Method of processing establishment of MA PDU session, and AMF node and SMF node

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11528763-B2
Application number	US-201916967688-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2019
Priority date	Feb 13, 2018
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for processing establishment of a protocol data unit (PDU) session by an access and mobility management function (AMF) node. The method may include a step of receiving a PDU session establishment request message from a user equipment (UE) via either a first access or a second access. The PDU session establishment request message may include information indicative of a multi access (MA) PDU session. The method may include a step of selecting a session management function (SMF) node supporting the MA PDU session on the basis of the information indicative of the MA PDU session. The method may include a step of sending the PDU session establishment request message to the SMF node supporting the MA PDU session.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment by an access and mobility management function (AMF) node, the method comprising:
receiving a PDU session establishment request message from a user equipment (UE) over any one of 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) access and non-3GPP access, the PDU session establishment request message comprising information indicating a multi-access (MA) PDU session;
selecting a session management function (SMF) node supporting an MA PDU session based on the information indicating the MA PDU session;
transmitting the PDU session establishment request message to the SMF node supporting the MA PDU session;
transmitting, to the SMF, information indicating whether the UE is registered over both the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access or is registered over only one thereof;
receiving a request for notification from the SMF node in occurrence of a first event in which the UE is registered through the non-3GPP access or in occurrence of a second event of a switch to a connected state occurs when user plane setup for the MA PDU session is performed first through only the 3GPP access; and
transmitting a notification to the SMF node when the first event or second event occurs.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating context of a PDU session based on the information indicating the MA PDU session,
wherein the context of the PDU session comprises an access type, and
the access type indicates both the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the PDU session establishment request message comprises forwarding information indicating whether the UE is in an idle state or a connected state.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PDU session establishment request message comprises session network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI), and the delivering of the PDU session establishment request message comprises delivering allowed NSSAI for each access.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying S-NSSAI of the MA PDU session is comprised in allowed NSSAI for corresponding access when the UE is registered through only any one of the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access and when the UE is registered through another access; and
transmitting a request for release of the MA PDU session to the SMF node when the S-NSSAI of the MA PDU session is comprised in the allowed NSSAI for the corresponding access.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a registration request message comprising a list of a PDU session to be activated from the UE when the UE is not registered over the non-3GPP access; and
delivering necessity of activating the MA PDU session to the SMF node based on the list.

7. A method for processing protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment by a session management function (SMF) node, the method comprising:
receiving, from an access and mobility management function (AMF) node, a PDU session establishment request message from a user equipment (UE), the PDU session establishment request message comprising information indicating a multi-access (MA) PDU session including 3GPP access and non-3GPP access;
receiving, from the AMF, information indicating whether the UE is registered over both the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access or is registered over only one thereof;
transmitting a request for notification to the AMF node in occurrence of a first event in which the UE is registered through the non-3GPP access or in occurrence of a second event of a switch to a connected state occurs when user plane setup for the MA PDU session is performed first through only the 3GPP access;
receiving a notification from the AMF node when the first event or second event occurs;
generating an MA PDU session through any one of the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access or through both thereof based on the information indicating the MA PDU session; and
delivering a PDU session establishment acceptance message.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving of the PDU session establishment request message comprises receiving information indicating whether the UE is in an idle state or a connected state.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving of the PDU session establishment request message comprises receiving one or more of session network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) and allowed NSSAI for each access.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the generating of the MA PDU session comprises:
performing user plane setup for the 3GPP access; and
performing user plane setup for the non-3GPP access.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the PDU session establishment acceptance message comprises information indicating access for which user plane setup is performed among the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
performing user plane setup for the non-3GPP access when the UE is registered over the non-3GPP access in a case where the MA PDU session is generated through only the 3GPP access in the generating of the MA PDU session.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
transmitting a request for notification to the AMF node in occurrence of a first event in which the UE is registered through the non-3GPP access or in occurrence of a second event of a switch to a connected state occurs in a case where the MA PDU session is generated through only the 3GPP access in the generating of the MA PDU session.

14. An access and mobility management function (AMF) node for processing protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment, the AMF node comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor to control the transceiver to receive a PDU session establishment request message from a user equipment (UE) over any one of 3GPP access and non-3GPP access,
wherein the PDU session establishment request message comprises information indicating a multi-access (MA) PDU session, and
wherein the processor selects a session management function (SMF) node supporting an MA PDU session based on the information indicating the MA PDU session and transmits the PDU session establishment request message to the SMF node supporting the MA PDU session,
wherein the processor transmits information indicating whether the UE is registered over both the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access or is registered over only one thereof to the SMF,
wherein the processor receives a request for notification from the SMF node in occurrence of a first event in which the UE is registered through the non-3GPP access or in occurrence of a second event of a switch to a connected state occurs when user plane setup for the MA PDU session is performed first through only the 3GPP access, and
wherein the processor transmits a notification to the SMF node when the first event or second event occurs.

15. A session management function (SMF) node for processing protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment, the SMF node comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor to control the transceiver to receive, from an access and mobility management function (AMF) node, a PDU session establishment request message from a user equipment (UE),
wherein the PDU session establishment request message comprises information indicating a multi-access (MA) PDU session including 3GPP access and non-3GPP access,
wherein the processor receives, from the AMF, information indicating whether the UE is registered over both the 3GPP access and the non-3GPP access or is registered over only one thereof,
wherein the processor transmits a request for notifica

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Youn Myungjune
• Kim Laeyoung
• Kim Hyunsook
• Ryu Jinsook

Classifications

• H04W76/30

  Connection release · CPC title

• H04W76/34

  Selective release of ongoing connections · CPC title

• H04W76/11

  Allocation or use of connection identifiers · CPC title

• H04W76/12

  Setup of transport tunnels · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title