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Method and apparatus for handling user equipment capabilities in a wireless network

US12256406B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2020
Grant dateMar 18, 2025
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a database manager entity (130) in a wireless network (10) for handling capability information of a User Equipment, UE, the method comprising: receiving (510), from a network node (110), a first capability ID (51) identifying supported UE capabilities; a set (52) of UE capabilities supported by the UE and the wireless network, which set forms a subset of a full (42,43) set of UE capabilities (41) supported by the UE; and a second capability ID (53) associated with said set (52) of UE capabilities, based on the first capability ID, wherein the second capability ID (53) is assigned (PLMN_ID) by an operator of the wireless network; transmitting (520) the second capability ID and the set (52) of UE capabilities to the network node.

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