Patent ID: 11889357
Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for selecting a user plane function for a data or voice session when a user equipment (UE) attaches to a wireless communication network, comprising:
at a computer system associated with a management function of the wireless communication network,
determining a data throughput limit associated with the UE,
identifying a first user plane function having a first data throughput capacity,
identifying a second user plane function having a second data throughput capacity, the first data throughput capacity being higher than the second data throughput capacity,
selecting the first user plane function if the data throughput limit of the UE is above a predetermined threshold,
selecting the second user plane function if the data throughput limit of the UE is below the predetermined threshold, and
sending a session request to the selected first or second user plane function.