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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2022
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Barry F. Hoffner, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Lixia Yan, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method may include receiving, by a policy control function (PCF), a first message including presence reporting area (PRA) information and status information identifying a type of network coverage associated with the PRA information. The method may also include determining, by the PCF, a policy for a user equipment (UE) device data session based on the received first message, and forwarding, by the PCF and prior to establishing the UE device data session, a second message identifying the determined policy to at least one of a session management function (SMF) or an access and mobility management function (AMF). The method may further include applying the determined policy to the UE device data session.