Motorola Mobility LLC

Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Google Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Motorla Mobility LLC

Apostolis K Salkintzis

Dimitrios Karampatsis

Genadi Velev

Andreas Kunz

Roozbeh Atarius

Michael F Coulas

Howard P Benn

Irfan Ali

Pelopidas Lappas

Prateek Basu Mallick

Robert T Love

Joachim Löhr

Dwight Randall Smith

David E Halasz

Jian Jun Wu

Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran

Xiang Xu

Vahid Pourahmadi

Ravi Kuchibhotla

Kenneth Anderson Stewart

Bonnie Chen

Thomas G Hallin

Robert Horvath

Bradley F Jentz

Walter Featherstone

Cheng-Wei Chang

Ravi Kuchibotla

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selecting a server application instance. One apparatus includes a network interface that communicates with a plurality of network functions in a mobile communication network and a processor that receives a request from a first network function to provide performance analytics for a first application. Here, the request includes a present location and a requested time. Additionally, the first application comprises a group of application instances. The processor generates performance analytics for the first application by using a first collection of performance data and reports the performance analytics to the first network function. Here, the performance analytics indicate a best application instance in the group of application instances for the present location and the requested time.

Selecting an application instance

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for using a pseudonym for access authentication over non-3GPP access. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network using a 3GPP access network and a non-3GPP access network. The processor sends a registration message to a first network function in the mobile communication network via the 3GPP access network, the first authentication message comprising a first indicator and a SUCI for the apparatus, wherein the first indicator comprises an indication that the apparatus has the capability for access authentication for non-3GPP access in an EPS. The processor receives a first identity pseudonym for the apparatus in response to the registration message comprising the first indicator and performs access authentication via a non-3GPP access network using the first identify pseudonym.

Using a pseudonym for access authentication over non-3GPP access

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for access network selection for UEs not supporting the Non-Access Stratum ('NAS') protocol over non-3GPP access. One method includes creating a first list of available PLMNs, each PLMN connectable via a non-3GPP access network using a 5G connectivity without the NAS protocol. The method includes selecting a first PLMN from the first list and creating a second list of available non-3GPP access networks. The method includes selecting a first non-3GPP access network from the second list and beginning a connectivity procedure over the first non-3GPP access network, where the connectivity procedure creates a data connection for the apparatus via the first PLMN, and where the connectivity procedure does not use the NAS protocol.

Access network selection for a UE not supporting NAS over non-3GPP access

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for measuring Round Trip Time ('RTT'). One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates via an access network. The processor establishes a data connection capable of communicating PDUs over the access network and establishes a measurement session via the data connection. The processor stores a first set of parameters for each PDU sent over the data connection and receives a first message via the measurement session. The processor calculates a value based on the first message and the first set of parameters.

Calculating round trip time in a mobile communication network

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting remote unit reauthentication. One apparatus includes a network interface that receives a first authentication message for reauthenticating a remote unit and a processor that verifies a first domain-name. The first domain-name identifies a key management domain name and an associated gateway function holding a reauthentication security context. Here, the first authentication message includes a NAI containing a first username and the first domain-name. The processor validates the first authentication message using at least the first username and generates a second authentication message in response to successfully validating the first authentication message. Via the network interface, the processor responds to the first authentication message by sending the second authentication message.

Supporting remote unit reauthentication

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining remote unit behavior parameters. One method includes receiving a message including parameters associated with an application in a remote unit. The method includes determining a first set of parameters including a first portion of the parameters, wherein each parameter of the first set of parameters corresponds to a remote unit behavior. The method includes determining a second set of parameters including a second portion of the parameters, wherein each parameter of the second set of parameters corresponds to a service behavior. The method includes associating the second set of parameters with a data network name, a single network slice selection assistance information, or a combination thereof.

Determining remote unit behavior parameters

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reconfiguring a data connection using new parameters. One apparatus includes a transceiver that communicates with a UE and a processor that registers the UE with a mobile communication network using a first set of parameters, where the first set of parameters is based on a UE configuration. The processor identifies a second set of parameters to be used by the UE in the mobile communication network. Via the transceiver, the processor sends the second set of parameters to the UE and sends mapping information which indicates how the at least one parameter in the second set of parameters corresponds to at least one new parameter for the UE configuration.

Methods and apparatuses for reconfiguring a data connection

For data collection, apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a first request from a network analytics function to monitor and report occurrences of a first event. The apparatus includes a processor that identifies a first type of network function in a mobile communication network that reports occurrence of the first event. The processor sends a second request to at least one network function of the first type to monitor and report occurrences of the first event and relays reports of occurrence of the first event from the at least one network function to the network analytics function.

Reporting occurrence of an event in a mobile communication network

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting edge data network discovery. One apparatus receives a first request from a function in a mobile communication network, the first request including a UE ID and a UE network address. The apparatus may determine whether the UE is located in a first service area based at least in part on a UE location and forward a DNS request to a first DNS server associated with the first service area based at least in part on a determination that the UE is located in the first service area. The apparatus may further receive a DNS reply and transmit a second request to a policy function in the mobile communication network based at least in part on a determination that the DNS reply includes a first IP address.

Service area based DNS

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed that support techniques for measuring round trip time ('RTT'). One method includes transmitting a first request for establishing a data connection between a User Equipment (“UE”) and a mobile core network and receiving, from an interworking function (“IWF”), a first message including a first encapsulation packet header that contains an echo request indication, where the first encapsulation packet header complies with a General Routing Encapsulation (“GRE”) protocol. The method includes transmitting, to the IWF, a second message including a second encapsulation packet header that contains an echo response indication, where the second encapsulation packet header complies with the GRE protocol.

Measuring round trip time in a mobile communication network

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting delegated data connections. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives an access request indicating that a remote unit requires to access a first access network. The processor determines to establish a delegated data connection in a mobile communication network for the remote unit, the delegated data connection connecting the apparatus with an external data network. The processor enables the authentication of the remote unit by converting a first authentication signaling used by the mobile communication network to a second authentication signaling used by the first access network. The processor controls the transceiver to forward data traffic between the remote unit and the external data network over the delegated data connection, wherein the delegated data connection is reserved for use by the remote unit.

Delegated data connection

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection. One method includes determining to configure a first data connection to provide a user equipment ('UE') with access to both a local data network and a remote data network based on information received from a session management function (“SMF”) and transmitting a downlink data packet to the UE via the first data connection. The method includes activating a network communicate with the local data network in response to determining to configure the first data connection to provide the UE with access to the local data network and providing the UE with access to one or more services via the local data network using the network interface.

Accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting a notification procedure during 5G registration over a non-3GPP access network. One apparatus includes a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network ('MCN') via a trusted non-3GPP access network (“TNAN”) and a processor that receives a message that starts an EAP session with an access gateway in the TNAN. Here, the EAP session facilitates the establishment of a NAS signaling connection between the apparatus and the MCN and to encapsulate NAS messages exchanged between the apparatus and an AMF in the MCN. The processor receives an EAP notification request from the access gateway before the EAP session is completed. Here, the EAP notification request including at least one access parameter. The processor sends an EAP notification response and completes the EAP session.

Notification in EAP procedure

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for paging multi-SIM devices in the same network. One apparatus includes a first subscriber identity module ('SIM'), a second SIM, a processor and a transceiver that communicates with at least one communication network. The processor registers with a first communication network using the first SIM and registers with a second communication network using the second SIM. Here, the registration with the first communication network is associated with a first identifier, wherein registering with the second communication network includes indicating the first identifier to the second communication network upon determining that the first communication network and the second communication network are the same communication network.

Paging for multiple SIMS

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a mobile communication network using a User Identifier. One apparatus () includes a processor () that establishes () a first connection with a remote unit and a transceiver () that receives () a first request via the first connection to create a User Profile. The processor () determines () whether the User Profile is to be linked with a third-party account and, if so, creates () the User Profile based on information in the third-party account and, if not, creates () the User Profile based on information received from the first device. The transceiver () sends () to the remote unit via the first connection a Device User Profile and sends () a second request to the mobile communication network to store the User Profile.

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