Technology is described for communicating messages between edge devices. A process may be executed at a first edge device for use by a mobile device that is connected to the first edge device. A connection may be established between the first edge device and a second edge device. The first edge device may determine that the mobile device has been handed over from the first edge device to the second edge device. Messages may be communicated between the process executing on the first edge device and the mobile device via the connection with the second edge device when the mobile device has been handed over from the first edge device to the second edge device.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection. One apparatus includes a processor that determines to configure a first data connection to provide access to a local data network in addition to the remote data network based on information received from a session management function (SMF) and activates a network interface that communicates with the local data network in response to determining to configure the first data connection to provide access to the local data network. The processor transmits a downlink data packet to the remote unit over the first data connection and provides the remote unit with access to one or more services via the local data network using the activated network interface.

In response to receiving from a source RAN node (2), on a direct interface (101), a message requesting a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a first network to a second network, a target RAN node (3) receives at least one of slice information and flow information from a core network (5), and controls communication of the radio terminal (1) based on at least one of the slice information and the flow information. The slice information relates to a network slice in the second network. The flow information relates to at least one session to be established in the second network, serving as a bearer-less network, in order to transfer at least one packet flow of the radio terminal (1). It is thus possible, for example, to provide an Inter-RAT handover procedure involving transfer of handover signaling messages on a direct inter-base-station interface.

A device, method, and system provide for collecting service parameters associated with application sessions associated with a plurality of MEC clusters; obtaining capability information associated with each of the plurality of MEC clusters; generating service profiles for a set of transport networks based on the service parameters and the capability information, wherein each transport network includes at least one of the plurality of MEC clusters; receiving, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request for a MEC service having a minimum service requirement; and selecting, based on the service profiles, a MEC cluster from the plurality of MEC clusters to provide the MEC service, wherein the selected MEC cluster is included in a first transport network that meets the minimum service requirement.

An aspect of the disclosure includes a method for supporting voice service continuity, including: establishing a connection between an edge application server and a core network; and providing an IMS function to transmit an IMS information element to the core network by the edge application server during a handover procedure related to an IMS voice service.

In response to receiving from a source RAN node (2), on a direct interface (101), a message requesting a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a first network to a second network, a target RAN node (3) receives at least one of slice information and flow information from a core network (5), and controls communication of the radio terminal (1) based on at least one of the slice information and the flow information. The slice information relates to a network slice in the second network. The flow information relates to at least one session to be established in the second network, serving as a bearer-less network, in order to transfer at least one packet flow of the radio terminal (1). It is thus possible, for example, to provide an Inter-RAT handover procedure involving transfer of handover signaling messages on a direct inter-base-station interface.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) and a transceiver (525) that communicates with a mobile communication network. The processor (505) receives (605) a downlink data packet from a first data connection (303) over the mobile communication network, the first data connection (303) providing the apparatus (500) with access to a remote data network (125). The processor (505) determines (610), from the downlink data packet, whether the first data connection (303) provides access to a local data network (135) in addition to the remote data network (125). In response to the first data connection (303) providing access to the local data network (135), the processor (505) accesses (615) one or more services via the local data network (135).

A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes control means 700 operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The control means processes control plane signalling.

A radio broadcast receiver comprising: a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, and, when executing a program stored in the memory, performs operations. The operations include: receiving analog quality information indicating a reception quality of an analog radio based on a broadcast radio including a digital radio and the analog radio; and determining switching of a radio source from one of the broadcast radio and an IP radio to the other of the broadcast radio and the IP radio based on the analog quality information indicating the reception quality of the analog radio.

Systems and methods are provided to improve candidate search and measurement in non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) 5G new radio (NR) multi-radio access technology (RAT) environments. For Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) NR-dual connectivity (EN-DC), a user equipment (UE) skips 5G band measurements for an initial search or an out-of-service (OOS) search. For SA dual connectivity, the UE avoids 5G remaining band (RBS) scans and limits 5G deviated band search (DBS) scans to bands configured for the carrier.