US 11,696,118 B2 · System and methods for network control of 5G operation mode

Abstract

Systems and methods provide for network-based selection of a UE device's 5G operation mode. A network device in a wireless core network receives a policy query for a user equipment (UE) device. The UE device is capable of 5G non-standalone (NSA) and 5G standalone (SA) operation modes. The network device identifies one or more of subscription data for the UE device, stored network data associated with the UE device, or dynamic network data relevant to the UE device. The network device assigns, based on the identifying, a radio access technology/frequency selection and prioritization (RFSP) value for the UE device. The network device sends the RFSP value to an access management function in the wireless core network for controlling selection of the 5G NSA operation mode or 5G SA operation mode.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, by a network device, user equipment (UE) device capability information indicating a UE device is capable of a non-standalone (NSA) operation mode and a standalone (SA) operation mode;
generating, by the network device, a policy query for the UE device;
receiving, by the network device and in response to the policy query, a radio access technology/frequency selection and prioritization (RFSP) value for the UE device;
and
sending, by the network device and to an access device, the RFSP value, wherein the RFSP value overrules a UE device default selection of the NSA operation mode or the SA operation mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/491,697Filed 1 Oct 2021 · continuation

Priority

24 Jul 2020

Published

US 2022/0030417 A127 Jan 2022

Granted

4 Jul 2023

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

H04W 8/22
Network data management: processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
H04W 4/70
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or…
H04W 28/24
Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]:…
H04W 72/52
Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources: based on load

System and methods for network control of 5G operation mode

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