Abstract: A method includes: operating, by a source radio access network (RAN) node serving a user equipment (UE), in a bistatic mode for a sensing service provided by one or more components of a core network; and based on a handover decision that switches the UE to a target RAN node, transmitting, by the source RAN node, sensing service information to one of the following: the target RAN node, or an access and mobility management function (AMF) of the core network. The sensing service information includes at least one of the following: at least one sensing session identifier corresponding to at least one sensing session for the serving service, a sensing resource configuration for the sensing service, a sensing session configuration for the sensing service, or a sensing data reporting configuration for the sensing service.

Abstract: A method in a user equipment (UE) is presented that includes transmitting, by a UE, to one or more components of a core network, a message including information indicating one or more sensing capabilities of the UE; and receiving, by the UE, one of the following: an indication that the UE is registered in connection with sensing services provided by one or more components of the core network, or an indication that the UE is not registered in connection with the sensing services provided by one or more components of the core network.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: means for storing at least one flag in a first state at a first time, wherein the at least one flag is associated with at least one user equipment and the first state indicates that no policy association is required for the at least one user equipment; means for receiving, at a second time which is after the first time, a request from a network exposure function indicating that the at least one flag should be updated to a second state, wherein the second state indicates that a policy association is required for the at least one user equipment, wherein a purpose of the policy association is to satisfy service requirements of a service which has been or will be provisioned at the at least one user equipment; and means for, in response to receiving the request, updating the flag to the second state.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: receiving, from a sensing client of a wireless communication system, a sensing service request including information related to a sensing service, requested by the sensing client, to be provided by the sensing management function; selecting, based, at least in part, on the information related to the sensing service, one of: monostatic sensing for the sensing service, in which a first selected radio access network node is used for transmission and reception of radio signals used for sensing, and multi-static sensing, in which one selected radio access network node is used for transmission of radio signals for sensing and one or more other selected radio access nodes are used for reception of radio signals used for sensing.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing uplink data transmission associated with user equipment during authentication/authorization of the user equipment when establishing a data network connection through a communication network.

Abstract: Various example embodiments of the subject disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs. For example, there is provided a user equipment comprising means for: registering the user equipment with a first network; selecting a standalone non-public network to register a user equipment with based on the user equipment's registration with the first network; and registering the user equipment with the selected standalone non-public network.

Abstract: Various example embodiments of the subject disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs. For example, there is provided a user equipment comprising means for: registering the user equipment with a first public land mobile network; selecting a second public land mobile network to register a user equipment with based on the user equipment's registration with the first public land mobile network; and registering the user equipment with the selected second public land mobile network.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: means for receiving, at a target public land mobile network, signalling for establishing a protocol data unit session for a first service for a user equipment, wherein the first service is hostable by the target public land mobile network and a home public land mobile network, and means for causing data associated with the protocol data unit session for the first service to be transferred between the target public land mobile network and a visitor public land mobile network, wherein the user equipment is registered with the visitor public land mobile network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of Steering of Roaming (SoR) enhancement during registration reject. The method comprises transmitting, from a terminal device to an AMF, a registration request at least indicating that a SoR update is supported in a registration reject message, the AMF being associated with a VPLMN on which the terminal device intends to camp; and receiving the registration reject message including a request of acknowledgement, SoR information and a MAC-I of a home network.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing reauthentication and revocation in a communication network environment. In one example, a method comprises receiving, at a first network entity (e.g., an NSWOF), a request from a second network entity (e.g., a UDM) of a communication network to which user equipment is subscribed (e.g., HN), wherein the received request is for a reauthentication or a revocation of the user equipment in accordance with wireless local area network access. The first network entity identifies the user equipment based on information about the user equipment (e.g., UE context) previously stored by the first network entity. The first network entity sends at least a portion of the received request toward the user equipment, and then continues to participate in the reauthorization or revocation based on the request.

Abstract: Described are apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for enabling splitting, switching, and steering of access traffic in a system, e.g., a fifth-generation (5G) system. Access and mobility management functions (AMF) of the 5G system forward one or more of the registration requests to unified data management (UDM) functions of the PLMNs. UDM function determines whether evolved packet system (EPS) interworking (IWK) is allowed for respective registration requests based on subscription, deployment, system capabilities, a radio access technology (RAT) of an access path between the UE and the 5G system, etc. UE can include an indication that EPS IWK is requested and/or required in a registration request.

Abstract: There are provided measures for (enabling/realizing) network operability on a resource instance level in (a core network of) a mobile/wireless communication system. Such measures may exemplarily comprise that an initiator entity sends a service request for a service operation on a specific resource managed by a responder entity of the network, said service request comprising at least one resource filter specifying a set of resource instances of the specific resource that the service operation is to be performed on, and receives a service response to the service request from the responder entity, said service response comprising a result of performing the service operation on the set of resource instances specified by the at least one resource filter.

Abstract: Techniques for managing user equipment policy data in a communication network environment are disclosed. For example, techniques are provided for managing user equipment policy data to be sent to user equipment by protecting the user equipment policy data in a communication network to which the user equipment is subscribed (e.g., a home communication network) such that the user equipment policy data can be sent to the user equipment through a communication network to which the user equipment is attached (e.g.

Abstract: There is provided a method for an apparatus, the apparatus, and computer program for the apparatus, that causes the apparatus to: maintaining a connection to a first network; receiving signalling indicating that the connection to the first network will be lost; and responding to the received signalling with an indication to proceed with the connection loss.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to signalling of network access priority. An apparatus may receive, at a first network, default network priority data indicative of a priority for accessing access network resources by a device. The apparatus may further receive, from a second network, auxiliary network priority data configured by the second network to override the default network priority data. The apparatus may cause configuration of network access for the device based on the auxiliary network priority data.

Abstract: There are provided measures for improvement of terminal registration processing for aerial services. Such measures exemplarily comprise, e.g. at a first network entity for managing network access, receiving information indicative of unmanned aerial vehicle related capabilities of a communication endpoint, discovering that unmanned aerial system related services are enabled for said communication endpoint, and transmitting, towards said communication endpoint, an unmanned aerial system service status initiated indication providing information in relation to a present registration of said communication endpoint to a network.

Abstract: A technique comprising: based on at least (i) one or more indications that a user equipment registered to a mobile communication system is associated with a vehicle and (ii) absence of an indication that the vehicle is authorised by a traffic management entity, requesting subscription to a data analytics service for notifications about one or more events indicating travel of the user equipment.

Abstract: A technique comprising: receiving, at a data analytics function of a core network of a mobile communication system, travel path data from a traffic management entity, wherein the travel path data indicates a travel path for a vehicle comprising a user equipment registered to the mobile communication system; receiving, at the data analytics function, location data for the vehicle transmitted by the user equipment; and in response to detecting an inconsistency between the travel path data for the vehicle and the location data for the vehicle transmitted by the user equipment, outputting a travel path deviation report for the traffic management entity.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry. The at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus to send, to a network entity acting as a data provider, at least one request to subscribe to or modify at least one data collection service. The request comprises a mute notification indication indicating that data collected by the at least one data collection service are to be buffered, and a transmission to the data consumer is to be suspended, until a predetermined condition is satisfied. The condition comprises one of a time indication and threshold, and an indication of a procedure to be conducted by the data provider when an exception condition is detected during at least one data collection service.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing uplink data transmission associated with user equipment during authentication/authorization of the user equipment when establishing a data network connection through a communication network.