First, a case where the first condition determination is true will be disclosed. The AMF can execute a fourth condition determination in procedure (A) of
The fourth condition determination may be executed based on whether the AMF has received an SM message. The fourth condition determination may be executed based on whether an SM message is included in a registration request message. For example, the fourth condition determination may be true in a case where the AMF has received the SM message and/or in a case where the SM message is included in the registration request message, and the fourth condition determination may be false in a case where the AMF has not received the SM message and/or in a case where the SM message is not included in the registration request message. It is noted that conditions for determining whether the fourth condition determination is true or false are not limited to the previously-disclosed conditions.
When the fourth condition is determined to be true, the AMF selects an SMF and transmits and/or receives an SM message to and/or from the selected SMF. When the fourth condition is determined to be false, the AMF does not select the SMF nor perform transmission and reception of the SM message (S806). In a case that the AMF receives an SM message indicating rejection from the SMF even in a case that the fourth condition determination is true, the AMF may stop procedure (A) in