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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising, at a multicast/broadcast session management function of a core network, means for receiving information related to a shared centralised unit user plane, CU UP for a multicast/broadcast session, from a radio access network, RAN, node or an access management function of the core network, means for determining, based on the information, whether to configure a user plane function of the core network to deliver data or to terminate delivery of data for the multicast/broadcast session towards the shared CU UP and means for, if so, configuring the user plane function to deliver data or to terminate delivery of data for the multicast/broadcast session towards the shared CU UP.