Patent ID: 11937118
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A network deployment control apparatus comprising:
application function (AF) circuitry configured to:
fix a service to be provided to an equipment configured to perform a function that is dependent on a service provided by a network,
wherein the function comprises a maximum allowed end-to-end latency, and
wherein the network measures a first latency between a plurality of candidate user plane functions (UPFs) of the network and a base station in communication with the equipment, each of the plurality of candidate UPFs located at a different latitude and longitude;
issue a request to the network to measure a second latency between the AF circuitry and locations of the plurality of candidate UPFs;
in response to the request, receive from the network information about the first latency and the second latency:
compare a total of the first latency and the second latency to the maximum allowed end-to-end latency:
identify one UPF of the plurality of UPFs corresponding to a total of the first latency and second latency associated with the one UPF being below the maximum allowed end-to-end latency; and
request the network to set the one UPF to provide the service to the equipment.