Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data packet routing in a remote unit. An apparatus includes a processor that receives a data packet to be transmitted and determines packet routing information for the data packet, the packet routing information comprising at least one of: network slice information, a continuity type, and a data network name for the data packet. The processor also determines whether the packet routing information matches a network connection and sends the data packet over a matching network connection, in response to determining that the packet routing information matches a network connection. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network using at least one network connection of a first connection type associated with network slice information, a continuity type, and a DNN.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network over a first access network and over a second access network, each of the first and second access networks using at least one network connection of a first connection type, each network connection of the first connection type associated with network slice information, a continuity type, and a data network name (�DNN�); and a processor that: receives a data packet to be transmitted; determines an offload type for the data packet, the offload type selected from the group consisting of: offload permitted, offload prohibited, and offload preferred; determines packet routing information for the data packet in response to the offload type not being offload preferred, the packet routing information comprising at least one of: network slice information, a continuity type, and a DNN associated with the data packet; determines whether the packet routing information matches a network connection of the first connection type; and sends the data packet over a matching network connection, in response to determining that the packet routing information matches a network connection of the first connection type.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor further:
requests a new network connection of the first connection type that supports the packet routing information, in response to determining that the packet routing information does not match a network connection.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the packet routing information further comprises an access type parameter, wherein requesting a new network connection of the first connection type that supports the packet routing information comprises identifying, from the access type parameter, an access network over which to establish the new network connection.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor further:
sends the data packet over the second access network using a network connection of a second connection type in response to determining that the offload type is offload preferred; determines whether the requested new network connection cannot be established; and sends the data packet over the second access network using a network connection of the second connection type in response to both determining that offload type is permitted and determining that the requested new network connection cannot be established, wherein a network connection of the second connection type does not pass through the mobile communication network.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor further:
receives a user equipment routing policy (�URP�) from the mobile communication network, the URP comprising a plurality of prioritized URP rules, each prioritized URP rule comprising a traffic filter component and at least of one of: a slice information component, a continuity type component, and a data network component; wherein determining packet routing information for the data packet comprises the processor:
comparing characteristics of the data packet to traffic filter components of the URP;
identifying a matching rule, the matching rule being a highest priority URP rule whose traffic filter component matches the characteristics of the data packet; and
retrieving the packet routing information from the at least one of a slice information component, a continuity type component, and a data network component of the matching rule.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each prioritized URP rule further comprises a direct offload component that indicates the offload type, wherein determining the offload type for the data packet comprises the processor retrieving the offload type from the direct offload component of a URP rule matching the data packet.
7. A method comprising:
communicating with a mobile communication network using at least one network connection of a first connection type over one of a first access network and a second access network, each network connection of the first connection type associated with network slice information, a continuity type, and a data network name (�DNN�); receiving a data packet to be transmitted; determining a direct offload type for the data packet, the direct offload type selected from the group consisting of: offload permitted, offload prohibited, and offload preferred; determining packet routing information for the data packet in response to the direct offload type not being offload preferred, the packet routing information comprising at least one of: network slice information, a continuity type, and a DNN associated with the data packet; determining whether the packet routing information matches a network connection of the first connection type; and sending the data packet over a matching network connection, in response to determining that the packet routing information matches a network connection of the first connection type.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
requesting a new network connection of the first connection type that supports the packet routing information, in response to determining that the packet routing information does not match a network connection.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the packet routing information further comprises an access type parameter, wherein requesting a new network connection of the first connection type that supports the packet routing information comprises identifying, from the access type parameter, an access network over which to establish the new network connection.
10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
sending the data packet over the second access network using a network connection of a second connection type in response to determining that the offload type is offload preferred; determining whether the requested new network connection cannot be established; and sending the data packet over the second access network using a network connection of a second connection type in response to both determining that offload type is permitted and determining that the requested new network connection cannot be established, wherein a network connection of the second connection type does not pass through the mobile communication network.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
receiving a user equipment routing policy (�URP�) from the mobile communication network, the URP comprising a plurality of prioritized URP rules, each prioritized URP rule comprising a traffic filter component and at least of one of: a slice information component, a continuity type component, and a data network component; wherein determining packet routing information for the data packet comprises:
comparing characteristics of the data packet to traffic filter components of the URP;
identifying a matching rule, the matching rule being a highest priority URP rule whose traffic filter component matches the characteristics of the data packet; and
retrieving the packet routing information from the at least one of a slice information component, a continuity type component, and a data network component of the matching rule.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein each prioritized URP rule further comprises a direct offload component that indicates the offload type, wherein determining the offload type for the data packet comprises retrieving the offload type from the direct offload component of a URP rule matching the data packet.
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