

an Internet protocol version 4 address of the UE,

an Internet protocol domain,

an identifier of the UE,

a MAC address of the UE, or

an Internet protocol version 6 address of the UE.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the second response further comprises at least one of:

at least one QoS flow status corresponding to the subscription data, or

at least one notification event corresponding to the subscription data.

13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the second request is an HTTP GET request and the second response is an HTTP GET response.

14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the network node comprises at least one of:

an exposure function node, or

a policy control node.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the policy control node comprises at least one of:

Policy Control Function (PCF), or

Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF).

16 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the exposure function node comprises at least one of:

Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF),

Network Exposure Function (NEF), or

SCEF combined with NEF.

17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the application node comprises at least one of:

application function,

application server, or

services capability server.

18 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the second request is triggered for recovery; and/or wherein the second response comprises queried active subscriptions for the application node.

19 . A network exposure node, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor, whereby said network exposure node is operative to:

receive from an application node a second request for retrieving subscription data for the application node, wherein the second request comprises identification information of one or more user equipments (UEs); and

send a second response comprising one or more subscription data created by the application node corresponding to the identification information of one or more UEs to the application node.

20 . An application node, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor, whereby said application node is operative to:

send a second request for retrieving subscription data for the application node to a network node, wherein the second request comprises identification information of one or more user equipments (UEs); and

receive a second response comprising one or more subscription data created by the application node corresponding to the identification information of one or more UEs from the network node.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: CHEN, PING; TAO, JINGRUI; CHENG, HAIMING; LIU, QIANG; LIANG, TIANMEI; VAZQUEZ, EMILIANO MERINO
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2021/111578 · Aug 9, 2021 · international
Continuity (1)
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