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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 60/06 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/186 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 60/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network function and a method for associating a UE of a UE group to a PDU session with in a CN. The NF establishes a shared PDU session for the UE group before all of the UEs in the UE group register with the CN and binds a UE that has not yet registered with the CN to the shared PDU session when the UE registers with the CN, provided the UE will share at least one of a UL UP connection and a DL UP connection associated with the shared PDU session. The NF may be an SMF.