PAGING OF IDLE STATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210385791A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17286319

    申请日:2018-10-22

    IPC分类号: H04W68/02

    摘要: Methods and devices of enabling paging of a wireless communication device. In an aspect, a method of a node configured to provide core network user plane functionality in a communications network is provided to enable paging of a wireless communication device being in an idle state. The method includes receiving an indication that data is to be transmitted in downlink to the wireless communication device, identifying a radio access network control plane function, and sending a downlink data notification comprising an identifier of the wireless communication device and of a core network control plane function configured to provide mobility management where the wireless communication device currently is registered, thereby enabling for the identified radio access network control plane function to forward the download data notification to the identified core network control plane function configured to provide mobility management to enable the identified core network control plane function configured to provide mobility management to page the wireless communication device.

    PDN AND PDU SESSION TYPE MAPPING AND CAPABILITY DISCOVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20210195490A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16756724

    申请日:2018-10-17

    IPC分类号: H04W36/14 H04W36/00 H04W8/08

    摘要: Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, adapted for taking part in handover from a 5G system, 5GS, to an Evolved Packet System, EPS, an interface being provided between a Mobility Management Entity, MME, of the EPS and the AMF. The AMF being adapted for signalling with a Session Management Function and Packet Data Network, PDN, Gateway-Control plane, SMF and PGW-C, entity, the AMF being adapted for—providing a request (102d, 2-2a) to the SMF and PGW-C entity to provide a Session Management, SM, Context that also includes mapped EPS, Bearer Contexts (102d); —wherein for PDU Sessions with PDU Session type Ethernet or Unstructured, providing (102e1) a capability of a target MME of supporting a Non-IP PDN type to the PGW-C and SMF entity in the request (2-2a) to allow the PGW-C and SMF entity to determine whether or not to include an EPS Bearer context for non-IP PDN type; —transmitting the request (2-2a) to the SMF.

    DETERMINING MODULE AND METHOD PERFORMED THEREIN FOR HANDLING DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20190230551A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-25

    申请号:US16340415

    申请日:2016-10-18

    IPC分类号: H04W28/02 H04W76/15 H04W76/34

    摘要: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a determining module, for managing dual connectivity, DC, in a communications network. The communications network comprises a first and a second Radio Access Network, RAN, node. The first RAN node manages a first user plane bearer for a User Equipment, UE. The DC comprises communicating with the UE over the first RAN node and the second RAN node simultaneously. The determining module obtains information about characteristics of the UE and/or information about characteristics of a transport network between the first RAN node and the second RAN node. The determining module determines, based on the retrieved information, to adapt DC for the first user plane bearer via the second RAN node for communication with the UE.

    RADIO NETWORK NODE, NETWORK NODE AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN

    公开(公告)号:US20180332632A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US15776126

    申请日:2015-11-18

    IPC分类号: H04W76/10 H04W48/08

    摘要: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node for enabling communication between the network node and a radio network node comprised in a communication network. The network node supports a first set of functionalities out of a total set of functionalities in the communication network, which first set of functionalities is separated from a different set of functionalities out of the total set of functionalities in the communication network. The network node initiates a transmission of an indication to the radio network node, which indication indicates the supported first set of functionalities.