Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for access network selection using a selection policy rule with network slice selection assistance information. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network via at least one access network. The processor receives at least one WLANSP rule, the at least one WLANSP rule containing a S-NSSAI list and a selection criteria set containing at least one SSID in a preferred SSID list. The processor detects a request to establish a data connection with a first network slice in the mobile communication network over a WLAN access network. The processor selects a first WLAN access network identified by a first SSID based on the at least one WLANSP rule and establishes a data connection with the first network slice in the mobile communication network over the first WLAN access network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for WLAN selection. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to cause the apparatus to receive WLAN selection/routing signaling from a serving PLMN and to identify whether the apparatus is connected to a WLAN. The processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to determine whether to accept the WLAN selection/routing signaling based on whether the apparatus is connected to a WLAN and/or a based on a device configuration. In various embodiments, the WLAN selection/routing signaling is a LWA command, a RCLWI command, or a LWIP command.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data packet steering on a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a processor, a first transceiver and a second transceiver that communicate with a mobile communication network via a first access network and a second access network, respectively. The processor determines to establish a multi-access data connection that includes a first user-plane connection over the first access network and a second user-plane connection over the second access network. The processor receives steering rules for the multi-access data connection and generates a first data packet to be sent over the multi-access data connection. The processor transmits the first data packet over a selected one of the first and second user-plane connections, the selection based a first steering rule that applies to the first data packet.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for suspending services in a first core network while attached to a second core network. One apparatus includes a processor configured to cause the apparatus to: A) receive a first message indicating to release a connection associated with a remote unit and a set of paging restrictions associated with the remote unit; B) set an idle state for the remote unit, the idle state indicating to refrain data transmission to the remote unit and refrain from paging the remote unit according to the set of paging restrictions; and C) transmit a second message in response to the first message, the second message indicating an acceptance of the set of paging restrictions.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for port mapping for a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a processor that communicates with a mobile communication network via a non-third generation partnership program access network and via a third generation partnership program access network. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first message requesting a multi-access data connection with the mobile communication network. The first message includes a first port mapping list, each element in the first port mapping list includes an internal port and a suggested external port, and the first port mapping list is to be applied by a proxy function in the mobile communication network. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a second message accepting the multi-access data connection. The second message includes a second port mapping list.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for analytics-based policy generation. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) and a radio transceiver (525) that communicates over a mobile communication network. The processor (505) receives a request from the mobile communication network to report at least one type of usage data according to a reporting policy, the at least one type of usage data including battery usage data and/or network location data. The processor (505) transmits (710) a usage report (225) containing the usage data based on the reporting policy. The processor (505) further receives (715) and applies (720) a network policy (240) from the mobile communication network. The network policy (240) is dynamically generated by the mobile communication network based on at least one trend identified in the usage data.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for registering a personal Internet-of-Things (PIoT) network and PIoT device. One apparatus includes a first network interface that communicates with a PIoT network comprising at least one PIoT device. The apparatus includes a processor that detects a first PIoT device connecting to the PIoT network and determines a vendor of the first PIoT device. The processor sends a first request to a first PIoT server operated by the determined vendor, the first request enabling the first PIoT server to identify the first PIoT device as operating in the PIoT network, where the first request contains PIoT information which identifies a PIoT aggregation server associated with the PIoT network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for establishing multiple concurrent registrations with a mobile network. One apparatus includes a network interface and a processor that receives a first registration request message from a remote unit via a first interworking function (“IWF”) and sends a first registration accept message to the remote unit via the first IWF, the registration accept message establishing a first registration between the remote unit and a mobile communication network via the first IWF. The processor receives a second registration request message from the remote unit via a second IWF and sends a second registration accept message to the remote unit via the second IWF, the second registration accept message establishing a second registration between the remote unit and the network via the second IWF, where the second registration is in addition to the first registration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for resolving race conditions during a Network Slice Admission Control (“NSAC”) update. One apparatus includes a processor and a network interface that communicates with at least one network function in a mobile communication network. Via the network interface, the processor receives an indication for preliminary removal of a first device registered with a first network slice. The processor determines a registration status of the first device and selectively removes the first device from a list of devices registered with the first network slice based on the determination.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for establishing a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to transmit, over a first access network, a first request to establish a data connection, the first request including a first indication requesting a single-access data connection and a second indication that an upgrade from the single-access data connection to a multi-access data connection is allowed. The instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive a third indication that the single-access data connection is to be upgraded to the multi-access data connection for transporting user-plane traffic over the first access network and a second access network and to establish the multi-access data connection over the first access network and the second access network based on the third indication.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for user authentication using a connection information package provided by a blockchain network. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive, from a smart contract, a set of connection information packages and to receive, from a first function, a request to authenticate a roaming user. The instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to determine whether the first function is associated with a valid connection information package and to accept the request to authenticate the roaming user in response to the first function being associated with the valid connection information package.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for quality of service flow selection for a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a first interface that communicates with a mobile communication network over a first access network. The apparatus includes a second interface that communicates with the mobile communication network over a second access network. The apparatus includes a processor that sends a request message containing a first capability indicating that the apparatus supports measurements per QoS flow. The processor receives a response message containing a first indicator, the first indicator provided in response to containing the first capability in the request message. The processor sends a performance measurement function message to measure a first performance parameter for a first service data flow.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for PDU Session Establishment for encrypted traffic detection. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor The processor transmits a request to establish a PDU session with a mobile communication network. Moreover, the processor receives a PDU session establishment response from the mobile communication network. Here, the response includes a list of one or more application identifiers for which detection information is to be provided. Accordingly, the processor calculates detection information for each application identifier. The processor modifies a data packet from first application associated with the start of an encrypted data flow to include the detection information of the first application. Additionally, the processor controls the transceiver to transmit the modified data packet to the mobile communication network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for modifying a first data connection during the establishment of a second data connection. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a first request via a first data connection with a first mobile network, the first request containing a first set of parameters for establishing a second data connection with an interworking function in a second mobile network. Via the transceiver, the processor sends a second request to modify the first data connection, the second request containing a second set of parameters for modifying the first data connection to support the data traffic of the second data connection and transmits the data traffic of the second data connection through the modified first data connection.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for policies related to non-public networks. One method includes receiving, at an access and mobility management function, a request to register a device. The method includes, in response to receiving the request to register the device, transmitting, by the access and mobility management function, a user equipment subscription data request to a unified data management. The method includes, in response to transmitting the user equipment subscription data request to the unified data management, receiving a user equipment subscription data response including a first identifier wherein the first identifier identities a stand-alone non-public network. The method includes performing an access and mobility management policy association establishment with a policy control function based on the user equipment subscription data. The method includes transparently transmitting by the policy control function a policy based on the first identifier.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for monitoring a QoS parameter. One UPF apparatus includes a network interface that receives a request to monitor a QoS parameter for a data connection of a remote unit and a processor that modifies a downlink packet to include an indication for a QoS monitoring report. Via the network interface, the processor receives a QoS monitoring result from the access network node in response to the modified downlink packet and determines a value of the QoS parameter based on delivery information of the downlink packet.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting edge data network discovery. One apparatus receives a first request from a function in a mobile communication network, the first request including a UE ID and a UE network address. The apparatus may determine whether the UE is located in a first service area based at least in part on a UE location and forward a DNS request to a first DNS server associated with the first service area based at least in part on a determination that the UE is located in the first service area. The apparatus may further receive a DNS reply and transmit a second request to a policy function in the mobile communication network based at least in part on a determination that the DNS reply includes a first IP address.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data packet routing in a remote unit. An apparatus includes a memory coupled to a processor, where the processor configured to cause the apparatus to receive a data packet to be transmitted and determine a matching UE route selection policy (“URSP”) rule for the data packet. The processor is configured to determine packet routing information for the data packet if the matching URSP rule does not indicate that direct offload of the data packet is preferred and determine whether the packet routing information matches a first network connection. Upon determining that the packet routing information matches the first network connection, the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to transmit the data packet to a mobile communication network over the first network connection.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for registering a personal Internet-of-Things (PIoT) network and PIoT device. One apparatus includes a first network interface that communicates with a PIoT network comprising at least one PIoT device. The apparatus includes a processor that detects a first PIoT device connecting to the PIoT network and determines a vendor of the first PIoT device. The processor sends a first request to a first PIoT server operated by the determined vendor, the first request enabling the first PIoT server to identify the first PIoT device as operating in the PIoT network, where the first request contains PIoT information which identifies a PIoT aggregation server associated with the PIoT network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data connection establishment in response to a disaster condition. One method (600) includes receiving (602), at a first network function in a first mobile communication network, a first message from a second network function in the first mobile communication network. The first message includes a data connection establishment request from a remote unit and a disaster indication indicating that the data connection establishment request is in response to a disaster condition in a second mobile communication network, and the disaster condition disables the remote unit from connecting to the second mobile connection network. The method (600) includes determining (604) destination addresses in the second mobile communication network. The method (600) includes configuring (606) a data connection corresponding to the data connection establishment request to accept data traffic between the remote unit and the destination addresses.