Method of and a device for operating network gateway services in a service based telecommunications system
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsAttila Mihály, György Miklós, Maria Cruz Bartolomé Rodrigo
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Abstract
A dedicated Network Gateway Service (NGS) (22, 23) in a Service Based Architecture (SBA) domain (21), deployed in a core network of a telecommunications system (20), arranged for operational message handling with communication entities (2, 3, 4) of the telecommunications system external of the SBA domain (21) in accordance with communication interface protocols (N1, N2, N4) of the telecommunications system (20). The NGS (22, 23) is further arranged for service message handling in the SBA domain (21) with at least one of an Access and Mobility Function (AMF) (24) and a Session Management Function (SMF) (25) of the SBA domain (21).
Claims19
A Network Gateway Service (NGS) in a Service Based Architecture (SBA) domain, deployed in a core network of a telecommunications system, said NGS being configured to:
- perform operational message handling with 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) communication entities of said telecommunications system external of said SBA domain in accordance with communication interface protocols of said telecommunications system;
- and
- perform service message handling in said SBA domain with at least one of an Access and Mobility Function (AMF) and a Session Management Function (SMF) of said SBA domain, wherein
- the NGS is separate from the AMF and the SMF,
- said 3GPP communication entities at least comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) and a User Equipment (UE) operatively connected to said RAN,
- said operational message handling with said RAN is provided in accordance with core network control plane interface N2 functionality, and
- said operational message handling with said UE is provided in accordance with core network control plane interface N1 functionality.
A method of operating a Network Gateway Service (NGS) in a Service Based Architecture (SBA) domain, deployed in a core network of a telecommunications system, the method comprising:
- said NGS handling operational messages with 3GPP communication entities of said telecommunications system external of said SBA domain in accordance with communication interface protocols of said telecommunications system;
- and
- said NGS further handling service messages in said SBA domain with at least one of an Access and Mobility Function (AMF) and a Session Management Function (SMF) of said SBA domain, wherein
- the NGS is separate from the AMF and the SMF,
- said 3GPP communication entities at least comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) and a User Equipment (UE) operatively connected to said RAN,
- said operational message handling with said RAN is provided in accordance with core network control plane interface N2 functionality, and
- said operational message handling with said UE is provided in accordance with core network control plane interface N1 functionality.
A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions which, when executed on at least one processor, cause said at least one processor to carry out a method of operating a Network Gateway Service (NGS) in a Service Based Architecture (SBA) domain, deployed in a core network of a telecommunications system, the method comprising:
- said NGS handling operational messages with 3GPP communication entities of said telecommunications system external of said SBA domain in accordance with communication interface protocols of said telecommunications system;
- and
- said NGS further handling service messages in said SBA domain with at least one of an Access and Mobility Function (AMF) and a Session Management Function (SMF) of said SBA domain, wherein
- the NGS is separate from the AMF and the SMF,
- said 3GPP communication entities at least comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) and a User Equipment (UE) operatively connected to said RAN,
- said operational message handling with said RAN is provided in accordance with core network control plane interface N2 functionality, and
- said operational message handling with said UE is provided in accordance with core network control plane interface N1 functionality.
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