Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

Nokia Siemens Networks Gmbh & Co Kg

Mirko Schramm

Riccardo Trivisonno

Qing Wei

Emmanouil Pateromichelakis

Apostolos Kousaridas

Fenqin Zhu

Zaifeng Zong

Thomas Belling

Hao Jing

Dario Serafino Tonesi

Wei Lu

Tuija Helena Hurtta

Henrik Olofsson

Clarissa Marquezan

Qing Zhou

Wolfgang Hahn

Wint Yi Poe

Konstantinos Pentikousis

Frank Schramm

The present disclosure relates to handover (HO) of a user equipment (UE), which consumes a quality of service (QoS) flow that is associated with multiple QoS profiles. The disclosure proposes a network entity for supporting HO of the UE, and proposes a second network entity that is the target of HO of the UE. The network entity is configured to: obtain multiple QoS profiles associated with a QoS flow; obtain QoS capability information indicating whether the second network entity supports more than one QoS profile and/or whether a first network entity supports more than one QoS profile; and provide at least one message to the second network entity, wherein the at least one message includes at least one QoS profile according to the QoS capability information.

Devices and methods for supporting handover of UE

A network entity for controlling distribution of slice service level agreement (SLA) information of a network slice in a mobile communication network is provided, wherein the network entity is configured to: obtain a plurality of slice SLA indications, wherein each slice SLA indication is obtained from a network control entity of a first plurality of network control entities; and provide to a network control entity local slice SLA information, wherein the local slice SLA information is based on the obtained plurality of slice SLA indications. A network control entity for supporting distribution of slice service level agreement (SLA) information for a mobile communication network is provided, wherein the network control entity is configured to: provide a plurality of slice SLA indications to a network entity for controlling distribution of slice SLA information of a network slice; obtain local slice SLA information related to a network slice from a second entity, wherein the local slice SLA information is based on the obtained plurality of slice SLA indications.

Network entities for managing distribution of slice service level agreement information in a communication network

An entity, particularly a Radio Access Network (RAN) entity, adjusts Quality of Service (QoS) of at least one QoS flow in a RAN. The entity is configured to: obtain assistance information for an adjustment of at least one QoS profile for the at least one QoS flow of at least one wireless communication device, particularly of at least one user equipment (UE); and provide, to a second entity, particularly to a Core Network (CN) entity, a request for an adjustment or QoS information for the adjustment from a first QoS profile to a second QoS profile of a first QoS flow. The request or the QoS information is based on the assistance information.

Method and apparatus for adjusting QoS of a QoS flow based on assistance information

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for improving a mobile network system. In one example method, the apparatus may comprise an Application Function, AF, and a Policy Control Function, PCF, wherein the AF is configured to request the PCF to configure the multiple QoS levels for the session.

Apparatus for supporting and influencing QoS levels

A communication method applicable to different scenarios of interworking between communications systems includes determining, by a session management network element, a first data channel in a first system, where the first data channel is a data channel to be synchronized with a terminal device; and synchronizing, by the session management network element in an interworking procedure for the terminal device from the first system to a second system, at least one of the first data channel or a second data channel that is in the second system and that corresponds to the first data channel.

Method and apparatus for interworking between communication systems

The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses related to mobile network systems. In an implementation, a method comprises configuring, by an application function (AF) of an apparatus in a mobile network system, a policy control function (PCF) to provide a plurality of Quality of Service (QoS) levels for a session related to an application or a service; and requesting, by the AF, the PCF to configure the plurality of QoS levels, wherein a QoS flow is associated with a plurality of QoS profiles for configuring the plurality of QoS levels in response to the QoS flow being established.

Communication method and communications apparatus

The present embodiments disclose a method and a device for controlling binding of a data flow to a bearer. The method includes receiving, by a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF) device, indication information and an identifier of a policy and charging control (PCC) rule from a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) device and binding, by the PCEF device to a target bearer according to the indication information, a data flow indicated by an identifier of the data flow in the PCC rule indicated by the identifier of the PCC rule.

Method and device for controlling binding of data flow to bearer

A method permitting the control of the service quality and/or service fees of telecommunication services in which several service nodes are involved. During the initiation and/or implementation of a communication service, an exchange of signaling data occurs between a communications terminal and at least two service nodes which are involved in the communication service. The control node detects whether the service data transmitted by the at least two service nodes relate to the very same communication service. Then the control node selects service data from the transmitted service data and uses these service data for controlling the service quality and/or service fees.

Method for allowing control of the quality of service and/or of the service fees for telecommunication services

A method, apparatus, computer program, and system is provided that includes handling traffic management in a communication network system. One example may include activating a communication link, obtaining traffic management rules to handle the traffic flow on the communication link, and transferring the traffic management rules to at least one network element configured to implement the traffic management rules. The traffic management rules are configured to perform traffic management by transferring at least a portion of the network traffic to a different communication network.

Method and apparatus configured to provide local breakout services with a single APN

There is proposed a charging control in which a policy and charging control function provides first (preliminary) charging control information, such as PCC rules, when the communication connection is set up or modified. Then, service information can be retrieved leading to an updated set of charging control information. The policy and charging control function provides then the updated charging control information for enforcement, wherein the charging system is informed about both the preliminary nature of the first charging control information and the validity of the second charging control information for a time before the update, i.e. before the transmission of the second charging control information. The charging system can use this updated charging control information and knows that it has to replace the former charging control information, so that the charging procedure can be corrected accordingly. Thus, charging of a service miming on the communication connection on the basis of correct charging control information is possible over the complete time the service is running.

Charging control providing correction of charging control information

The invention relates to a data traffic separation method for use in a packet-oriented mobile radio network. According to said method, data traffic arising in an access node of the mobile radio network and consisting of a plurality of layer 2 connections comprising a plurality of data flows each is separated with respect to a connection-specific and/or data flow-specific treatment and is optionally guided through a processing unit carrying out such a treatment. The invention further relates to a corresponding mobile radio network in which the inventive method can be applied.

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Mirko Schramm