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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Stefan Rommer, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Jan Backman, Kärna, SE;
Qian Chen, Mölndal, SE;
Göran Hall, Mölndal, SE;
Åsa Larsen, Hisings Backa, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, adapted for taking part in handover from a 5G system, 5GS, to an Evolved Packet System, EPS, an interface being provided between a Mobility Management Entity, MME, of the EPS and the AMF. The AMF being adapted for signalling with a Session Management Function and Packet Data Network, PDN, Gateway-Control plane, SMF and PGW-C, entity, the AMF being adapted for—providing a request (-) to the SMF and PGW-C entity to provide a Session Management, SM, Context that also includes mapped EPS, Bearer Contexts (); —wherein for PDU Sessions with PDU Session type Ethernet or Unstructured, providing () a capability of a target MME of supporting a Non-IP PDN type to the PGW-C and SMF entity in the request (-) to allow the PGW-C and SMF entity to determine whether or not to include an EPS Bearer context for non-IP PDN type; —transmitting the request (-) to the SMF.