Patent ID: 11963263
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus for interworking between a first network and a second network, comprising:
an interface;
a processor coupled to the interface; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions to be executed by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive, using the interface, from an access and mobility management function device in the second network, information about a bearer in the first network, wherein the apparatus integrates a packet data network gateway-control plane in the first network and a session management function in the second network;
determine a first flow in the second network based on the information about the bearer and association information, wherein the first flow for data forwarding in the second network, and wherein the association information indicates an association between the first flow and the bearer; and
send, using the interface to a second access network device in the second network via the access and mobility management function device, flow information and forwarding information,

wherein the flow information indicates the first flow, and wherein the forwarding information identifies a user plane function device for forwarding the first flow to a tunnel corresponding to the bearer.