US 12,245,103 B2
Methods for implementing various uplink streaming deployment scenarios in 5G networks
Iraj Sodagar, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to TENCENT AMERICA LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by TENCENT AMERICA LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/740,843.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/187,796, filed on May 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369073 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/06 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for 5G media streaming (5GMS) performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:
transmitting, by a 5GMS uplink (5GMSu) application function (AF), a 5GMS provisioning request for 5GMSu streaming via an M1u message in a 5GMS system;
receiving, by the 5GMSu AF, an M1u message in response to the 5GMS provisioning request for creating content publishing configuration (CPC) that includes instructions for content egress;
based on the CPC, requesting, by the 5GMSu AF to the 5GMSu application server (AS), instantiation of content preparation process in an M3u message;
sending an acknowledgement, by the 5GMSu AF to a 5GMSu Application Provider (AP), indicating successful creation of the CPC in an M1u message;
initiating media streaming egest from the 5GMSu AS to the 5GMSu AP in an M2u message; and
releasing, by the 5GMSu AS, resources after observing a period of inactivity.