Method for selecting session and service continuity mode in wireless communication system and device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11246172-B2
Application number	US-201716339918-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2017
Priority date	Oct 7, 2016
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for selecting a session and a service continuity mode in a wireless communication system and a device therefor. Specifically, a method for selecting a session-and-service continuity (SSC) mode associated with a protocol data unit (PDU) session by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of SSC modes may comprise the steps of: receiving a data transmission request from an application; checking whether a first PDU session can support an SSC mode associated with the application; and when the first PDU session can support the SSC mode associated with the application, transmitting data of the application to a network by using the first PDU session without sending a request for establishment of a new second PDU session to the network, although an SSC mode of the first PDU session does not match the SSC mode associated with the application.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of selecting a session and service continuity (SSC) mode, associated with a protocol data unit (PDU) session, by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of SSC modes, the method comprising:
receiving, from an application, a request for data transmission;
checking whether a first PDU session is capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application, based on that an SSC mode of the first PDU session is not identical with the SSC mode associated with the application; and
transmitting data of the application to a network using a specific PDU session,
wherein (i) based on the first PDU session being capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application, the specific PDU session is the first PDU session, and (ii) when the first PDU session not being capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application, the specific PDU session is a second PDU session,
wherein the first PDU session is an existing PDU session which is pre-established, and wherein the second PDU session is a new PDU session which is newly established after the establishment of the first PDU session,
wherein whether the first PDU session is capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application is determined based on a specific policy rule which is pre-configured, and
wherein the specific policy rule is configured to define whether a PDU session related to a specific SSC mode of the plurality of SSC modes supports an SSC mode other than the specific SSC mode, among the plurality of SSC modes.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of SSC modes comprises an SSC mode 1, an SSC mode 2 and an SSC mode 3,
wherein in a PDU session of the SSC mode 1 , a PDU session anchor, which is used when a PDU session is established, is maintained regardless of an access technology that is being used for the UE to access the network,
wherein in a PDU session of the SSC mode 2, maintaining a PDU session anchor, which is used when a PDU session is established, is not guaranteed, and
wherein in a PDU session of the SSC mode 3, an establishment of UE connectivity through a new PDU session anchor to an identical data network before a connection between the UE and a previous PDU session anchor is allowed.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving an accepted SSC mode and allowed SSC mode for the first PDU session from the network when the first PDU session is established.

4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the checking step comprises checking whether the SSC mode associated with the application is included in the allowed SSC mode.

5. The method of claim 2 ,
wherein the checking step comprises checking whether the SSC mode of the first PDU session supports a higher session and service continuity than the SSC mode associated with the application.

6. The method of claim 5 ,
wherein when the SSC mode of the first PDU session is the SSC mode 1, the first PDU session supports all cases where the SSC mode associated with the application is the SSC mode 1, the SSC mode 2 or the SSC mode 3.

7. The method of claim 5 ,
wherein when the SSC mode of the first PDU session is the SSC mode 2, the first PDU session supports only a case where the SSC mode associated with the application is the SSC mode 2.

8. The method of claim 5 ,
wherein when the SSC mode of the first PDU session is the SSC mode 3, the first PDU session supports a case where the SSC mode associated with the application is the SSC mode 2 or the SSC mode 3.

9. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein when the request for data transmission is received from the application, an SSC mode requested by the application is indicated together.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an SSC mode, associated with the application, based on a policy provided by the network if an SSC mode requested by the application is not indicated when the request for data transmission is received from the application.

11. A user equipment (UE) configured to select a session and service continuity (SSC) mode, associated with a protocol data unit (PDU) session in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of SSC modes, the UE comprising:
a communication module configured to transmit and receive a signal; and
a processor configured to control the communication module,
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from an application, a request for data transmission;
check whether a first PDU session is capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application , based on that an SSC mode of the first PDU session is not identical with the SSC mode associated with the application; and
transmitting transmit data of the application to a network using a specific PDU session,
wherein (i) based on the first PDU session being capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application, the specific PDU session is the first PDU session, and (ii) when the first PDU session not being capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application, the specific PDU session is a second PDU session,
wherein the first PDU session is an existing PDU session which is pre-established and the second PDU session is a new PDU session which is newly established after the establishment of the first PDU session,
wherein whether the first PDU session is capable of supporting the SSC mode associated with the application is determined based on a specific policy rule which is pre-configured, and
wherein the specific policy rule is configured to define whether a PDU session related to a specific SSC mode of the plurality of SSC modes supports an SSC mode other than the specific SSC mode, among the plurality of SSC modes.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Youn Myungjune
• Kim Hyunsook
• Ryu Jinsook

Classifications

• H04W36/0022

  for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies · CPC title

• H04W80/10

  adapted for {application} session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] {(connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14)} · CPC title

• H04L47/19

  at layers above the network layer (network arrangements for networked applications for scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60) · CPC title

• H04W76/10 Primary

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04L67/148

  Migration or transfer of sessions · CPC title