Patent ID: 11894937
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 3:
4. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
obtain policy related information and charging related information;
generate a pre-rule based on said policy related information and said charging related information, wherein said pre-rule is a partly-generated rule of a N4 rule related to local traffic offloading with respect to at least one user plane function entity under control of an intermediate session management function entity, wherein said N4 rule is a packet detection rule, a forwarding action rule, a usage reporting rule, or a quality of service enforcement rule, and wherein said pre-rule comprises an indication that said intermediate session management function entity is to obtain information that is to be used to generate said N4 rule to be transmitted to said at least one user plane function entity under control of said intermediate session management function entity; and
transmit said pre-rule to said intermediate session management function entity for generation of said N4 rule.