The SMF has a session management function such as establishment, modification, and release of a PDU session, IP address allocation for the UE and the management function thereof, a UPF selection and control function, a UPF configuration function for routing traffic to an appropriate destination (transmission destination), a function of transmitting and/or receiving an SM portion of a NAS message, a function of giving notification that downlink data has arrived (downlink data notification), a function of providing SM information specific to an AN (for each AN) and transmitted to the AN via the N2 interface via the AMF, a function of determining a session and service continuity mode (SSC mode) for a session, a roaming function, and the like.
2.5. Device Configuration of UPF
An example of an apparatus configuration of the UPF will be disclosed with reference to
The controller_B 700 is a functional unit for controlling operations and functions of the entire UPF. The controller_B 700 implements various processes in the UPF by reading and executing various programs stored in the storage medium_B 740 as necessary.