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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Yingjiao He, Shanghai, CN;
Jinyin Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Yong Yang, Kållered, SE;
Wen Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for session management. The method at a control plane function comprises determining data to be restored in a user plane function or a first Internet Protocol (IP) address pool identifier. The method further comprises sending a first session establishment request to the user plane function, wherein the first session establishment request includes a data restoration flag and the data to be restored in the user plane function or includes the first Internet Protocol address pool identifier. The first Internet Protocol address pool identifier is used by the user plane function to assign an IP address to a user equipment from the first Internet Protocol address pool identifier.