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Automatic central unit user plane creation

US12096244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Thomas Walldeen · Linköping, SE
Stefan Eng · Linköping, SE
Torbjörn Örtengren · Linköping, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 13, 2020
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/042
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method performed by a network function capable of supporting at least a user plane, UP, functional part of a base station (440B), comprises establishing a transport network layer, TNL, association with a control plane, CP, functional part of the base station; receiving a request message (501) from the CP functional part of the base station (415), wherein the request message comprises an identifier of the base station; creating a UP functional part of the base station using the identifier of the base station; and transmitting a response message (505) to the CP functional part of the base station, wherein the response message comprises an identifier of the created UP functional part of the base station; the invention further relates to a method performed by a CP functional part of a base station; and to corresponding network node adapted to perform above-described methods.

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