Partial support of access network information

A method performed by a Session Management Function, SMF, for providing Access Network, AN, information including User Equipment, UE, timezone information, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for reporting one or more of AN information including reporting of the UE timezone information, from a Policy Control Function, PCF;
• determining whether an AN supports reporting of the requested AN information;
• upon determining that the AN does not support reporting of the requested AN information, sending, to the PCF, a notification that the AN does not support reporting of the requested AN information;
• and
• upon determining that the AN does support reporting of the requested AN information:
• acquiring the requested AN information;
• and
• sending the requested AN information to the PCF.

A method performed by a Policy Control Function, PCF, for providing Access Network, AN, information comprising User Equipment, UE, timezone information, the method comprising:

• receiving from an Application Function, AF, a request for AN information for reporting one or more of the AN information including reporting of the UE timezone information;
• forwarding the request to a Session Management Function, SMF;
• receiving, from the SMF, a response to the request comprising an indication that an AN does not support reporting the requested AN information;
• and
• forwarding the response to the AF.

A network node for implementing a Session Management Function, SMF, the network node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to:
• receive, from a Policy Control Function, PCF, a request for reporting one or more of Access Network, AN, information including reporting of User Equipment, UE, timezone information;
• determine whether an AN supports reporting of the requested AN information;
• upon determining that the AN does not support reporting of the requested AN information, send to the PCF, a notification that the AN does not support reporting of the requested AN information;
• and
• upon determining that the AN does support reporting of the requested AN information:
• acquire the requested AN information;
• and
• send the requested AN information to the PCF.

A network node for implementing a Policy Control Function, PCF, the network node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to:
• receive, from an Application Function, AF, a request for reporting one or more of Access Network, AN, information including reporting of User Equipment, UE, timezone information;
• forward the request to a Session Management Function, SMF;
• receive, from the SMF, a response to the request comprising an indication that an AN does not support reporting the requested AN information;
• and
• forward the response to the AF.

A network node for implementing an Application Function, AF, the network node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to cause the network node to:
• send, to a Policy Control Function, PCF, a request for Access Network, AN, information comprising User Equipment, UE, timezone information;
• and
• receive, from the PCF, a response to the request for AN information, wherein the response includes the requested AN information or includes an indication that an AN does not support reporting the requested AN information.