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US 10,743,361 · App. 16/573,996 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Method and wireless device for handling PDU session in 5G mobile communication

Inventors: Myungjune Youn (Seoul, KR); Laeyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Jaehyun Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyunsook Kim (Seoul, KR); Sangmin Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W76/16H04W76/20H04W76/30H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 10,743,361
App. No.
16/573,996
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and techniques for handling a protocol data unit (PDU) session by a wireless device implementing an access stratum (AS) layer and a non-access stratum (NAS) layer in a wireless communication system. An example technique includes determining, by the AS layer of the wireless device, whether a user plane for the PDU session is activated or released; transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is activated, first information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is activated; and transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, second information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is released.

Claims (56)

1. A method of handling a protocol data unit (PDU) session in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a wireless device implementing an access stratum (AS) layer and a non-access stratum (NAS) layer and comprising:

determining, by the AS layer of the wireless device, that a user plane for the PDU session is activated or released;

transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is activated, first information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is activated; and

transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, second information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is released,

wherein the first information or the second information is stored in the NAS layer, and

wherein the NAS layer receives the second information from the AS layer based on (i) the determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, and (ii) no-reception of a PDU session release message from a network.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the NAS layer of the wireless device, a first NAS message related to the PDU session; and

receiving, by the NAS layer of the wireless device, a second NAS message related to the PDU session.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the first NAS message comprises a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the second NAS message comprises a PDU session establishment accept message or a PDU session establishment reject message.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the PDU session is not deactivated and that the PDU session is released, based on (i) the NAS layer receiving the second information from the AS layer, and (ii) the NAS layer receiving a PDU session release message from a network.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining that the PDU session is in a deactivated status, based on (i) the NAS layer receiving a PDU session establishment accept message, and (ii) the NAS layer not receiving the first information from the AS layer.

6. A wireless device configured to handle a protocol data unit (PDU) session in a wireless communication system, the wireless device configured to implement an access stratum (AS) layer and a non-access stratum (NAS) layer, and comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

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

determining, by the AS layer of the wireless device, that a user plane for the PDU session is activated or released;

transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is activated, first information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is activated; and

transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, second information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is released,

wherein the first information or the second information is stored in the NAS layer, and

wherein the NAS layer receives the second information from the AS layer based on (i) the determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, and (ii) no-reception of a PDU session release message from a network.

7. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting, by the NAS layer, a first NAS message related to the PDU session; and

receiving, by the NAS layer, a second NAS message related to the PDU session.

8. The wireless device of claim 7 ,

wherein the first NAS message comprises a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the second NAS message comprises a PDU session establishment accept message or a PDU session establishment reject message.

9. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the PDU session is not deactivated and that the PDU session is released, based on (i) the NAS layer receiving the second information from the AS layer, and (ii) the NAS layer receiving a PDU session release message from a network.

10. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the PDU session is in a deactivated status, based on (i) the NAS layer receiving a PDU session establishment accept message, and (ii) the NAS layer not receiving the first information from the AS layer.

11. A wireless device configured to handle a protocol data unit (PDU) session in a wireless communication system, the wireless device configured to implement an access stratum (AS) layer and a non-access stratum (NAS) layer, and comprising:

a display;

an input unit;

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

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

determining, by the AS layer of the wireless device, that a user plane for the PDU session is activated or released;

transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is activated, first information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is activated; and

transferring, by the AS layer and to the NAS layer of the wireless device based on a determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, second information indicating that the user plane for the PDU session is released,

wherein the first information or the second information is stored in the NAS layer, and

wherein the NAS layer receives the second information from the AS layer based on (i) the determination that the user plane for the PDU session is released, and (ii) no-reception of a PDU session release message from a network.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting, by the NAS layer, a first NAS message related to the PDU session; and

receiving, by the NAS layer, a second NAS message related to the PDU session.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 ,

wherein the first NAS message comprises a PDU session establishment request message,

wherein the second NAS message comprises a PDU session establishment accept message or a PDU session establishment reject message.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the PDU session is not deactivated and that the PDU session is released, based on (i) the NAS layer receiving the second information from the AS layer, and (ii) the NAS layer receiving a PDU session release message from a network.

15. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the PDU session is in a deactivated status, based on (i) the NAS layer receiving a PDU session establishment accept message, and (ii) the NAS layer not receiving the first information from the AS layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2019
From: YOUN, MYUNGJUNE; KIM, LAEYOUNG; KIM, JAEHYUN; KIM, HYUNSOOK; PARK, SANGMIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 050674/0770 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0110959 · Sep 17, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0119717 · Oct 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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