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Granted Patent B2
US 11,751,045 · App. 17/313,593 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Method for synchronizing status of UE in a communication network

Inventors: Toshiyuki Tamura (Tokyo, JP); Kundan Tiwari (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04W8/26H04W48/20H04W76/27
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,751,045
App. No.
17/313,593
Filed
May 6, 2021
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2414
USPC
370/328
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to synchronizing a temporary identity in the UE and the network when the UE is RRC Inactive state over 3GPP access and temporary identity of the UE is changed over a Non-3GPP access in a scenario when the UE is connected to the same AMF via 3GPP and non-3GPP access.

Claims (12)

1. A method for a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, over 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access, a first temporary mobile identity for the UE from a first Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), during a first Non-Access Stratum (NAS) procedure between the UE and the first AMF;

receiving, over non-3GPP access, a second temporary mobile identity for the UE from a second AMF, during a second NAS procedure between the UE and the second AMF, wherein the second AMF is different from the first AMF; and

using a third temporary mobile identity, sent from the second AMF to a Next Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN), for paging, wherein the third temporary mobile identity is derived from the second temporary mobile identity; and

transitioning to a Connection Management (CM) CONNECTED state with a Radio Resource Control (RRC) INACTIVE state.

2. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive, over 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access, a first temporary mobile identity for the UE from a first Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), during a first Non-Access Stratum (NAS) procedure between the UE and the first AMF;

receive, over non-3GPP access, a second temporary mobile identity for the UE from a second AMF, during a second NAS procedure between the UE and the second AMF, wherein the second AMF is different from the first AMF;

use a third temporary mobile identity, sent from the second AMF to a Next Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN), for paging, wherein the third temporary mobile identity is derived from the second temporary mobile identity; and

transition to a Connection Management (CM) CONNECTED state with a Radio Resource Control (RRC) INACTIVE state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: TAMURA, TOSHIYUKI; TIWARI, KUNDAN
To: NEC COPPORATION
Reel/Frame 057916/0905 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 201811018792 · May 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 16869665 · May 8, 2020
Continuation PCTJP2019018822 · May 10, 2019
Related Publication 20210321252A1 · Oct 14, 2021
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