Local area network (LAN) service in fifth generation (5G) systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11743231-B2
Application number	US-201917268377-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2019
Priority date	Aug 13, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

Methods, systems, and storage media are described for providing fifth generation-local area network (5G LAN)-type services and 5G LAN communications over 5G Systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An access node (AN), comprising:
memory to store configuration parameters for configuring a user equipment (UE) for a fifth-generation (5G) local area network (LAN) service, wherein the configuration parameters include: a data network name (DNN) to access a private network and an authorized quality of service (QoS) parameter; and
processing circuitry, coupled with the memory, to:
retrieve the configuration parameters from the memory;
generate a message that includes the configuration parameters; and
encode the message for transmission to the UE via non-access stratum (NAS) signaling.

2. The AN of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters further include a time of service activation.

3. The AN of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters are to configure the UE for the 5G LAN service for Internet protocol (IP) communication.

4. The AN of claim 3 , wherein the configuration parameters further include: credentials to authenticate with the private network, an IP address or prefix, a domain name service (DNS) server name or address, a support indicator for dynamic DNS, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server address, or a proxy call session control function (P-CSCF) address.

5. The AN of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters are to configure the UE for the 5G LAN service for Ethernet communication.

6. The AN of claim 5 , wherein the configuration parameters further include: an indication of support for an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1Q operation to provide access to virtual networks and QoS support, an IEEE 802.1Q virtual LAN identifier (VID) tag for a virtual network associated with the DNN, a generic public subscription identifier (GPSI) or subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) associated with the IEEE 802.1Q VID tag, an indication of address resolution protocol (ARP) support in the private network, or a maximum number of Ethernet addresses reachable via the UE.

7. The AN of claim 1 , wherein the message is generated via a policy control function (PCF).

8. One or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a user equipment (UE) to:
receive a configuration message that includes configuration policies to configure the UE for a fifth-generation (5G) local area network (LAN) service, wherein the configuration policies include: a data network name (DNN) to access a private network and an authorized quality of service (QoS) parameter; and
perform the 5G LAN service based on the configuration policies.

9. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the configuration policies further include a time of service activation.

10. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the configuration policies are to configure the UE for the 5G LAN service for Internet protocol (IP) communication.

11. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the configuration policies further include: credentials to authenticate with the private network, an IP address or prefix, a domain name service (DNS) server name or address, a support indicator for dynamic DNS, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server address, or a proxy call session control function (P-CSCF) address.

12. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein configuration policies are to configure the UE for the 5G LAN service for Ethernet communication.

13. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the configuration policies further include: an indication of support for an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1Q operation to provide access to virtual networks and QoS support, an IEEE 802.1Q virtual LAN identifier (VID) tag for a virtual network associated with the DNN, a generic public subscription identifier (GPSI) or subscription permanent identifier (SUFI) associated with the IEEE 802.1Q VID tag, an indication of address resolution protocol (ARP) support in the private network, or a maximum number of Ethernet addresses reachable via the UE.

14. One or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause an access node (AN) to:
generate a message that includes configuration parameters to configure a user equipment (UE) for a fifth-generation (5G) local area network (LAN) service, wherein the configuration parameters include: a data network name (DNN) for accessing a private network and an authorized quality of service (QoS) parameter; and
encode the message for transmission to the UE via non-access stratum (NAS) signaling.

15. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein the configuration parameters further include a time of service activation.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein the configuration parameters are to configure the UE for the 5G LAN service for Internet protocol (IP) communication.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the configuration parameters further include: credentials to authenticate with the private network, an IP address or prefix, a domain name service (DNS) server name or address, a support indicator for dynamic DNS, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server address, or a proxy call session control function (P-CSCF) address.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein configuration parameters are to configure the UE for the 5G LAN service for Ethernet communication.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 18 , wherein the configuration parameters further include: an indication of support for an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1Q operation to provide access to virtual networks and QoS support, an IEEE 802.1Q virtual LAN identifier (VID) tag for a virtual network associated with the DNN, a generic public subscription identifier (GPSI) or subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) associated with the IEEE 802.1Q VID tag, an indication of address resolution protocol (ARP) support in the private network, or a maximum number of Ethernet addresses reachable via the UE.

20. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein the message is generated via a policy control function (PCF).

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Stojanovski Alexandre Saso
• Liao Ching-Yu
• Kedalagudde Meghashree Dattatri
• Parron Jerome
• Jain Puneet K

Classifications

• H04L61/4541 Primary

  Directories for service discovery · CPC title

• H04L61/4511

  using domain name system [DNS] · CPC title

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04L61/5007

  Internet protocol [IP] addresses · CPC title

• H04L61/5014 Primary

  using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP] · CPC title