US 12,082,307 B2
Techniques for binding operator-defined network service configurations to applications
Srinath Gundavelli, San Jose, CA (US); Vimal Srivastava, Bangalore (IN); and Ravi Kiran Guntupalli, Cumming, GA (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/464,158.
Prior Publication US 2023/0063570 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 80/10 (2009.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 80/10 (2013.01) [H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 40/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
storing, by a core network, a mapping between a user equipment (UE) application and a network service configuration, wherein the network service configuration identifies at least one user plane function (UPF) property that is to be used in selecting a UPF instance for a connection associated with the UE application;
providing, by the core network to a UE, the mapping between the UE application and the network service configuration that identifies the at least one UPF property;
obtaining, from the UE, a connection request on behalf of the UE application, the connection request including an identifier associated with the UE application and the at least one UPF property; and
completing the connection request based, at least in part, on the at least one UPF property included in the connection request obtained from the UE.