PROVIDING RADIO RESOURCE OWNERSHIP INDICATORS FOR USER EQUIPMENT CHARGING RECORDS IN A MOBILE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230092940A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17481926

    申请日:2021-09-22

    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing radio resource ownership indicators in charging records for a charging function. In one example, a method may include determining, by a session management node of a mobile network, that a user equipment is utilizing a particular radio resource of a mobile network resource for a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of the user equipment, wherein the mobile network resource is capable of being utilized via a plurality of radio resources and the particular radio resources is associated with an enterprise entity; and reporting charging information for the PDU session of the user equipment to a charging function of the mobile network to facilitate storing a charging record for the user equipment that is to include an identifier of the enterprise entity that is associated with the particular radio resource.

    Methods and apparatus for selecting network resources for UE sessions based on locations of multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources and applications

    公开(公告)号:US11128988B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US16875503

    申请日:2020-05-15

    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a mobility node (e.g. an SMF) may receive a message which indicates a request for creating a session for a user equipment (UE). A user plane function (UPF) instance for the session may be selected based on a set of parameters. The set of parameters may include one or more location(s) of one or more multi-access edge computing (MEC) resources and applications of interest for the UE. Location data associated with the MEC resources and applications may be determined from server addresses obtained from UPF processing of domain name server (DNS) queries associated with the applications. In preferred implementations, the server addresses are client subnet location-dependent server addresses obtained from client subnet-based DNS queries. The server addresses or location data derived therefrom may be regularly submitted to the SMF for improved UPF selection based on locations of MEC resources and applications.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING NETWORK SLICE, SESSION MANAGEMENT AND USER PLANE FUNCTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20200288513A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16884820

    申请日:2020-05-27

    Abstract: Methods for selecting network slice, session management, and user plane functions for user equipment (UE) are described. In one example, a control plane (CP) entity for mobility management may select a CP entity for session management for a session of a UE based on a first set of data items. The CP entity for mobility management may further select a user plane (UP) entity for the session of the UE based on a second set of data items, where second set of data items include at least some of the same data items of the first set. The CP entity for mobility management may send, to the selected CP entity, a message including an identity or indication of the selected UP entity for the session of the UE. The selected CP entity may select the identified or indicated UP entity for use in the session of the UE.

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