IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,219,193
Granted Patent B2
US 10,219,193 · App. 15/683,668 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Method and apparatus for providing services of network to terminal by using slice

Inventors: Sunghoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Jungje Son (Yongin-si, KR); Hoyeon Lee (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W36/06H04W4/02H04W4/70H04W36/32H04L67/12H04W4/06H04W36/22H04W84/042H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 10,219,193
App. No.
15/683,668
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A communication method of a CCNF comprises detecting a CCNF relocation necessity situation, determining a new CCNF, and transmitting a CCNF relocation request message including information on a terminal being served by the CCNF to the new CCNF The method further comprises receiving a CCNF relocation response message from the new CCNF, and performing a location update procedure with the terminal according to a predetermined condition.

Claims (51)

1. A communication method of a common control network function (CCNF), the method comprising:

detecting a CCNF relocation necessity situation;

determining a new CCNF;

transmitting a CCNF relocation request message including information on a terminal being served by the CCNF to the new CCNF;

receiving a CCNF relocation response message from the new CCNF; and

performing a location update procedure with the terminal according to a predetermined condition.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the location update procedure comprises transmitting a CCNF relocation notification message including information triggering location update of the terminal and information on the new CCNF.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the location update procedure comprises:

receiving a location update request message from the terminal; and

transmitting a location update reject message including information rejecting the location update request and information on the new CCNF.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the location update procedure comprises:

receiving a location update request message from the terminal; and

forwarding the location update request message to the new CCNF.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the CCNF relocation necessity situation comprises determining CCNF relocation necessity based on at least one of whether a CCNF relocation command is received from an operating and management entity (OAM), whether a number of terminals being served by the CCNF is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, whether CCNF relocation is necessary based on location of the terminal, or whether CCNF relocation is necessary according to change of a mobility level of the terminal.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the new CCNF comprises selecting the new CCNF based on a CCNF address or name received from an operating and management entity (OAM), selecting the new CCNF from a list of CCNFs based on a changed location of the terminal, or selecting the new CCNF from the list of CCNFs based on a mobility level supported by the new CCNF.

7. A communication method of a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first common control network function (CCNF), a CCNF relocation notification message including information triggering a terminal location update procedure and information on a second CCNF in a situation requiring CCNF relocation; and

transmitting a location update request message to the second CCNF.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the CCNF relocation notification message includes a temporary ID allocated to the terminal.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting a location update request message to the first CCNF before receiving the CCNF relocation notification message; and

transmitting, when a location update reject message including information on the second CCNF is received from the first CCNF, the location update request message to the second CCNF.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting a location update request message to the first CCNF before receiving the CCNF relocation notification message; and

receiving, from the second CCNF, a location update response message transmitted in response to the location update request message that the first CCNF forwards to the second CCNF.

11. A common control network function (CCNF), comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

detect a CCNF relocation necessity situation;

determine a new CCNF;

transmit a CCNF relocation request message including information on a terminal being served by the CCNF to the new CCNF and receive a CCNF relocation response message from the new CCNF; and

perform a location update procedure with the terminal according to a predetermined condition.

12. The CCNF of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit a CCNF relocation notification message including information triggering location update of the terminal and information on the new CCNF.

13. The CCNF of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a location update request message from the terminal; and

transmit a location update reject message including information rejecting the location update request and information on the new CCNF.

14. The CCNF of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive a location update request message from the terminal and forward the location update request message to the new CCNF.

15. The CCNF of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine CCNF relocation necessity based on at least one of whether a CCNF relocation command is received from an operating and management entity (OAM), whether a number of terminals being served by the CCNF is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, whether CCNF relocation is necessary based on location of the terminal, or whether CCNF relocation is necessary according to change of a mobility level of the terminal.

16. The CCNF of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the new CCNF based on a CCNF address or name received from an operating and management entity (OAM), from a list of CCNFs based on a changed location of the terminal, or from the list of CCNFs based on a mobility level supported by the new CCNF.

17. A terminal, comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a first common control network function (CCNF), a CCNF relocation notification message including information triggering a terminal location update procedure and information on a second CCNF in a situation requiring CCNF relocation; and

transmit a location update request message to the second CCNF.

18. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein the CCNF relocation notification message includes a temporary ID allocated to the terminal.

19. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit a location update request message to the first CCNF before receiving the CCNF relocation notification message; and

transmit, when a location update reject message including information on the second CCNF is received from the first CCNF, the location update request message to the second CCNF.

20. The terminal of claim 17 , wherein the controller is configured to:

transmit the location update request message to the first CCNF before receiving the CCNF relocation notification message; and

receive, from the second CCNF, a location update response message transmitted in response to the location update request message that the first CCNF forwards to the second CCNF.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2017
From: KIM, SUNGHOON; SON, JUNGJE; LEE, HOYEON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 043360/0305 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0106342 · Aug 22, 2016 · national
KR 10-2017-0105445 · Aug 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180054765A1 · Feb 22, 2018
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