AF influenced PDU session management and subscription procedures
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJayshree A. Bharatia
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Abstract
Methods, electronic devices, and computer readable media for application function (AF) protocol data unit (PDU) session management and subscription procedures. A method for a method for PDU session management includes initiating a PDU session for an application function (AF) within an application server (AS) that is not part of a cellular network and sending configuration information to a network exposer function (NEF) to communicate directly with a network function (NF) of the cellular network to provide services for the PDU session. The method additionally includes receiving authorization from the NEF and communicating directly with the cellular network NF to provide the PDU services during the PDU session.
Claims20
An electronic device for protocol data unit (PDU) session management, the electronic device comprising:
- a processor configured to initiate a PDU session for an application function (AF) within an application server (AS) that is not part of a cellular network;
- and
- a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to:
- transmit configuration information for an authorization of the AS to a network exposer function (NEF) to communicate directly with a network function (NF) of the cellular network and the AS that is not part of the cellular network to provide PDU services for the PDU session;
- receive authorization of the AS from the NEF based on the configuration information;
- and
- communicate directly with the cellular network NF to provide the PDU services during the PDU session.
A method for protocol data unit (PDU) session management, the method comprising:
- initiating a PDU session for an application function (AF) within an application server (AS) that is not part of a cellular network;
- transmitting configuration information for an authorization of the AS to a network exposer function (NEF) to communicate directly with a network function (NF) of the cellular network and the AS that is not part of the cellular network to provide PDU services for the PDU session;
- receiving authorization of the AS from the NEF based on the configuration information;
- and
- communicating directly with the cellular network NF to provide the PDU services during the PDU session.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code for protocol data unit (PDU) session management that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to:
- initiate a PDU session for an application function (AF) within an application server (AS) that is not part of a cellular network;
- transmit configuration information for an authorization of the AS to a network exposer function (NEF) to communicate directly with a network function (NF) of the cellular network and the AS that is not part of the cellular network to provide PDU services for the PDU session;
- receive authorization of the AS from the NEF based on the configuration information;
- and
- communicate directly with the cellular network NF to provide the PDU services during the PDU session.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.