US 12,021,824 B2
Address management method, apparatus, and system
Lianjing Zhang, Nanjing (CN); Xueting Xia, Nanjing (CN); and Hui Guo, Nanjing (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/190,520.
Application 18/190,520 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/120440, filed on Sep. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202011043850.1 (CN), filed on Sep. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0246994 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 61/2514 (2022.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 61/5061 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/2514 (2013.01) [H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04L 61/5061 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network device for a user plane (UP) device, the network device comprising:
at least one processor;
one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the network device to:
receive a first packet comprising a private address of a terminal, wherein the UP device is provided with a public address pool or a port number corresponding to each public address in the public address pool; and
generate address translation information of the terminal, wherein the address translation information of the terminal comprises the private address, a public address in the public address pool, and a port number range, the address translation information of the terminal is used by the UP device to translate an address of a service packet, and the service packet is a packet from the terminal or a packet to be sent to the terminal;
wherein the UP device is in a virtual broadband gateway (vBNG) in which a UP and a control plane (CP) are separated.