Patent ID: 11871283
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A session management function entity, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the session management function entity to:
select a target user plane function entity to serve a terminal;
send first path information to the target user plane function entity;
send second path information to a source user plane function entity, wherein the first path information and the second path information are for establishing a forwarding path between the target user plane function entity and the source user plane function entity; and
send a second routing rule to the target user plane function entity,
wherein the second routing rule specifies that data whose destination address is of a second application server (AS) is to be sent to the source user plane function entity, which is communicatively connected to the second AS.