PDU session establishment method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11310843-B2
Application number	US-201916977307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2019
Priority date	Mar 13, 2018
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

This application discloses a PDU session establishment method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device in a process of establishing a PDN connection in a first system, an access type that is sent by a core network device and that corresponds to the PDN connection in a second system; and when the terminal device moves to the second system, establishing, by the terminal device, a PDU session in the second system via an access network indicated by the access type, where the PDU session is associated with the PDN connection. Implementation of the present invention can increase a success rate of establishing a PDU session.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A PDU session establishment method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device in a process of establishing a public data network (PDN) connection in a first system, an access type that is sent by a core network device and that corresponds to the PDN connection in a second system;
when the terminal device moves to the second system, establishing, by the terminal device, a protocol data unit (PDU) session in the second system via an access network indicated by the access type, wherein the PDU session is associated with the PDN connection;
determining, by the terminal device, to use a terminal device route selection policy (URSP) rule corresponding to an application of the PDU session; and
when a parameter of the PDU session does not match the URSP rule of the application, skipping, by the terminal device, binding the application to the PDU session, or releasing the PDU session.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by a terminal device in a process of establishing a PDN connection in a first system, an access type that is sent by a core network device and that corresponds to the PDN connection in a second system comprises:
receiving, by the terminal device, a protocol configuration option (PCO) from the core network device, wherein the PCO carries the access type supported by the PDN connection in the second system.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the access type comprises 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access and non-3GPP access.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
registering, by the terminal device, with the second system via the access network indicated by the access type.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein
the terminal device registers with the second system via a 3GPP access network;
the terminal device registers with the second system via a non-3GPP access network; or
the terminal device registers with the second system via both a 3GPP access network and a non-3GPP access network.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising an instruction, wherein when the instruction is run on a PDU session establishment apparatus, the PDU session establishment apparatus is enabled to perform the method according to claim 1 .

7. A PDU session establishment apparatus, comprising:
a receiver, configured to receive in a process of establishing a PDN connection in a first system, an access type that is sent by a core network device and that corresponds to the PDN connection in a second system; and
a processor, configured to: when a terminal device moves to the second system, establish a PDU session in the second system via an access network indicated by the access type, wherein the PDU session is associated with the PDN connection; determine to use a terminal device route selection policy (URSP) rule corresponding to an application of the PDU session; and when a parameter of the PDU session does not match the URSP rule of the application, skip binding the application to the PDU session or release the PDU session.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein that a processor is configured to receive, in a process of establishing a PDN connection in a first system, an access type that is sent by a core network device and that corresponds to the PDN connection in a second system comprises:
receiving a protocol configuration option (PCO) sent by the core network device, wherein the PCO carries the access type supported by the PDN connection in the second system.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the access type comprises 3GPP access and non-3GPP access.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
register with the second system via the access network indicated by the access type.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein that the processor is configured to register with the second system via the access network indicated by the access type comprises:
registering with the second system via a 3GPP access network;
registering with the second system via a non-3GPP access network; or
registering with the second system via both a 3GPP access network and a non-3GPP access network.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Xiaojuan
• Yang Haorui
• Jin Hui
• Ouyang Guowei
• Dou Fenghui
• Duan Xiaoyan

Classifications

• H04W76/12 Primary

  Setup of transport tunnels · CPC title

• H04L47/803

  Application aware · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W36/0066

  of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network · CPC title