Granted Patent B2

US 12,262,447 · App. 17/964,532 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventors: Hyesung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jicheol Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04W8/12H04M15/66H04W8/06

Abstract

Claims (58)

1. A method performed by a visited session management function (V-SMF) supporting an edge computing service for a roaming user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a first request message for protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment of the roaming UE from an access and mobility management function (AMF), wherein the first request message includes:

a first indication indicating that session breakout (SBO) of a home routed (HR) roaming session in a visited network is supportable, and

a session management policy indication for supporting the edge computing service through HR roaming;

selecting a visited policy control function (V-PCF) providing an SBO policy for supporting the edge computing service for the HR roaming session according to the first request message; and

transmitting a second request message requesting the edge computing service through the HR roaming session to the V-PCF, wherein the second request message includes an indication requesting an SBO policy for the HR roaming session.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a response message including the SBO policy for the HR roaming session from the V-PCF; and

configuring user plane (UP) paths in a plurality of user plane functions (UPFs) related to the HR roaming session based on the SBO policy.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a third request message including session management policy information applied for SBO of the HR roaming session to a home SMF (H-SMF) of the roaming UE.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the third request message includes a result of configuring the SBO policy, policy information corresponding to the plurality of UPFs, and UPF information indicating the plurality of UPFs.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a message including a domain name service (DNS) message handling rule and a home DNS server address for the HR roaming session to a visited edge application server discovery function (V-EASDF) for the edge computing service of the roaming UE.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a PDU session creation result for the HR roaming session and the home DNS server address to the roaming UE through the AMF.

7. A method performed by a visited policy control function (V-PCF) supporting an edge computing service for a roaming user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a first request message requesting the edge computing service through a home routed (HR) roaming session of the roaming UE from a visited session management function (V-SMF), wherein the first request message includes an indication requesting a session outbreak (SBO) policy for the HR roaming session;

when the indication indicates visited network controlled policy decision, determining to create the SBO policy in a visited network; and

transmitting a response message including the SBO policy created by the V-PCF to the V-SMF.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

when the indication indicates home network controlled policy decision, determining to create the SBO policy in conjunction with a home policy control function (H-PCF); and

transmitting a second request message requesting creation of a session management policy for the HR roaming session to the H-PCF.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second request message includes an indication requesting an SBO policy for the HR roaming session and information about a V-SMF managing the HR roaming session.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a session management policy including the SBO policy for the HR roaming session from the H-PCF; and

transmitting the session management policy to the V-SMF.

11. A visited session management function (V-SMF) supporting an edge computing service for a roaming user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the V-SMF comprising:

a communication interface; and

at least one processor coupled to the communication interface,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive a first request message for protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment of the roaming UE from an access and mobility management function (AMF), wherein the first request message includes:

a first indication indicating that session breakout (SBO) of a home routed (HR) roaming session in a visited network is supportable, and

a session management policy indication for supporting the edge computing service through HR roaming,

select a visited policy control function (V-PCF) providing an SBO policy for supporting the edge computing service for the HR roaming session according to the first request message, and

transmit a second request message requesting the edge computing service through the HR roaming session to the V-PCF, wherein the second request message includes an indication requesting an SBO policy for the HR roaming session.

12. The V-SMF of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a response message including the SBO policy for the HR roaming session from the V-PCF, and

configure user plane (UP) paths in a plurality of user plane functions (UPFs) related to the HR roaming session based on the SBO policy.

13. The V-SMF of claim 11 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a third request message including session management policy information applied for SBO of the HR roaming session to a home SMF (H-SMF) of the roaming UE.

14. The V-SMF of claim 13 , wherein the third request message includes a result of configuring the SBO policy, policy information corresponding to the plurality of UPFs, and UPF information indicating the plurality of UPFs.

15. The V-SMF of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a message including a domain name service (DNS) message handling rule and a home DNS server address for the HR roaming session to a visited edge application server discovery function (V-EASDF) for the edge computing service of the roaming UE.

16. The V-SMF of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a PDU session creation result for the HR roaming session and the home DNS server address to the roaming UE through the AMF.

17. A visited policy control function (V-PCF) supporting an edge computing service for a roaming user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the V-PCF comprising:

a communication interface; and

at least one processor coupled to the communication interface,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive a first request message requesting the edge computing service through a home routed (HR) roaming session of the roaming UE from a visited session management function (V-SMF), wherein the first request message includes an indication requesting a session outbreak (SBO) policy for the HR roaming session,

when the indication indicates visited network controlled policy decision, determine to create the SBO policy in a visited network, and

transmit a response message including the SBO policy created by the V-PCF to the V-SMF.

18. The V-PCF of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the indication indicates home network controlled policy decision, determine to create the SBO policy in conjunction with a home policy control function (H-PCF),

transmit a second request message requesting creation of a session management policy for the HR roaming session to the H-PCF.

19. The V-PCF of claim 18 , wherein the second request message includes an indication requesting an SBO policy for the HR roaming session and information about a V-SMF managing the HR roaming session.

20. The V-PCF of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a session management policy including the SBO policy for the HR roaming session from the H-PCF, and

transmit the session management policy to the V-SMF.

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