CPC H04L 41/0806 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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.
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