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Title:
COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/125168
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A communication method and apparatus, capable of improving the communication flexibility and efficiency of non-data center services. The method comprises: a first SMF network element acquiring an IP address of a second terminal device, the second terminal device being a peer device of a first terminal device with which the first terminal device is to communicate; the first SMF network element determining a second UPF network element corresponding to the IP address of the second terminal device; and the first SMF network element establishing a tunnel between a first UPF network element and the second UPF network element, the first UPF network element being a UPF network element corresponding to the first terminal device.

Inventors:
LI YONGCUI (CN)
NI HUI (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2022/140458
Publication Date:
July 06, 2023
Filing Date:
December 20, 2022
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Assignee:
HUAWEI TECH CO LTD (CN)
International Classes:
H04W8/26
Foreign References:
CN111031080A2020-04-17
CN110365727A2019-10-22
CN112166580A2021-01-01
CN112369072A2021-02-12
CN113596744A2021-11-02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LONGSUN LEAD IP LTD. (CN)
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