US 12,244,490 B2
MTC service selection in the (S)Gi-LAN
Michael F. Starsinic, Newtown, PA (US); Ahmed Mohamed, Miramar, FL (US); and Qing Li, Princeton Junction, NJ (US)
Assigned to InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/181,812.
Application 17/181,812 is a continuation of application No. 15/748,829, granted, now 10,965,588, previously published as PCT/US2016/044686, filed on Jul. 29, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/199,645, filed on Jul. 31, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0176166 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/30 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/302 (2022.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 45/306 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 45/566 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04W 28/0263 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); Y04S 40/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry, the UE being connected to a network via its communication circuitry, the UE further comprising computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the UE which, when executed by the processor of the UE, cause the UE to perform operations comprising:
receive a first message, wherein the first message comprises a non-access stratum (NAS) message that indicates that the UE is to send metadata to the network for a specified traffic flow, wherein the NAS message comprises packet filter information used to identify the specified traffic flow for which the UE is to send the metadata;
insert metadata in one or more second messages, the metadata comprising information associated with the specified traffic flow, wherein the metadata comprises a first metric comprising a radio access technology (RAT) type information and a second metric comprising information indicative of a connection quality; and
send the one or more second messages with the metadata to a user plane function associated with the network, wherein the metadata is sent over the user plane.