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US 2024/0196366 A1Published application
Improvement of coordination of up path change and af relocation
AssigneeLenovo (Beijing) Limited
InventorTingfang Tang
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for AF relocation are disclosed. A method performed at an AF comprises receiving, from an SMF, target DN access location information when no DNAI of a target AF is received for DNAI change from the AF to the target AF; and retrieving the target AF according to the received target DN access location information.
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A method of performing a network function, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a session management function (SMF) of a network architecture, target data network (DN) access location information when no DN Access Identifier (DNAI) of a target application function (AF) is received for DNAI change from the AF to the target AF;
- and
- retrieving the target AF according to the received target DN access location information.
A method of performing a network function, the method comprising:
- transmitting target data network (DN) access location information to a source application function (AF) of a network architecture when no DN Access Identifier (DNAI) of target AF is available for DNAI change from the source AF to the target AF.
An apparatus for performing a network function, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the apparatus to:
- receive target data network (DN) access location information when no DN Access Identifier (DNAI) of a target application function (AF) is received for DNAI change from the AF to the target AF;
- and
- to retrieve the target AF according to the received target DN access location information.
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An apparatus for performing a network function, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the apparatus to:
- target data network (DN) access location information when no DN Access Identifier (DNAI) of a target application function (AF) of a network architecture is available for DNAI change from a source AF to the target AF.
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