IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,549,935
Granted Patent B2
US 12,549,935 · App. 17/764,302 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Method and device for providing direct communication in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hoyeon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sunghoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W8/082H04W4/50H04W8/005H04W8/20H04W76/14
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Patent No.
US 12,549,935
App. No.
17/764,302
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an operating method of a first proximity-based services (ProSe) function belonging to a first public land mobile network (PLMN) includes: receiving a first ProSe Communication Create Request message from an application function (AF), a network exposure function (NEF) belonging to the first PLMN, or a first user equipment (UE) subscribed to the first PLMN; determining whether to perform inter-PLMN communication between the first UE and a second UE subscribed to a second PLMN, the second PLMN being different from the first PLMN; transmitting, to a second ProSe function belonging to the second PLMN, a ProSe Provisioning Request message including first radio resource information for direct communication by the first UE; receiving, from the second ProSe function, a ProSe Provisioning Response message including second radio resource information for direct communication by the second UE; and transmitting, to the first UE, the first ProSe Communication Create Request message including inter-PLMN communication information for direct communication with the second UE.

Claims (51)

1 . An operating method of a first core network entity corresponding to a first proximity-based services (ProSe) Function belonging to a first public land mobile network (PLMN), the operating method comprising:

receiving a first ProSe Communication Create Request message from an application function (AF), a network exposure function (NEF) belonging to the first PLMN, or a first user equipment (UE) subscribed to the first PLMN;

determining whether to perform inter-PLMN communication between the first UE and a second UE subscribed to a second PLMN, the second PLMN being different from the first PLMN;

transmitting, to a second core network entity corresponding to a second ProSe function belonging to the second PLMN, a ProSe Provisioning Request message comprising first radio resource information for direct communication by the first UE;

receiving, from the second core network entity corresponding to the second ProSe function, a ProSe Provisioning Response message comprising second radio resource information for direct communication by the second UE; and

transmitting, to the first UE, the first ProSe Communication Create Request message comprising inter-PLMN communication direct information for communication with the second UE.

2 . The operating method of claim 1 , wherein the ProSe Communication Create Request message comprises service information comprising at least one of an Identifier (ID) of the first UE, an ID of the second UE, a home PLMN (HPLMN) ID of the first UE, and an HPLMN ID of the second UE.

3 . The operating method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of whether to perform inter-PLMN communication between the first UE and the second UE subscribed to the second PLMN being different from the first PLMN comprises determining whether to perform inter-PLMN communication between the first UE and the second UE based on at least one of the service information, policy information, UE subscription information, and a service level agreement (SLA) between PLMNs.

4 . The operating method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a ProSe Service Request message from an access and mobility management function (AMF); and

transmitting a ProSe Service Response message to the AMF.

5 . The operating method of claim 4 , wherein the ProSe Service Request message comprises at least one of an ID of the first UE, a ProSe authorized indication for the first UE, and information regarding a ProSe service for which the first UE is authorized.

6 . The operating method of claim 4 , wherein the receiving of the ProSe Service Request message from the AMF comprises receiving the ProSe Service Request message based on information indicating whether an inter-PLMN is supportable or information indicating whether an inter-PLMN for each ProSe service is supportable, the information being received by the AMF from a unified data management (UDM) or a policy and charging function (PCF).

7 . The operating method of claim 1 , wherein the first ProSe function comprises a ProSe function capable of supporting an inter-PLMN or an inter-PLMN for each ProSe service.

8 . The operating method of claim 1 , wherein the inter-PLMN communication information comprises at least one of the first radio resource information and the second radio resource information.

9 . The operating method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from an AMF, location information regarding the first UE;

determining whether to update the inter-PLMN communication information, based on the location information regarding the first UE;

in case that it is determined to update the inter-PLMN communication information, transmitting, to the second core network entity corresponding to the second ProSe function belonging to the second PLMN, a ProSe Provisioning Update Request message comprising updated first radio resource information; and

receiving a ProSe Provisioning Update Response message from the second core network entity corresponding to the second ProSe function.

10 . The operating method of claim 9 ,

wherein the ProSe Provisioning Update Response message comprises updated second radio resource information, and

wherein the operating method further comprises transmitting, to the first UE, a ProSe Communication Update Request message comprising the inter-PLMN communication information comprising at least one of the updated first radio resource information and the updated second radio resource information.

11 . A first core network entity corresponding to a first proximity-based services (ProSe) function belonging to a first public land mobile network (PLMN), the first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive a first ProSe Communication Create Request message from an application function (AF), a network exposure function (NEF) belonging to the first PLMN, or a user equipment (UE) subscribed to the first PLMN;

determine whether to perform inter-PLMN communication between the first UE and a second UE subscribed to a second PLMN, the second PLMN being different from the first PLMN;

transmit, to a second core network entity corresponding to a second ProSe function belonging to the second PLMN, a ProSe Provisioning Request message comprising first radio resource information for direct communication by the first UE;

receive, from the second core network entity corresponding to the second ProSe function, a ProSe Provisioning Response message comprising second radio resource information for direct communication by the second UE; and

transmit, to the first UE, the first ProSe Communication Create Request message comprising inter-PLMN communication information for direct communication with the second UE.

12 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 11 , wherein the ProSe Communication Create Request message comprises service information comprising at least one of an Identifier (ID) of the first UE, an ID of the second UE, a home PLMN (HPLMN) ID of the first UE, and an HPLMN ID of the second UE.

13 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether to perform inter-PLMN communication between the first UE and the second UE based on at least one of the service information, policy information, UE subscription information, and a service level agreement (SLA) between PLMNs.

14 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a ProSe Service Request message from an access and mobility management function (AMF); and

transmit a ProSe Service Response message to the AMF.

15 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 14 , wherein the ProSe Service Request message comprises at least one of an ID of the first UE, a ProSe authorized indication for the first UE, and information regarding a ProSe service for which the first UE is authorized.

16 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the ProSe Service Request message based on information indicating whether an inter-PLMN is supportable or information indicating whether an inter-PLMN for each ProSe service is supportable, the information being received by the AMF from a unified data management (UDM) or a policy and charging function (PCF).

17 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 11 , wherein the first ProSe function comprises a ProSe function capable of supporting an inter-PLMN or an inter-PLMN for each ProSe service.

18 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 11 , wherein the inter-PLMN communication information comprises at least one of the first radio resource information and the second radio resource information.

19 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from an AMF, location information regarding the first UE;

determine whether to update the inter-PLMN communication information, based on the location information regarding the first UE;

in case that it is determined to update the inter-PLMN communication information, transmit, to the second core network entity corresponding to the second ProSe function belonging to the second PLMN, a ProSe Provisioning Update Request message comprising updated first radio resource information; and

receive a ProSe Provisioning Update Response message from the second core network entity corresponding to the second ProSe function.

20 . The first core network entity corresponding to the first ProSe function of claim 19 ,

wherein the ProSe Provisioning Update Response message comprises updated second radio resource information, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit, to the first UE, a ProSe Communication Update Request message comprising the inter-PLMN communication information comprising at least one of the updated first radio resource information and the updated second radio resource information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2022
From: LEE, HOYEON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059649/0191 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0120130 · Sep 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220369092A1 · Nov 17, 2022
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