IP Library Granted Patent US 11,985,626
Granted Patent B2
US 11,985,626 · App. 17/309,336 · Granted May 14, 2024

Paging cause determination for an inactive device in a 5G system

Inventor: Alexandre Stojanovski (Paris, FR)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04W68/02H04W52/0209H04W68/005H04W88/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,985,626
App. No.
17/309,336
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus of a next generation NodeB (gNB) comprises one or more baseband processors to receive a downlink Protocol Data Unit (DL PDU) from User Plane Function for a user equipment (UE) in a Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, wherein the DL PDU includes a Paging Cause to indicate to the UE a reason for the page, and to send the Paging Cause in a paging message to the UE. The apparatus can include a memory to store the paging message.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus of a next generation NodeB (gNB), comprising:

radio frequency circuitry configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE); and

one or more baseband processors communicatively coupled to the radio frequency circuitry and configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a downlink (DL) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from a User Plane Function (UPF) for the UE in a Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, wherein the DL PDU includes a paging policy indicator (PPI) and a Paging Cause to indicate to the UE a reason for a page; and

sending the Paging Cause in a paging message to the UE.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the Paging Cause indicates a type of traffic that has caused the paging.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the type of traffic includes Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice traffic, IMS Short Message Service (SMS) traffic, IMS other traffic, or non-IMS traffic.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the Paging Cause is determined by a Core Network of the UPF.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the Paging Cause is sent to the UE in a downlink (DL) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) SESSION INFORMATION header.

6. A function of a core network (CN) configured to perform operations, comprising:

processing a Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) value received from a User Plane Function (UPF); and

determining a Paging Cause for a user equipment (UE) in a Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC INACTIVE) state based on the DSCP and a paging policy indicator (PPI) based on the DSCP, wherein the Paging Cause indicates a reason for a page.

7. The function of claim 6 , wherein the core network includes a Session Management Function (SMF), and the SMF is to determine the paging cause.

8. The function of claim 6 , wherein the Paging cause indicates a type of traffic that has caused the paging.

9. The function of claim 8 , wherein the type of traffic includes Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice traffic, IMS Short Message Service (SMS) traffic, IMS other traffic, or non-IMS traffic.

10. A non-transitory computer readable media having instructions thereon that, when executed by an apparatus of a next generation NodeB (gNB), result in:

receiving a downlink (DL) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from a User Plane Function (UPF) for a user equipment (UE) in a Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC INACTIVE) state, wherein the DL PDU includes a paging policy indicator (PPI) and a Paging Cause to indicate to the UE a reason for a page; and

sending the Paging Cause in a paging message to the UE.

11. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the Paging cause indicates a type of traffic that has caused the paging.

12. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the type of traffic includes Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice traffic, IMS Short Message Service (SMS) traffic, IMS other traffic, or non-IMS traffic.

13. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the Paging Cause is determined by a Core Network of the UPF.

14. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the Paging Cause is sent to the UE in a downlink (DL) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) SESSION INFORMATION header.

15. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

radio frequency circuitry configured to communicate with a next generation NodeB (gNB); and

one or more baseband processors communicatively coupled to the radio frequency circuitry and configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a paging message from the gNB when the UE is in a Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, wherein the paging message includes a paging policy indicator (PPI) and a Paging Cause to indicate to the UE a reason for a page.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising a dual subscriber identification module (SIM).

Continuity (2)
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