US 12,256,406 B2
Method and apparatus for handling user equipment capabilities in a wireless network
Torgny Palenius, Barsebäck (SE); and Svante Alnås, Lund (SE)
Assigned to Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/775,277
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Oct. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/079776
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/094070, PCT Pub. Date May 20, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1951322-5 (SE), filed on Nov. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0394683 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/23 (2023.01) [H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a core network node in a wireless network for handling capability information of a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving, from an access network of the wireless network, a registration request for the UE, wherein the registration request includes a first capability ID (MANU_ID) identifying supported UE capabilities assigned by a manufacturer of the UE;
sending the first capability ID to a database manager entity to obtain radio capability information for the UE;
receiving, from the database manager entity:
a set of UE capabilities supported by the UE and the wireless network, and
a second capability ID (PLMN_ID) associated with the set of UE capabilities, based on the first capability ID, wherein the second capability ID is assigned by an operator of the wireless network; and
sending the second capability ID and the set of UE capabilities to the access network.