IP Library Granted Patent US 12,418,596
Granted Patent B2
US 12,418,596 · App. 18/468,165 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

UPF service-based packet delay status event exposure service method and device

Inventors: Kisuk Kweon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sangsoo Jeong (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L67/55H04L41/5051H04L43/0852
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Patent No.
US 12,418,596
App. No.
18/468,165
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to: a communication technique merging IoT technology with a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE); and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. According to various embodiments of the present invention, a method and device for requesting packet delay status by using an UPF event exposure service be provided.

Claims (38)

1. A method performed by a user plane function (UPF) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from an application function (AF), through a network exposure function (NEF), a first message for requesting a notification of a result of a quality of service (QoS) monitoring;

obtaining information on the QoS monitoring for a QoS flow; and

transmitting, to the AF, via an interface between the UPF and the AF, a second message including the information on the QoS monitoring for the QoS flow.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the second message comprise transmitting the second message, to the AF, through a network function (NF) different from a session management function (SMF), and

wherein the different NF comprises the NEF.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message further includes a time stamp related to the information on the QoS monitoring for the QoS flow.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the QoS monitoring comprises a packet delay monitoring.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message further includes an Nupf_EventExposure_Notify message.

6. A method performed by an application function (AF) in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user plane function (UPF), through a network exposure function (NEF), a first message for requesting a notification of a result of a quality of service (QoS) monitoring; and

receiving, from the UPF, via an interface between the UPF and the AF, a second message including information on the QoS monitoring for a QoS flow.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein receiving the second message comprises receiving the second message, from the UPF, through a network function (NF) different from a session management function (SMF), and

wherein the different NF comprises the NEF.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second message further includes a time stamp related to the information on the QoS monitoring for the QoS flow.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the QoS monitoring comprises a packet delay monitoring.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second message further includes an Nupf_EventExposure_Notify message.

11. A user plane function (UPF) in a communication system, the UPF comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, from an application function (AF), through a network exposure function (NEF), via the transceiver, a first message for requesting a notification of a result of a quality of service (QOS) monitoring,

obtain information on the QoS monitoring for a QoS flow, and

transmit, to the AF, via the transceiver, via an interface between the UPF and the AF, a second message including the information on the QoS monitoring for the QoS flow.

12. The UPF of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the second message, to the AF, via the transceiver, through a network function (NF) different from a session management function (SMF), and

wherein the different NF comprises the NEF.

13. The UPF of claim 11 , wherein the second message further includes a time stamp related to the information on the QoS monitoring for the QoS flow.

14. The UPF of claim 11 , wherein the QoS monitoring comprises a packet delay monitoring.

15. The UPF of claim 11 , wherein the second message further includes an Nupf_EventExposure_Notify message.

16. An application function (AF) in a communication system, the AF comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, to a user plane function (UPF), through a network exposure function (NEF), via the transceiver, a first message for requesting a notification of a result of a quality of service (QOS) monitoring, and

receive, from the UPF, via the transceiver, via an interface between the UPF and the AF, a second message including information on the QoS monitoring for a QoS flow.

17. The AF of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive the second message, from the UPF, via the transceiver, through a network function (NF) different from a session management function (SMF), and

wherein the different NF comprises the NEF.

18. The AF of claim 16 , wherein the second message further includes a time stamp related to the information on the QoS monitoring for the QoS flow.

19. The AF of claim 16 , wherein the QoS monitoring comprises a packet delay monitoring.

20. The AF of claim 16 , wherein the second message further includes an Nupf_EventExposure_Notify message.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0035082 · Mar 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17912267
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