US 11,902,189 B2
Method and apparatus for enabling concurrent transport via control plane
Jennifer J-N. Liu, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,564.
Application 18/151,564 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,544, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,563,536.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/774,113, filed on Nov. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0163905 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 76/25 (2018.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 80/10 (2009.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 5/0044 (2013.01) [H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/25 (2018.02); H04W 80/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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9. A method comprising:
generating a payload container information element and a payload container type information element, wherein the payload container information element comprises two or more payload entries,
wherein the payload container information element comprises payload container contents, and wherein the payload container contents comprise an indication of a number of entries and a plurality of payload container entries including the two or more payload entries, and
wherein the payload container type information element comprises an identification of a payload type, the identification of the payload type comprising an identification of multiple payloads to designate inclusion of the two or more payload entries in the payload container information element; and
causing the payload container information element and the payload container type information element to be sent as part of a non-access stratum transport procedure to at least one network element of a communication system.