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US 11,451,996 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for PLMN rate control
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsShiyu Yang, Zhiwei Qu, Kaj Johansson
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for public land mobile network (PLMN) rate control. According to an embodiment, a network function determines whether a value of PLMN rate control applicable to a terminal device has been changed. When determining that the value of PLMN rate control has been changed, the network function sends the changed value of PLMN rate control to the terminal device.
Claims9
A method performed by a network function comprising:
- determining whether a value of public land mobile network (PLMN) rate control applicable to a terminal device has been changed;
- and
- after determining that the value of PLMN rate control has been changed, sending the changed value of PLMN rate control to the terminal device, wherein
- determining that the value of PLMN rate control has been changed comprises:
- (i) determining that the terminal device has moved from a first PLMN to a second PLMN, and
- (ii) determining (a) values of PLMN rate control are differently configured in the network function for the first and second PLMNs or (b) a value of PLMN rate control configured in the network function for the second PLMN is different from that configured in previous network function for the first PLMN.
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A method performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a network function, a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Session Modification Command message comprising a changed value of public land mobile network (PLMN) rate control applicable to the terminal device;
- and
- using the changed value of PLMN rate control for a connection between the terminal device and a gateway node.
A network node comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory, the at least one memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the network node is operative to:
- determine whether a value of public land mobile network (PLMN) rate control applicable to a terminal device has been changed;
- and
- after determining that the value of PLMN rate control has been changed, send the changed value of PLMN rate control to the terminal device, wherein
- the network node is configured to determine that the value of PLMN rate control has been changed by performing a process that comprises:
- (i) determining that the terminal device has moved from a first PLMN to a second PLMN, and
- (ii) determining (a) values of PLMN rate control are differently configured in the network function for the first and second PLMNs or (b) a value of PLMN rate control configured in the network function for the second PLMN is different from that configured in previous network function for the first PLMN.
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A terminal device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory, the at least one memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor, whereby the terminal device is operative to:
- receive, from a network function, a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Session Modification Command message comprising a changed value of public land mobile network (PLMN) rate control applicable to the terminal device;
- and
- use the changed value of PLMN rate control for a connection between the terminal device and a gateway node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.