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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre, Madrid, ES;
Veronica Sanchez Vega, Madrid, ES;
Marcus Ihlar, Älvsjö, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for implementing an AF multipath policy. The method may be performed by a PCF and may include a step of transmitting a request message comprising a UE ID identifying a UE. The method also includes receiving a response message transmitted as a response to the request message, the response message comprising: the AF multipath policy, an application ID (App-ID) identifying an application, and an application protocol ID (App-ID-Protocol), identifying a protocol used by the application. The method further includes generating a multipath policy using at least: i) the AF multipath policy and ii) the App-ID-Protocol. The method further includes providing the generated multipath policy to a management function (e.g., SMF).