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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2023
Applicant:

T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventor:

Mallika Deshpande, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2024.01); H04L 41/0663 (2022.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); H04L 69/40 (2022.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2023.01); H04W 72/53 (2023.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2876 (2013.01); H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 41/0663 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 28/0925 (2020.05); H04W 72/53 (2023.01); G06F 11/2023 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices can be utilized for policy control function (PCF) fallback during the set up of a session utilizing a 5th Generation (5G) core network. An example method includes receiving, from a session management function (SMF), a request for a policy corresponding to a session. The request includes a first policy identifier corresponding to a first policy control function (PCF). The example method further includes determining that the first PCF is unavailable, generating a modified request by replacing the first policy identifier with a second policy identifier in the request. The second policy identifier corresponds to a second PCF. The example method also includes transmitting, to the second PCF, the modified second request.


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