Providing user equipment location information indication on user plane
First Claim
1. A method for conveying User Equipment (UE) information to an Application Function (AF), the method comprising:
- receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity, User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), wherein the UE uplink data originated from a User Equipment (UE) device;
determining, at the I-UPF entity, if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted;
encapsulating, by the I-UPF entity, first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted; and
transmitting the SRv6 packet to an anchor-User Plane Function (A-UPF) entity for forwarding to a Data Network (DN), wherein the SRv6 packet is configured to cause the DN to transmit a first location report to at least one Application Function (AF) entity associated with an application associated with the UE device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosed technology provide ways to report User Equipment (UE) device locations in a 5G network for the purpose of redirecting application traffic from proximately located Data Networks (DNs). In one aspect, the disclosed technology encompasses a process for conveying User Equipment (UE) information to an Application Function (AF), the process includes steps for receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity, User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), determining if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted, and encapsulating first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
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1. A method for conveying User Equipment (UE) information to an Application Function (AF), the method comprising:
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receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity, User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), wherein the UE uplink data originated from a User Equipment (UE) device; determining, at the I-UPF entity, if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted; encapsulating, by the I-UPF entity, first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted; and transmitting the SRv6 packet to an anchor-User Plane Function (A-UPF) entity for forwarding to a Data Network (DN), wherein the SRv6 packet is configured to cause the DN to transmit a first location report to at least one Application Function (AF) entity associated with an application associated with the UE device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity comprising:
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one or more network interfaces configured to communicate with a communication network; one or more processors coupled to the network interfaces and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions executable by the one or more processors, and wherein the instructions are configured to execute operations comprising; receiving User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), wherein the UE uplink data originated from a User Equipment (UE) device; determining if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted; and encapsulating first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted; and transmitting the SRv6 packet to a Data Network (DN), wherein the SRv6 packet is configured to cause the DN to transmit a first location report to at least one Application Function (AF) entity associated with an application associated with the UE device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity, User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), wherein the UE uplink data originated from a User Equipment (UE) device; determining, at the I-UPF entity, if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted; encapsulating, by the I-UPF entity, first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted; and transmitting the SRv6 packet to an anchor-User Plane Function (A-UPF) entity for forwarding to a Data Network (DN), wherein the SRv6 packet is configured to cause the DN to transmit a first location report to at least one Application Function (AF) entity associated with an application associated with the UE device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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