Abstract: Methods and systems for transferring monitoring event information during a mobility procedure are provided. According to one aspect, a method for transferring monitoring event information during a mobility procedure comprises, at a first network node: receiving and storing subscription information indicating that a second network node has subscribed to get notification when there is a data delivery failure involving a User Equipment (UE), followed by the UE becoming reachable; detecting a data delivery failure involving the UE, and setting a flag to indicate that a data delivery failure involving the UE has occurred; receiving, from a third network node, a mobility related request; sending, to the third network node, a response to the mobility related request, comprising an indication that the third network node should notify the second network node when the UE becomes reachable and/or when then UE enters the IDLE state.

Abstract: A first method performed by a first network function implementing Edge Enabler Server (EES). The first method comprises receiving a first request message comprising information regarding exposure context information, from a second network function implementing Edge Application Server (EAS). The first method further comprises transmitting a second request message for retrieving the exposure context information to a third network function implementing EES, in response to the information regarding exposure context information. The first method further comprises to receive a first response message including the retrieved exposure context information from the third network function. The first method further comprises to transmit a second response message including information regarding the retrieved exposure context information to the second network function. The disclosed techniques offer an option to transfer EDGE-3 exposure context between the EESs so that the existing subscriptions can be re-used.

Abstract: Method and apparatus in which a network exposure node receives, from a server, a first request for monitoring communication failure for at least one terminal device. The network exposure node obtains a connection identity (ID) for identifying a connection between the at least one terminal device and the server, based on the received first request. The network exposure node sends, to a subscriber management node or a policy decision node, a second request for monitoring communication failure for the at least one terminal device. The second request includes the obtained connection ID.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for data transmission. A method implemented at a first network function may comprise obtaining information related to network slice selection; and sending a reroute message to an access network node, wherein the reroute message including a container comprising at least one information element of the information related to network slicing selection.

Abstract: A method implemented at a network exposure node is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a first node, a first message for deleting an event subscription for at least one user equipment, UE; determining whether the at least one UE is an individual UE or a group member UE; sending a second message to a second node, when the at least one UE is a group member UE, wherein the second message includes UE identification information of the at least one UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for resolving an issue in resource allocation status subscription for an application related function (ARF). A method of operation of the ARF comprises transmitting a request to an exposure function (EF). Herein, the request comprises a resource allocation confirmation indication that indicates whether a resource allocation status notification is required and a resource allocation status feature that indicates whether the ARF supports a resource allocation status. The resource allocation status notification is used to indicate resource allocation success or resource allocation failure. The method further comprises receiving, from the EF, a response comprising a status response feature that indicates whether both the ARF and the EF support the resource allocation status.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods, network functions, and computer readable medium for handling dynamic group membership for an application group in a mobile communication system. In one embodiment, there proposes a method performed by a network function implementing a policy control function, comprising: receiving, from a network function implementing a terminal management function and/or a network function implementing a data repository function, a notification message indicating one or more changed application groups, wherein the notification message comprises one or more internal group identifiers each of which identifies respective one of the one or more changed application groups. With embodiments herein, it enables the PCF to properly handle all the service procedures that are related to the UE subscription to respective application groups.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for service continuity. A method performed by an edge enabler client comprises detecting that application context relocation (ACR) is required. The method further comprises setting an information element indicating a type of service continuity in an ACR request message. The method further comprises sending the ACR request message to an edge enabler server.

Abstract: Methods and systems for transferring monitoring event information during a mobility procedure are provided. According to one aspect, a method for transferring monitoring event information during a mobility procedure comprises, at a first network node: receiving and storing subscription information indicating that a second network node has subscribed to get notification when there is a data delivery failure involving a User Equipment (UE), followed by the UE becoming reachable; detecting a data delivery failure involving the UE, and setting a flag to indicate that a data delivery failure involving the UE has occurred; receiving, from a third network node, a mobility related request; sending, to the third network node, a response to the mobility related request, comprising an indication that the third network node should notify the second network node when the UE becomes reachable and/or when then UE enters the IDLE state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for data transmission. A method implemented at a first network function may comprise obtaining information related to network slice selection; and sending a reroute message to an access network node, wherein the reroute message including a container comprising at least one information element of the information related to network slicing selection.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for user plane path management. A method performed by an edge enabler server comprises receiving a first request from an edge application server. The first request comprises at least one identifier of at least one user equipment and an information element for indicating to the edge enabling server a request for delegation of user plane path management related to the at least one user equipment. The method further comprises sending a first response to the edge application server.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods of updating a background data transfer (BDT) policy negotiated between an application function (AF) and a core network (CN) of a telecommunication network. Such methods can be performed by a Policy Control Function (PCF) of the CN and can include, in response to receiving a notification of degraded network performance of a network area, determining that the negotiated BDT policy is affected by the degraded network performance and an Application Service Provider (ASP) associated with the negotiated BDT policy requested a warning notification. Such methods can include determining, at least based on operator policies, updated BDT policy information for the negotiated BDT policy, wherein the updated BDT policy information comprises at least one of the following: at least one candidate BDT policy, and updated conditions for the negotiated BDT policy. Such methods can include sending the updated BDT policy information to the AF.

Abstract: Methods performed by an Edge Data Network (EDN) and a User Equipment (UE) for enabling Application Context Change (ACR) are disclosed. More specifically, methods performed by a UE and an EDN node for enabling ACR are provided. The method disclosed herein can provide solutions to many open issues in the Third-Generation Partnership Project standard with respect to applying Application Function (AF) influence during an ACR.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) service management network element in a communication network, comprising: receiving a first request, and in response to determining that the first request is to request the UE service management network element to be an intermediate UE service management network element for a service of a UE, sending a second request to another UE service management network element indicated in the first request, and receiving a response corresponding to the second request, wherein the response comprises Internet Protocol (IP) address information of the UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in a network node implementing an Edge Enabler Server, EES. The method includes: transmitting, to an Edge Configuration Server, ECS, a registration request or a registration update request containing one or more Data Network Access Identifiers, DNAIs, associated with an Edge Application Server, EAS, or the EES. The EAS is registered with the EES.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for improved capability exposure at an edge enabler entity. The method implemented at the edge enabler entity comprises receiving a request for an exposure capability of 3GPP core network from an edge application entity, the request comprising a user equipment, UE, group identifier identifying a group of UEs. The method further comprises communicating with the 3GPP core network based on the request, and transmitting a response to the edge application entity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for API management. A method performed by a first network function. The method comprises sending a first service application programming interface (API) discover request to a second network function. The method further comprises receiving a first service API discover response from the second network function. The first service API discover response comprises location information of at least one API exposing function providing the discovered service API.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for traffic detection. The method which may be performed by a first network node includes receiving a message from a second network node. The method further includes determining packet flow description information for traffic detection according to the message. The packet flow description information may indicate a combination criterion for two or more packet flow descriptions, and/or a protocol matching criterion for a domain name in a packet flow description. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the packet flow description definition can be extended to support more accurate traffic detection.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method executed in a domain name system (DNS) proxy, and to a DNS proxy, apparatus or system for application server (AS) discovery for edge computing in a mobile network. The method comprises receiving a DNS query from a user equipment (UE) with an application fully qualified domain name (FQDN). Based on FQDN, retrieving a location of the UE that sent the DNS query; adding subnet(s) or full IP address(es) of one or more preferred location for accessing to a data network (DN) as one or more Extension mechanisms for DNS (EDNS) client subnet (ECS) options in the DNS query; forwarding the DNS query to a mobile network operator (MNO) DNS; receiving a DNS response and based on the DNS response determining an AS site and AS IP address(es); requesting traffic steering and sending the DNS response to the UE.