Method, system and apparatus for multicast session management in 5G communication network

An apparatus comprising

• at least one processor and
• at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
• receive a message from at least one user equipment requesting to join a multicasting/broadcasting group, wherein the apparatus comprises or is comprised in a core network node including a user plane function, wherein the core network node including the user plane function is configured to interface a data network;
• receive data for multicasting/broadcasting from the data network;
• generate multicasting/broadcasting session information for the data;
• route, based on the multicasting/broadcasting session information, the data to at least one access point, such that the at least one access point can wirelessly communicate the data to the at least one user equipment based on the multicasting/broadcasting session information.