US 12,225,491 B2
Method and apparatus for registration and protocol data unit session establishment for onboarding of user equipment in mobile communication system
Kisuk Kweon, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,838.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0104915 (KR), filed on Aug. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043899 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 60/00 (2013.01) [H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 16 Claims
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9. An access and mobility management function (AMF) in a mobile communication system for registering a user equipment (UE) and establishing a session in a standalone non-public network (SNPN), the AMF comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with other network functions of the SNPN and the UE;
a memory; and
at least one processor,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
receive, from the UE through a base station, a registration request message including an onboarding indication, an onboarding subscriber concealed identifier (SUCI) set to SNPN onboarding, and default UE credentials,
select a session management function (SMF) to establish a restricted protocol data unit (PDU) session for remote provisioning of the UE,
transmit, to the selected SMF, a PDU session establishment request message,
receive, from the selected SMF, a PDU session establishment response message including information indicating PDU session establishment acceptance and a PDU session identifier (ID), and
transmit, to the UE through the base station, a message indicating UE registration and PDU session establishment acceptance.