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US 12,568,145 · App. 18/498,893 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Apparatus and method for supporting UPF event exposure service in wireless communication system

Inventors: Kisuk Kweon (Suwon-si, KR); Sangsoo Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Jungshin Park (Suwon-si, KR); Jungje Son (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L67/30H04L67/51
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Patent No.
US 12,568,145
App. No.
18/498,893
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5 th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4 th generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments, there is provided an operating method of an application function (AF) in a wireless communication system that includes: transmitting, to a network exposure function (NEF), a Nnef_EventExposure_Subscribe message including an address of a user equipment (UE) to request a subscription of a user plane function (UPF) event exposure service for the UE; and receiving, from the NEF, a Nnef_EventExposure_Notify message including information on the UPF event exposure service for the UE.

Claims (20)

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

receiving, from a session management function (SMF), a Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe request message including at least one of one or more event ID, and target of event reporting;

transmitting, to the SMF, a Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe response message, in response to the Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe request message including a subscription correlation ID and expiry time;

identifying occurrence of a subscribed event; and

transmitting, to a network exposure function (NEF), a Nupf_EventExposure_Notify message including subscribed information.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the target of event reporting includes a data network name (DNN) and a single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI).

3 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe request message further includes event reporting information, notification target address, and event filter information.

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

at least one processor, and

at least one memory, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, storing instructions executable by the at least one processor individually or in any combination to cause the UPF to:

receive, from a session management function (SMF), a Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe request message including at least one of one or more event ID, and target of event reporting,

transmit, to the SMF, a Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe response message, in response to the Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe request message including a subscription correlation ID and expiry time,

identify occurrence of a subscribed event, and

transmit, to a network exposure function (NEF), a Nupf_EventExposure_Notify message including subscribed information.

5 . The UPF of claim 4 ,

wherein the target of event reporting includes a data network name (DNN) and a single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI).

6 . The UPF of claim 4 ,

wherein the Nupf_EventExposure_Subscribe request message further includes event reporting information, notification target address, and event filter information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2023
From: KWEON, KISUK; JEONG, SANGSOO; PARK, JUNGSHIN; SON, JUNGJE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 065409/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0028450 · Mar 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18053251 · Nov 7, 2022
Continuation 17249573 · Mar 5, 2021
Related Publication 20240064208A1 · Feb 22, 2024
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