Method, apparatus and computer program
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsRanganathan MAVUREDDI DHANASEKARAN, Rakshesh PRAVINCHANDRA BHATT
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Abstract
There is provided an apparatus comprising: means for receiving an indication that a first satellite supports store and forward mode during a connection establishment with the first satellite, and means for providing, to a gateway via the first satellite, a registration request comprising: i) a non-terrestrial network subscription concealed identifier, and ii) an indication of store and forward mode, wherein the subscription concealed identifier comprises an identifier for a non-terrestrial network gateway. The apparatus also comprising means for communicating with the first satellite using a store and forward mode.
Claims20
1-25. (canceled)
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
- receiving an indication that a first satellite supports store and forward mode during a connection establishment with the first satellite;
- providing, to a gateway via the first satellite, a registration request comprising:
- i) a non-terrestrial network subscription concealed identifier, and ii) an indication of store and forward mode, wherein the subscription concealed identifier comprises an identifier for a non-terrestrial network gateway;
- and
- communicating with the first satellite using a store and forward mode.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
- providing, to a user equipment, an indication that a first satellite supports store and forward mode during a connection establishment with the user equipment;
- receiving, from the user equipment, a registration request comprising a non-terrestrial network gateway subscription concealed identifier and an indication of store and forward mode;
- determining, based on an identifier for a non-terrestrial network gateway comprised within the non-terrestrial network gateway subscription concealed identifier, a gateway to forward the registration request to;
- forwarding the registration request to the determined gateway;
- and
- communicating with the user equipment using a store and forward mode.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
- receiving, from a first satellite, a registration request comprising a non-terrestrial network gateway subscription concealed identifier and an indication of store and forward mode;
- verifying the received non-terrestrial network gateway subscription concealed identifier which comprises an identifier for a non-terrestrial network gateway, based on a configured identifier for a non-terrestrial network gateway;
- and
- based on the verifying, forwarding the registration request to a home network for authorization of store and forward mode for the first satellite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.