Patent ID: 11870844
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus in a mobile communication network, the apparatus comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor that:
receives a first request from a function in the mobile communication network including a UE identity and a UE network address;
determines whether the UE is located in a first service area based on a UE location;
forwards a DNS request received from the UE network address to a first DNS server associated with the first service area in response to determining that the UE is located in the first service area;
receives a DNS reply from the first DNS server; and
sends a second request to a policy function in the mobile communication network in response to determining that the DNS reply includes a first IP address.