US 12,317,367 B2
Session processing method and communication apparatus
Chengchen Zhang, Shanghai (CN); and Lin Shu, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/814,320.
Application 17/814,320 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/070442, filed on Jan. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010077054.3 (CN), filed on Jan. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0361286 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/34 (2018.01); H04W 76/32 (2018.01); H04W 80/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/34 (2018.02) [H04W 76/32 (2018.02); H04W 80/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
when a quantity of sessions of a terminal device that each have an activated user plane connection is greater than or equal to a quantity threshold, determining, by the terminal device, to deactivate a user plane connection of at least one first session, wherein the sessions that each have the activated user plane connection comprise the at least one first session; and
sending, by the terminal device, a first request message to a first network element, wherein the first request message comprises indication information, and the indication information indicates to deactivate the user plane connection of the at least one first session.