The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2023
Deutsche Telekom Ag, Bonn, DE;
Josep Colom Ikuno, Korneuburg, AT;
Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn, DE;
Abstract
A method for subscribing for Policy Control Function (PCF) binding events for an address range in a 5G system (5GS) includes: subscribing, from the NF Service Consumer to the functional entity, to binding information changes for one or a combination of subscriber parameters; sending, from the functional entity to the NF Service Consumer, a confirmation of the subscription; detecting, by the functional entity, a change of the stored binding information matching one or a combination of the subscriber parameters for one or more subscriber IDs; notifying of the change of the stored binding information, from the functional entity to the subscribed NF Service Consumer, by sending new PDU session binding information associated with the one or more subscriber IDs; and receiving, at the NF Service Consumer, the new PDU session binding information associated with the one or more subscriber IDs.