Verfahren zur Übertragung Und/oder Verwendung von Benutzer- und Routenauswahlrichtlinien

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4561011

Aktenzeichen

EP23211528

Anmeldetag

22. November 2023

Veröffentlichung

19. November 2025

Erteilung

19. November 2025

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

H04L45/85H04W28/082H04W28/08H04W28/086H04W40/22H04W48/18

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for transmitting and/or using user equipment route selection policy information when operating a user equipment in view of the user equipment having, or using, multiple connectivity towards, or involving, a plurality of radio access networks or a plurality of mobile communication networks, wherein the user equipment is associated with a, or its, home network, or comprises a subscription thereof, wherein furthermore, at a predefined location, the user equipment is connected, or able to be connected, to at least a specific first mobile communication network and a specific second mobile communication network,-- wherein either one of the specific first or second mobile communication networks corresponds to the home network of the user equipment,-- or wherein both specific first and second mobile communication networks are visited mobile communication networks to the user equipment,wherein, in order to use or to apply, by the user equipment, at least one multiple connectivity mode, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the user equipment comprises or receives, from its home network, a specific user equipment route selection policy information, wherein the specific user equipment route selection policy information comprises a multiple connectivity indication, wherein the multiple connectivity indication refers to, or indicates, the at least one multiple connectivity mode involving at least two mobile communication networks, wherein the multiple connectivity indication refers or is related to at least two networks or characteristics of networks out of the following:-- the specific first mobile communication network and/or-- the specific second mobile communication network and/or-- the usable or allowed (radio) access technologies of, or provided by, the specific first and/or second mobile communication networks and/or-- the usable or allowed (radio) access technology types of, or provided by, the specific first and/or second mobile communication networks and/or-- the usable or allowed mobile country code of the specific first and/or second mobile communication networks,-- in a second step, the at least one multiple connectivity mode is used or applied, by the user equipment, by means of using or applying the specific user equipment route selection policy information in case the multiple connectivity indication on the one hand, and the first and second mobile communication networks on the other hand match.

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Firma

Deutsche Telekom AG

Land

🇩🇪 Deutschland

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