Method for handling PDU session relating to S-NSSAI

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) a terminal, comprising:

transmitting a first message,

wherein the first message includes a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session release request message or a PDU session modification request message,

wherein the PDU session release request message is transmitted respectively according to one or more situations relating to Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI), and

wherein the one or more situations include:

a first situation where the UE is outside a Network Slice Area of Service (NS-AoS) of the S-NSSAI, and

a second situation where a partially allowed NSSAI contains the S-NSSAI associated with a PDU session, and the UE is in a tracking area (TA) where the S-NSSAI is not supported;

not attempting to request an establishment of user plane resources of any PDU session associated with the S-NSSAI, in case of the first situation;

not initiating an uplink (UL) Non-Access Stratum (NAS) transport message carrying a user data, in case of the first situation; and

maintaining a context for an established PDU session and not initiating a UE initiated NAS transport procedure carrying a user data if the established PDU session is established for the S-NSSAI included in the partially allowed NSSAI and if a current tracking area identity (TAI) is not in a list of TAs for which the S-NSSAI is allowed.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the PDU session modification request message includes a packet swith (PS) data off status which is set to ‘deactivated’.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the PDU session modification request message is transmitted respectively according to the one or more situations relating to the S-NSSAI.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message is transmitted via a user equipment (UE) initiated Non-Access Stratum (NAS) transport procedure.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message is included in a NAS transport message.

6. A user equipment (UE), comprising

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver thereby transmitting a first message,

wherein the first message includes a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session release request message or a PDU session modification request message,

wherein the PDU session release request message is transmitted respectively according to one or more situations relating to Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI), and

wherein the one or more situations include:

a first situation where the UE is outside a Network Slice Area of Service (NS-AoS) of the S-NSSAI, and

a second situation where a partially allowed NSSAI contains the S-NSSAI associated with a PDU session, and the UE is in a tracking area (TA) where the S-NSSAI is not supported,

not attempting to request an establishment of user plane resources of any PDU session associated with the S-NSSAI, in case of the first situation;

not initiating an uplink (UL) Non-Access Stratum (NAS) transport message carrying a user data, in case of the first situation; and

maintaining a context for an established PDU session and not initiating a UE initiated NAS transport procedure carrying a user data if the established PDU session is established for the S-NSSAI included in the partially allowed NSSAI and if a current tracking area identity (TAI) is not in a list of TAs for which the S-NSSAI is allowed.

7. The UE of claim 6 ,

wherein the PDU session modification request message includes a packet swith (PS) data off status which is set to ‘deactivated’.

8. The UE of claim 6 ,

wherein the PDU session modification request message is transmitted respectively according to the one or more situations relating to the S-NSSAI.

9. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first message is transmitted via a user equipment (UE) initiated Non-Access Stratum (NAS) transport procedure.

10. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the first message is included in a NAS transport message.

11. A semiconductor chipset equipped into a user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory capable of storing instructions and being connected electrically to the at least one processor operably,

wherein an operation, performed when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, includes:

transmitting a first message,

wherein the first message includes a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session release request message or a PDU session modification request message,

wherein the PDU session release request message is transmitted respectively according to one or more situations relating to Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI), and

wherein the one or more situations include:

a first situation where the UE is outside a Network Slice Area of Service (NS-AoS) of the S-NSSAI, and

a second situation where a partially allowed NSSAI contains the S-NSSAI associated with a PDU session, and the UE is in a tracking area (TA) where the S-NSSAI is not supported;

not attempting to request an establishment of user plane resources of any PDU session associated with the S-NSSAI, in case of the first situation;

not initiating an uplink (UL) Non-Access Stratum (NAS) transport message carrying a user data, in case of the first situation; and

maintaining a context for an established PDU session and not initiating a UE initiated NAS transport procedure carrying a user data if the established PDU session is established for the S-NSSAI included in the partially allowed NSSAI and if a current tracking area identity (TAI) is not in a list of TAs for which the S-NSSAI is allowed.

12. The semiconductor chipset of claim 11 ,

wherein the PDU session modification request message includes a packet swith (PS) data off status which is set to ‘deactivated’.

13. The semiconductor chipset of claim 11 ,

wherein the PDU session modification request message is transmitted respectively according to the one or more situations relating to the S-NSSAI.

14. The semiconductor chipset of claim 11 , wherein the first message is transmitted via a user equipment (UE) initiated Non-Access Stratum (NAS) transport procedure.

15. The semiconductor chipset of claim 11 , wherein the first message is included in a NAS transport message.