Method for managing session and SMF node

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11382005-B2
Application number	US-202016986966-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2020
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

The one disclosure of the present specification proposes a method for managing session. The method may be performed by a session management function, SMF, node and comprise: generating a packet data unit, PDU, session for a user equipment, UE; receiving, from an access and mobility management function, AMF, node, information about the UE; and determining, based on the information, whether to transmit an indication for notifying a user plane function, UPF, node to discard a downlink data for the PDU session of the UE. The determination may be dependent on whether the PDU session corresponds to a first service provided to the UE.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for managing session, the method performed by a session management function (SMF) node and comprising:
performing procedure for establishing a data session of a user equipment (UE),
wherein the data session of the UE is established over the UE, an access and mobility management function (AMF) node, the SMF node and an user plane function (UPF) node;
receiving, information related to a location change of the UE from the AMF node,
wherein the location change of the UE is related to that the UE moved out of a local area data network (LADN) service area; and
transmitting information enabling the UPF node to discard data related to the data session of the UE to the UPF node, based on (i) that the UE moved out of the LADN service area and (ii) the data session of the US is related to the LADN,
wherein a context for the data session is maintained in the SMF node, based on that the information enabling the UPF node to discard the data related the to the data session of the UE is transmitted.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information enabling the UPF node to discard the data related to the data session of the UE includes a notification to deactivate a connection related to the data session of the UE while maintaining the established data session of the UE.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information enabling the UPF node to discard the data related to the data session of the UE includes information not to buffer the data related to the data session of the UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the discarding the data comprises:
discarding the data based on a timer based on that the UE moved out of the LADN service area.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a service request for an another data session while the UE is outside of the LADN service area; and
transmitting a reject message for the second data session.

6. A session management function (SMF) node for managing a session, comprising:
at least one transceiver;
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operably connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:
performing procedure for establishing a data session of a user equipment (UE),
wherein the data session of the UE is established over the UE, an access and mobility management function (AMF) node, the SMF node and an user plane function (UPF) node;
receiving, via the at least one transceiver, information related to a location change of the UE from the AMF node,
wherein the location change of the UE is related to that the UE moved out of a local area data network (LADN) service area; and
transmitting, via the at least one transceiver, information enabling the UPF node to discard data related to the data session of the UE to the UPF node, based on (i) that the UE moved out of the LADN service area and (ii) the data session of the US is related to the LADN,
wherein a context for the data session is maintained in the SMF node, based on that the information enabling the UPF node to discard the data related the to the data session of the UE is transmitted.

7. The SMF node of claim 6 , wherein the information enabling the UPF node to discard the data related to the data session of the UE includes a notification to deactivate a connection related to the data session of the UE while maintaining the established data session of the UE.

8. The SMF node of claim 6 , wherein the information enabling the UPF node to discard the data related to the data session of the UE includes information not to buffer the data related to the data session of the UE.

9. The SMF node of claim 6 , wherein the discarding the data comprises:
discarding the data based on a timer based on that the UE moved out of the LADN service area.

10. The SMF node of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receiving, via the at least one transceiver, a service request for an another data session while the UE is outside of the LADN service area; and
transmitting, via the at least one transceiver, a reject message for the second data session.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Hyunsook
• Ryu Jinsook
• Park Sangmin
• Youn Myungjune

Classifications

• H04W36/322

  by location data · CPC title

• H04W36/0033 Primary

  with transfer of context information · CPC title

• H04W92/20

  between access points · CPC title

• H04W76/22

  Manipulation of transport tunnels · CPC title

• H04W76/00

  Connection management · CPC title