Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Session management function selection in home mobile communications network
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Application No.: US16768850Application Date: 2017-12-04
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Publication No.: US11350266B2Publication Date: 2022-05-31
- Inventor: Klaus Hoffmann
- Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
- Current Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/081339 WO 20171204
- International Announcement: WO2019/110081 WO 20190613
- Main IPC: H04W8/06
- IPC: H04W8/06 ; H04W36/00 ; H04W76/10

Abstract:
Upon receiving (S10) a request in a visited network in which a UE is roaming, an SMF selection function (10) of the visited network selects an H-SMF located in a home network of the UE by transmitting (S20) information indicating requirements towards an H-NRF (20) located in the home network, receiving (S40), based on the transmission of the information, at least one candidate H-SMF complying with the requirements, and selecting (S50) the H-SMF from the at least one candidate H-SMF.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210243587A1 SESSION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION SELECTION IN HOME MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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