US 12,323,891 B2
Method and device for providing connectivity to terminal in order to use edge computing service
Sunghoon Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Jicheol Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Appl. No. 17/593,819
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
PCT Filed Mar. 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/004132
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/197288, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0035781 (KR), filed on Mar. 28, 2019; and application No. 10-2020-0031207 (KR), filed on Mar. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0191100 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 41/0853 (2022.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [H04L 41/0853 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A session management function (SMF) in a wireless communication system, the SMF comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from a terminal, a first message for requesting an establishment of a protocol data unit (PDU) session, the first message including information indicating a request for an edge computing service of the PDU session,
transmit, to a core network entity, a second message for retrieving subscription information of the terminal for a session management,
receive, from the core network entity, a third message including the subscription information of the terminal for the session management, the subscription information comprises information on a configuration server for the terminal to receive configuration information on the edge computing service configured and information indicating whether the terminal is authorized to use the edge computing service for the PDU session, and
transmit, to the terminal, a fourth message including the information on the configuration server and the information indicating whether the terminal is authorized to use the edge computing service for the PDU session.