Title:
NETWORK FUNCTION INSTANCE SELECTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/138133
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Network equipment (26) in a wireless communication network is configured to receive at least a portion of a subscription concealed identifier, SUCI, (34) for a subscriber (13). The SUCI (34) contains a concealed subscription permanent identifier, SUPI, (20) for the subscriber (13). The received at least a portion of the SUCI (34) indicates a sub-domain code, SDC, (32). The 5 SDC (32) indicates a certain sub-domain, from among multiple sub-domains (30-1, 30-2,…30- N) of a home network of the subscriber (13), to which the subscriber (13) is assigned. The network equipment (26) is also configured to determine, based on the SDC (32) and from among multiple instances (24-1, 24-2,…24-M) of a provider network function in the home network respectively allocated to provide a service to be consumed for subscribers assigned to 10 different sub-domains, an instance of the provider network function to provide the service to be consumed for the subscriber (13).
Inventors:
WANG CHENG (CN)
CASTELLANOS ZAMORA DAVID (ES)
TORVINEN VESA (FI)
PRAJWOL KUMAR PRAJWOL (SE)
CASTELLANOS ZAMORA DAVID (ES)
TORVINEN VESA (FI)
PRAJWOL KUMAR PRAJWOL (SE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2019/050931
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
January 15, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M (SE)
International Classes:
H04W48/18; H04W48/16; H04W60/00
Other References:
NOKIA ET AL: "Pseudo-CR on Requirements for NF service discovery and selection", vol. CT WG4, no. Zhangiajie, P.R. China; 20170515 - 20170519, 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19), XP051284789, Retrieved from the Internet
HUAWEI ET AL: "Moving UE handling SUCI to SUCI clause", vol. SA WG3, no. Reno, NV, USA; 20171127 - 20171201, 20 November 2017 (2017-11-20), XP051380401, Retrieved from the Internet
NOKIA: "SIDF functionality", vol. SA WG3, no. Singapore; 20171009 - 20171013, 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06), XP051348229, Retrieved from the Internet
ERICSSON: "NF discovery with SUCI", vol. SA WG3, no. Gothenburg, Sweden; 20180122 - 20180126, 15 January 2018 (2018-01-15), XP051390719, Retrieved from the Internet
ERICSSON: "Selection of AUSF and UDM with SUCI", vol. SA WG3, no. Belgrade, Serbia; 20180416 - 20180420, 9 April 2018 (2018-04-09), XP051438447, Retrieved from the Internet
HUAWEI ET AL: "Moving UE handling SUCI to SUCI clause", vol. SA WG3, no. Reno, NV, USA; 20171127 - 20171201, 20 November 2017 (2017-11-20), XP051380401, Retrieved from the Internet
NOKIA: "SIDF functionality", vol. SA WG3, no. Singapore; 20171009 - 20171013, 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06), XP051348229, Retrieved from the Internet
ERICSSON: "NF discovery with SUCI", vol. SA WG3, no. Gothenburg, Sweden; 20180122 - 20180126, 15 January 2018 (2018-01-15), XP051390719, Retrieved from the Internet
ERICSSON: "Selection of AUSF and UDM with SUCI", vol. SA WG3, no. Belgrade, Serbia; 20180416 - 20180420, 9 April 2018 (2018-04-09), XP051438447, Retrieved from the Internet
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ERICSSON (SE)
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