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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Klaus Turina, Herzogenrath, DE;
Abhay Ds, Beijing, CN;
Ziquan Pan, Beijing, CN;
Daniel Nilsson, Älvängen, SE;
Wei Luo, Beijing, CN;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present application generally relates to wireless communication technology. More particularly, the present application relates to a method and apparatus for performing protection control in a core network with separation between control plane and user plane. The present application also relates to computer program product adapted for the same purpose. According to one embodiment, a method for performing protection control in a core network with separation between control plane and user plane, comprises the following steps performed on the user plane: —a) pairing a User Plane Function (UPF) and at least one User Plane Security Function (UPSF); and —b) notifying a pairing relationship between the UPF and the UPSF to the control plane so that the pair of the UPF and the UPSF can be controlled by a Control Plane Function (CPF) via the same reference point.