A method for applying or overriding preferred locality criteria in processing NF discovery requests includes, at an NRF including at least one processor, maintaining an NF profiles database including NF profiles of producer NFs registered to provide service to other NFs, receiving, from an NF, an NFDiscover request including a preferred-locality attribute or lacking a preferred-locality attribute, accessing the NF profiles database to identify NF profiles of producer NFs capable of providing a service indicated by query parameters in the NFDiscover request, generating an NFDiscover response including the NF profiles identified as capable of providing the service indicated by the query parameters in the NFDiscover request, prioritizing the NF profiles in the NFDiscover response in a manner that overrides the preferred-locality attribute in the NFDiscover request or applies a preferred locality attribute selected by the NRF, and transmitting the NFDiscover response to the NF that transmitted the NFDiscover request.

A method for applying or overriding preferred locality criteria in processing NF discovery requests includes, at an NRF including at least one processor, maintaining an NF profiles database including NF profiles of producer NFs registered to provide service to other NFs, receiving, from an NF, an NFDiscover request including a preferred-locality attribute or lacking a preferred-locality attribute, accessing the NF profiles database to identify NF profiles of producer NFs capable of providing a service indicated by query parameters in the NFDiscover request, generating an NFDiscover response including the NF profiles identified as capable of providing the service indicated by the query parameters in the NFDiscover request, prioritizing the NF profiles in the NFDiscover response in a manner that overrides the preferred-locality attribute in the NFDiscover request or applies a preferred locality attribute selected by the NRF, and transmitting the NFDiscover response to the NF that transmitted the NFDiscover request.

A user equipment, apparatus and method receives a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell, receives a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB, receives and stores in memory area information from the first cell, the area information indicating a predetermined area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell where the second SIB is applicable, and when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receives information from the second cell indicating an area that the second cell belongs to. A determination is made as to whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored area information and the information received from the second cell.

A user equipment, apparatus and method receives a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell, receives a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB, receives and stores in memory area information from the first cell, the area information indicating a predetermined area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell where the second SIB is applicable, and when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receives information from the second cell indicating an area that the second cell belongs to. A determination is made as to whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored area information and the information received from the second cell.

The present invention discloses a method for pairing and interconnecting electronic devices, which cooperates with at least two electronic devices that are grouped as a transmitting end and a receiving end respectively, and the transmitting end operates in a first mode. The method for pairing and interconnecting electronic devices comprises at least Step 1 to Step 4. Step 1 refers to searching any available transmitting end in a wireless manner by the receiving end, and displaying a connection name of the transmitting end on the receiving end. Step 2 refers to prompting a dynamic operating instruction by the receiving end. Step 3 refers to executing operation by the transmitting end based on the dynamic operating instruction and thereby issuing an action instruction. Step 4 refers to receiving the action instruction by the receiving end, and establishing a connection with the transmitting end which issues the action instruction.

A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device, such as making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. If a child or employee is using the device, there may be a need to regulate how that device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device.

A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device, such as making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. If a child or employee is using the device, there may be a need to regulate how that device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus relating to local area data network connectivity. In certain aspects, a method for use by a network device includes determining a set of available local area data networks (LADNs) for a user equipment (UE) based on a subscription of the UE to a set of data network names (DNNs) corresponding to the set of available LADNs and sending the UE information indicative of the set of available LADNs and a location of availability corresponding to each of the LADNs of the set of available LADNs.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus relating to local area data network connectivity. In certain aspects, a method for use by a network device includes determining a set of available local area data networks (LADNs) for a user equipment (UE) based on a subscription of the UE to a set of data network names (DNNs) corresponding to the set of available LADNs and sending the UE information indicative of the set of available LADNs and a location of availability corresponding to each of the LADNs of the set of available LADNs.

A method and device for policy determination and a storage medium are provided. The method includes that: User Equipment (UE) receives first information transmitted by a network device, here, the first information includes a first policy and the first policy includes a policy type corresponding to the first policy; the network device is a Policy Control Function (PCF), a content of the first information is divided into at least one section and is encapsulated into a container by the PCF for transmitting to a Core Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), and the container is transparently transmitted to the UE by the AMF; the policy type corresponding to the first policy comprises at least one of a PC5 interface-based Vehicle to Everything (V2X) policy, or a Uu interface-based V2X policy.