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Granted Patent B2
US 12,628,237 · App. 18/397,426 · Granted May 12, 2026

Method and apparatus for transmitting control signal using service based interface in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Jinho Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Sunhyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jiyoung Cha (Suwon-si, KR); Dongmyung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sunwoo Cho (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/25H04L5/0053H04W36/0016H04W60/04
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Patent No.
US 12,628,237
App. No.
18/397,426
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) communication system or a 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including address information of the user equipment, address information of a network function (NF) entity, and name information of a service requested by the user equipment from the NF entity, transmitting the first NAS message to the NF entity via a base station, receiving a second NAS message in response to the first NAS message, from the NF entity via the base station, and the address information of the user equipment wherein the address information of the NF entity are configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message received from the base station.

Claims (60)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

generating a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including address information of the user equipment, address information of a network function (NF) entity, and name information of a service requested by the user equipment from the NF entity;

transmitting the first NAS message to the NF entity via a base station; and

receiving a second NAS message in response to the first NAS message, from the NF entity via the base station,

wherein the address information of the user equipment and the address information of the NF entity are configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message received from the base station.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein a protocol stack of the user equipment for generating the first NAS message includes a NAS layer and an internet protocol (IP) processing layer, and

wherein the protocol stack of the user equipment for generating the first NAS message comprises no RRC layer.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a UERegister message including registration request information of the user equipment, to a user repository function (URF) entity via the base station; and

receiving a UEProfileCreated message based on the UERegister message, from the URF entity via the base station.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting an InitialRegistration message including initial registration information of the user equipment, to an access management function (AMF) entity via the base station.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the address information of the user equipment includes IP allocation information of the user equipment mapped to a connection port of the base station one-to-one.

6 . A user equipment in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the at least one transceiver,

wherein the controller is configured to:

generate a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including address information of the user equipment, address information of a network function (NF) entity, and name information of a service requested by the user equipment from the NF entity,

transmit the first NAS message to the NF entity via a base station, and

receive a second NAS message in response to the first NAS message, from the NF entity via the base station,

wherein the address information of the user equipment and the address information of the NF entity are configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message received from the base station.

7 . The user equipment of claim 6 ,

wherein a protocol stack of the user equipment for generating the first NAS message comprises a NAS layer and an internet protocol (IP) processing layer, and

wherein the protocol stack of the user equipment for generating the first NAS message comprises no RRC layer.

8 . The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to:

transmit a UERegister message including registration request information of the user equipment, to a user repository function (URF) entity via the base station; and

receive a UEProfileCreated message based on the UERegister message, from the URF entity via the base station.

9 . The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to:

transmit an InitialRegistration message including initial registration information of the user equipment, to an access management function (AMF) entity via the base station.

10 . The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the address information of the user equipment includes IP allocation information of the user equipment mapped to a connection port of the base station one-to-one.

11 . A method performed by a network function (NF) entity in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving from a user equipment via base station, a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including address information of the user equipment, address information of the NF entity, and name information of a service requested by the user equipment from the NF entity;

generating a second NAS message in response to the first NAS message; and

transmitting the second NAS message to the user equipment via the base station,

wherein the address information of the user equipment and the address information of the NF entity are configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message received at the user equipment from the base station.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a protocol stack of the NF entity for receiving the first NAS message includes a NAS layer and an internet protocol (IP) processing layer.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a UERegister message including registration request information of the user equipment, from the user equipment via the base station; and

transmitting a UEProfileCreated message based on the UERegister message, to the user equipment via the base station.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

if profile information of the user equipment is updated, receiving from the user equipment, a message requesting to update the profile information of the user equipment through PUT or PATCH; and

transmitting an update request acknowledgment (ACK) message including the updated profile information of the user equipment in response to the message requesting the update.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the address information of the user equipment includes IP allocation information of the user equipment mapped to a connection port of the base station one-to-one.

16 . A network function (NF) entity in a wireless communication system, the NF entity comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the at least one transceiver,

wherein the controller is configured to:

receive from a user equipment via base station, a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including address information of the user equipment, address information of the NF entity, and name information of a service requested by the user equipment from the NF entity,

generate a second NAS message in response to the first NAS message, and

transmit the second NAS message to the user equipment via the base station,

wherein the address information of the user equipment and the address information of the NF entity are configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message received at the user equipment from the base station.

17 . The NF entity of claim 16 , wherein a protocol stack of the NF entity for receiving the first NAS message comprises a NAS layer and an internet protocol (IP) processing layer.

18 . The NF entity of claim 16 , wherein the controller is configured to:

receive a UERegister message including registration request information of the user equipment, from the user equipment via the base station; and

transmit a UEProfileCreated message based on the UERegister message, to the user equipment via the base station.

19 . The NF entity of claim 18 , wherein the controller is configured to:

if profile information of the user equipment is updated, receive from the user equipment, a message requesting to update the profile information of the user equipment through PUT or PATCH; and

transmit an update request acknowledgment (ACK) message including the updated profile information of the user equipment in response to the message requesting the update.

20 . The NF entity of claim 16 , wherein the address information of the user equipment includes IP allocation information of the user equipment mapped to a connection port of the base station one-to-one.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: CHOI, JINHO; KIM, SUNHYUN; CHA, JIYOUNG; KIM, DONGMYUNG; CHO, SUNWOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065962/0662 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0007150 · Jan 18, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240244705A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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