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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Yumei Song, Gothenburg, SE;
Fuencisla Garcia Azorero, Madrid, ES;
Susana Fernandez Alonso, Madrid, ES;
Hong Zhang, Gothenburg, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for handling failure during traffic steering are provided. In embodiments disclosed herein, a Session Management Function (SMF), a Policy Control Function (PCF), a Packet Data Network Gateway Control Plane (PGW-C), a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), and/or a User Plane Function (UPF) can be configured to collaboratively handle an error(s) that occurs during N6-LAN traffic steering, SGi-LAN traffic steering, Application Function (AF) influence traffic steering. Specifically, the methods disclosed herein allow the SMF or the PGW-C to detect the error based on multiple means and report the detected error to the PCF or the PCRF. As a result, it is possible to improve robustness of traffic steering in a communication network.
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