Apparatus and method for background data transfer

A method performed by an Application Function (AF), the method comprising:

• communicating with a policy function;
• and
• providing first information comprising a reference identifier (ID) for a background data transfer to the policy function,
• wherein policy information for the background data transfer is retrieved by the policy function based on the first information,
• wherein the policy information comprises a Time Window and a location criteria, and
• wherein the Time Window and the location criteria are sent to a User Equipment (UE) by the policy function.

A method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

• communicating with an access network node;
• and
• receiving a Time Window and a location criteria from a policy function,
• wherein the Time Window and the location criteria are comprised in policy information for a background data transfer, retrieved by the policy function based on first information provided by an Application Function (AF), and
• wherein the first information comprises a reference identifier (ID) for the background data transfer.