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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Chia-Lin Lai, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Chien-Chun Huang-Fu, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Assignee:

MediaTek INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 76/36 (2018.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/36 (2018.02); H04W 84/042 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of handling multi-access (MA) Protocol data unit (PDU) session handover is proposed. A UE and network can support Access Traffic Steering Switching and Splitting (ATSSS) functionalities to distribute traffic over 3GPP access and non-3GPP access for the established MA PDU session. An ATSSS-Supported UE first establishes a MA PDU Session on both 3GPP and non-3GPP access in a currently registered PLMN which is an ATSSS-Supported network. The UE then moves from the ATSSS-Supported network to an ATSSS-not-Supported network and finally reaches another ATSSS-Supported network. In one novel aspect, a solution is provided on how to handle the ongoing MA PDU Session with two accesses under handover scenarios between ATSSS-Supported and ATSSS-not-Supported networks. Furthermore, if the ongoing MA PDU Session cannot handover, a solution is provided on how to handle the MA PDU Session.


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