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Granted Patent B2
US 11,903,052 · App. 17/651,024 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Method and apparatus for supporting various services in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sangsoo Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Hoyeon Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/12H04W60/06
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Patent No.
US 11,903,052
App. No.
17/651,024
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5 th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4 th generation (4G) system, such as long-term evolution (LTE). The disclosure provides a method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method including: performing communication with an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a first network; and transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) message including information on the AMF in a second network.

Claims (27)

1. A method for operating a network node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE) supporting a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, a UE-initiated deregistration request message;

determining whether a usage reporting for the second RAT is required for a protocol data unit (PDU) session established for the UE;

in case that the usage reporting for the second RAT is required for the PDU session, transmitting, to the UE, a deregistration accept message, and transmitting, to a radio access node (RAN) associated with the UE, a N2 UE context release request message for a signaling connection release of the RAN;

waiting for completion of the signaling connection release of the RAN, to receive the usage reporting for the second RAT from the RAN; and

transmitting, to a session management function (SMF), a PDU session release request message to release the PDU session.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

during completion of the signaling connection release of the RAN, receiving, from the RAN, usage data reporting for the second RAT.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE-initiated deregistration request message includes at least one of 5th generation-globally unique temporary identifier (5G-GUTI), a deregistration type, or an access type to be deregistered.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when the usage reporting for the second RAT is not required for the PDU session, transmitting, to a session management function (SMF), a PDU session release request message to release the PDU session; and

receiving, from the SMF, a PDU session release response message.

5. A network node in a wireless communication system, the network node comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE) supporting a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, a UE-initiated deregistration request message;

determine whether a usage reporting for the second RAT is required for a protocol data unit (PDU) session established for the UES;

in case that the usage reporting for the second RAT is required for the PDU session, transmit, to the UE, a deregistration accept message, and transmit, to a radio access node (RAN) associated with the UE, a N2 UE context release request message for a signaling connection release of the RAN;

wait for completion of the signaling connection release of the RAN, to receive the usage reporting for the second RAT from the RAN; and

transmit, to a session management function (SMF), a PDU session release request message to release the PDU session.

6. The network node of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

during completion of the signaling connection release of the RAN, receive, from the RAN, usage data information for the second RAT.

7. The network node of claim 5 , wherein the UE-initiated deregistration request message includes at least one of 5th generation-globally unique temporary identifier (5G-GUTI), a deregistration type, or an access type to be deregistered.

8. The network node of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the usage reporting for the second RAT is not required for the PDU session, transmit, to a session management function (SMF), a PDU session release request message to release the PDU session.

9. The network node of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the SMF, a PDU session release response message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: JEONG, SANGSOO; LEE, HOYEON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059007/0506 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0071117 · Jun 14, 2019 · national
KR 10-2020-0044347 · Apr 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16900736 · Jun 12, 2020
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