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Granted Patent B2
US 11,558,805 · App. 17/221,226 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Method and apparatus for managing cag related procedure in wireless communication network

Inventors: Kundan Tiwari (Bangalore, IN); Narendranath Durga Tangudu (Bangalore, IN); Rajavelsamy Rajadurai (Bangalore, IN); Lalith Kumar (Bangalore, IN); Varini Gupta (Bangalore, IN); Anikethan Ramakrishna Vijaya Kumar (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W48/02H04W8/08H04W48/16H04W76/25H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 11,558,805
App. No.
17/221,226
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and apparatus for managing CAG related procedure in a wireless communication network is provided.

Claims (39)

1. A method for managing closed access group (CAG) related procedure in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

identifying, by an unified data management (UDM) entity belonging to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN), change of CAG information;

identifying, by the UDM entity, whether a serving public land mobile network (PLMN) of a user equipment (UE) is the HPLMN; and

sending, by the UDM entity, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity one of:

a new CAG information list comprising a complete CAG subscription information associated with a plurality of PLMNs, in case that the serving PLMN is the HPLMN, or

a new CAG information list comprising CAG subscription information associated with the serving PLMN only, in case that the serving PLMN is a visitor PLMN (VPLMN) other than the HPLMN.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the new CAG information list is, by the AMF entity, transferred to the UE in a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the NAS message comprises a trusted PLMN list.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the trusted PLMN list comprises at least one entry comprising a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) of a trusted PLMN.

5. A method for managing closed access group (CAG) related procedure in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a non-access stratum (NAS) message including a new CAG information list from an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity;

identifying, by the UE, whether a serving public land mobile network (PLMN) is a home public land mobile network (HPLMN); and

replacing an existing CAG information list stored in the UE with the received new CAG information list, in case that the serving PLMN is the HPLMN, and

replacing only CAG information associated with the serving PLMN, other than CAG information that is not associated with the serving PLMN, in the existing CAG information list stored in the UE with CAG information associated with the serving PLMN in the received new CAG information list, in case that the serving PLMN is a visitor PLMN (VPLMN) other than the HPLMN.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the NAS message comprises a trusted PLMN list.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the trusted PLMN list comprises at least one entry comprising a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) of a trusted PLMN.

8. An unified data management (UDM) entity for managing closed access groups CAG related procedure in a wireless communication network, the UDM entity comprising:

a communicator;

a memory; and

a controller coupled to the communicator and the memory, and configured to:

identify a change of CAG information,

identify whether a serving public land mobile network (PLMN) of a user equipment (UE) is a home public land mobile network (HPLMN), and

send to an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity one of:

a new CAG information list comprising a complete CAG subscription information associated with a plurality of PLMNs, in case that the serving PLMN is the HPLMN, or

a new CAG information list comprising CAG subscription information associated with the serving PLMN only, in case that the serving PLMN is a visitor PLMN (VPLMN) other than the HPLMN.

9. A user equipment (UE) for managing closed access group (CAG) related procedure in a wireless communication network, the UE comprising:

a communicator;

a memory; and

a controller coupled to the communicator and the memory, and configured to:

receive, from an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, a non-access stratum (NAS) message including a new CAG information list,

identify whether a serving public land mobile network (PLMN) is a home public land mobile network (HPLMN),

replace an existing CAG information list stored in the UE with the received new CAG information list, in case that the serving PLMN is the HPLMN, and

replace only CAG information associated with the serving PLMN, other than CAG information that is not associated with the serving PLMN, in the existing CAG information list stored in the UE with CAG information associated with the serving PLMN in the received new CAG information list, in case that the serving PLMN is a visitor PLMN (VPLMN) other than the HPLMN.

10. The UDM entity of claim 8 , wherein the new CAG information list is, by the AMF entity, transferred to the UE in a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

11. The UDM entity of claim 10 , wherein the NAS message comprises a trusted PLMN list.

12. The UDM entity of claim 11 , wherein the trusted PLMN list comprises at least one entry comprising a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) of a trusted PLMN.

13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the NAS message comprises a trusted PLMN list.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the trusted PLMN list comprises at least one entry comprising a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) of a trusted PLMN.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2021
From: TIWARI, KUNDAN; TANGUDU, NARENDRANATH DURGA; RAJADURAI, RAJAVELSAMY; KUMAR, LALITH; GUPTA, VARINI; KUMAR, ANIKETHAN RAMAKRISHNA VIJAYA
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055808/0593 →
Priority Claims (3)
IN 202041014924 · Apr 3, 2020 · national
IN 202041020557 · May 15, 2020 · national
IN 202041014924 · Mar 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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