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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexandre S. Stojanovski, Paris, FR;
Muthaiah Venkatachalam, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/12 (2009.01); H04W 36/28 (2009.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04L 101/35 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/12 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 61/5007 (2022.05); H04W 36/0033 (2013.01); H04W 36/0069 (2018.08); H04W 36/28 (2013.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02); H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04L 2101/35 (2022.05);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, computer-readable media, and methods for switching user plane function nodes associated with connections in communication systems are described. Some embodiments include moving one or more existing traffic flows from a first connection with a data network to a second connection with the data network, wherein the first connection at least partially overlaps, in time, with the second connection.