Use of user equipment (UE) identifiers for registration in fifth generation (5G) systems
Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the utilization of user equipment (UE) identifiers for registration in fifth generation (5G) systems. An apparatus of a user equipment includes processing circuitry to: retrieve a first 5G-GUTI from a memory; generate a registration request message that includes the first 5G-GUTI; encode the registration request message for transmission to a fifth-generation core (5GC) network of a second PLMN; receive a registration accept message that includes a second 5G-GUTI; and access the second PLMN using the second 5G-GUTI.
1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a memory that stores a first fifth-generation globally unique temporary identifier (5G-GUTI) assigned by a first public land mobile network (PLMN) for the UE; and
processing circuitry, coupled with the memory, configured to:
retrieve the first 5G-GUTI from the memory;
generate a registration request message that includes the first 5G-GUTI;
encode the registration request message for transmission to a fifth-generation core (5GC) network of a second PLMN;
receive, in response to the UE being registered in the first PLMIN and connectivity being established with an access node of the first PLMN, a registration accept message from the second PLMN that includes a second 5G-GUTI and an indication of successful registration of the UE for third generation partnership project (3GPP) access and non-3GPP access, wherein the registration accept message indicates that the second 5G-GUTI is to be used to access the first PLMN and the second PLMN; and
access the first PLMN or the second PLMN using the second 5G-GUTI.
2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by the second PLMN.
3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by a third PLMN that is equivalent to the second PLMN.
4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by a third PLMN that is not the second PLMN nor equivalent to the second PLMN.
5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the registration request message is configured to register for access to the second PLMN while being connected to the first PLMN.
6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the registration accept message includes an explicit indication to indicate that the second 5G-GUTI is to be used to access the first PLMN and the second PLMN.
7. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a fifth-generation core (5GC) network to:
receive, from a user equipment (UE), a registration request message that includes a first fifth-generation globally unique temporary identifier (5G-GUTI) for the UE;
allocate a second 5G-GUTI that is to be used by the UE to access a first public land mobile network (PLMN); and
encode, in response to the UE being registered in the first PLMN and connectivity being established with an access node of the first PLMN, a registration accept message for transmission to the UE, the registration accept message including the second 5G-GUTI and an indication of successful registration of the UE for third generation partnership project (3GPP) access and non-3GPP access, wherein the registration accept message indicates that the second 5G-GUTI is to be used to access the first PLMN and a second PLMN.
8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the 5GC network to identify a change between a first access mobility function (AMF) associated with the UE to a second AMF associated with the UE.
9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the 5GC network to:
identify an indication from the first AMF of an existing next generation application protocol (NGAP) association for the UE towards a non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF);
identify N2 connectivity towards the N3IWF for the second AMF; and
create an NGAP UE association towards the N3IWF for the second AMF.
10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by the first PLMN or a second PLMN that is equivalent to the first PLMN.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by a second PLMN that is not the first PLMN nor equivalent to the first PLMN.
12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the registration accept message includes an explicit indication to indicate that the second 5G-GUTI is to be used to access the first PLMN and the second PLMN.
13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a user equipment (UE) to:
generate a first message that includes a first fifth-generation globally unique temporary identifier (5G-GUTI) assigned by a first public land mobile network (PLMN) for the UE;
encode the first message for transmission to a fifth-generation core (5GC) network of a second PLMN;
receive, in response to the UE being registered in the first PLMN and connectivity being established with an access node of the first PLMN, a second message from the second PLMN that includes a second 5G-GUTI and an indication of successful registration of the UE for third generation partnership project (3GPP) access and non-3GPP access, wherein the second message indicates that the second 5G-GUTI is to be used to access the first PLMN and the second PLMN; and
access the first PLMN or the second PLMN using the second 5G-GUTI.
14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by the second PLMN.
15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by a third PLMN that is equivalent to the second PLMN.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the first 5G-GUTI comprises a native 5G-GUTI assigned by a third PLMN that is not the second PLMN nor equivalent to the second PLMN.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the first message is configured to register for access to the second PLMN while being connected to the first PLMN.
18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the second message includes an explicit indication to indicate that the second 5G-GUTI is to be used to access the first PLMN and the second PLMN.