Delaying Sending of User Plane Connection Activation for a Downlink Data Packet
AssigneeOfinno, LLC
InventorsPeyman Talebi Fard, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Weihua Qiao, Kyungmin Park
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Abstract
A session management function (SMF) receives, from an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first time duration based on a plurality of user plane connection activations for a plurality of PDU sessions. The first time duration indicates a delay between receiving a downlink data packet and notifying the AMF about user plane connection activation for the downlink data packet. The SMF sends, to a user plane function, a second message to delay sending of further user plane connection activations to the SMF. The second message indicates a value of the first time duration.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a session management function (SMF) from an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first time duration based on a plurality of user plane connection activations for a plurality of PDU sessions, wherein the first time duration indicates a delay between receiving a downlink data packet and notifying the AMF about user plane connection activation for the downlink data packet;
- and
- sending, by the SMF to a user plane function, a second message to delay sending of further user plane connection activations to the SMF, the second message indicating a value of the first time duration.
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause a session management function (SMF) to:
- receive, from an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first time duration based on a plurality of user plane connection activations for a plurality of PDU sessions, wherein the first time duration indicates a delay between receiving a downlink data packet and notifying the AMF about user plane connection activation for the downlink data packet;
- and
- send, to a user plane function, a second message to delay sending of further user plane connection activations to the SMF, the second message indicating a value of the first time duration.
A system comprising:
- an access and mobility management function (AMF);
- and
- a session management function (SMF) comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause a session management function (SMF) to:
- receive, from the AMF, a first time duration based on a plurality of user plane connection activations for a plurality of PDU sessions, wherein the first time duration indicates a delay between receiving a downlink data packet and notifying the AMF about user plane connection activation for the downlink data packet;
- and
- send, to a user plane function, a second message to delay sending of further user plane connection activations to the SMF, the second message indicating a value of the first time duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.