US 11,658,866 B2
Remotely configuring ethernet layer functionality
Lars Westberg, Huddinge (SE); and Hans Eriksson, Sollentuna (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/54,775
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Jun. 1, 2018, PCT No. PCT/SE2018/050555
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 12, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/231367, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0218624 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/74 (2022.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 41/0806 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network node comprising:
a communications interface for communicating with a cellular communications network which implements a User Plane Function (UPF) and a Network Exposure Function (NEF);
a radio interface for wirelessly communicating with a terminal device; and
one or more processors and a memory containing code which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network node to:
receive, from the NEF of the cellular communications network, a request to send an Ethernet configuration message to a terminal device connected to the cellular communications network;
transmit the Ethernet configuration message to the terminal device using the radio interface, without using the UPF of the cellular communications network; and
receive a response message from the terminal device at the radio interface.