DETAILED ACTION
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . This Office Action is in response to the submission filed 2025-12-22 (herein referred to as the Reply) where claim(s) 1-20 are pending for consideration.
Election/Restrictions
Applicant's election with traverse in the Reply is acknowledged and found persuasive. The restriction requirement is hereby withdrawn. Claim(s) 1-20 are pending for consideration.
35 USC §102 - Claim Rejections
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) is/are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being unpatentable over DIMITRIOS_418 (WO2023213418)
Claim(s) 1, 6
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
receiving, from a Detnet controller of a deterministic network, configuration information including requirements in the deterministic network; The DetNet aware node encapsulates the packet into the DetNet flow 204 based on information (rules) provided by a DetNet controller (not shown in Figure 2). The rules are in the form of a DetNet Yang model, as described in draft-ietf-detnet-yang-16 (i.e., DetNet configuration). This document contains the specification for configuration and operational data for DetNet flows such as the DetNet flow. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0069, 0099>.
identifying, based on the configuration information, a protocol data unit (PDU) session associated with an internet protocol (IP) address of a user equipment (UE); and DetNet-aware node receives configuration information from the DetNet controller in the form of DetNet Yang traffic profiles, and converts, said configuration information into TSC assistance information containing QoS information of a QoS flow for a corresponding PDU session of a UE. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0090-0093, 0100; Table 1>.
transmitting, to a policy control function (PCF), quality of service (QoS) parameters obtained based on the requirements in the configuration information, the QoS parameters being used for a policy update to be applied for the PDU session. DetNet-aware node receives configuration information from the DetNet controller in the form of DetNet Yang traffic profiles, and converts, said configuration information into TSC assistance information containing QoS information which is sent to a Policy Control Function (PCF). The PCF determines Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules based on the QoS information, and instructs a Session Management Function (SMF) 610 to configure the UE’s PDU session, to be used for DetNet flows 204, to support the QoS characteristics of said DetNet flows. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0091, 0100>.
Claim(s) 2, 7, 12, 17
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein the QoS parameters includes at least one of a maximum latency or a minimum bandwidth to be guaranteed. <para. 0091>.
Claim(s) 3, 8, 18
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein the requirements in the configuration information are to support interworking between the wireless communication system and the deterministic network, and DetNet configuration to bridge information to the 5G network, particularly Mapping the configuration information obtained from the TSN network into 5GS Quality of Service (QoS) information to support QoS flow for a UE. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0031-0034, 0065, 0094-0095>.
wherein the network entity includes a time sensitive communications and time synchronization function (TSCTSF) for DetNet interworking. Network side node includes Time Sensitive Communication and Time Synchronization Function (TSCTSF) <para. 0088-0089, 0103-0105>.
Claim(s) 4, 9
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
transmitting, to the Detnet controller, a response message in response to reception of the configuration information. DetNet controller receives response/ acknowledgement, which was triggered by communication of the Detnet configuration. <FIG(s). 8; para. 0110>.
Claim(s) 5, 10, 15
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein transmitting, to the PCF, QoS parameters comprises:
transmitting, to the PCF, a message including the QoS parameters and at least one of the IP address of the UE, Network node sends, PCF, via NEF, UE IP and TSC Assistance Information. <para. 0101-0102>.
Claim(s) 11
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
a transceiver; and a processor configured to: DetNet Controller entity which implicitly has a processor and means for TX/RX traffic <FIGs. 6-8>
transmit, to the network entity via the transceiver, configuration information including quality of requirements in the deterministic network, and The DetNet aware node receives, from a DetNet controller, DetNet flow information (rules) provided by a DetNet controller for DetNet flows. The rules are in the form of a DetNet Yang model, as described in draft-ietf-detnet-yang-16 (i.e., DetNet configuration). <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0069, 0099>.
receive, via the transceiver from the network entity, a response message in response to transmission of the configuration information, DetNet controller receives response/ acknowledgement, which was triggered by communication of the Detnet configuration. <FIG(s). 8; para. 0110>.
wherein a protocol data unit (PDU) session associated with an internet protocol (IP) address of a user equipment (UE) is identified based on the configuration information, and DetNet-aware node receives configuration information from the DetNet controller in the form of DetNet Yang traffic profiles, and converts, said configuration information into TSC assistance information containing QoS information of a QoS flow for a corresponding PDU session of a UE. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0090-0093, 0100; Table 1>.
wherein quality of service (QoS) parameters, based on the requirements in the configuration information, are used for a policy update to be applied for the PDU session. DetNet-aware node receives configuration information from the DetNet controller in the form of DetNet Yang traffic profiles, and converts, said configuration information into TSC assistance information containing QoS information which is sent to a Policy Control Function (PCF). The PCF determines Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules based on the QoS information, and instructs a Session Management Function (SMF) 610 to configure the UE’s PDU session, to be used for DetNet flows 204, to support the QoS characteristics of said DetNet flows. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0091, 0100>.
Claim(s) 13
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein the requirements in the configuration information are to support interworking between the wireless communication system and the deterministic network. DetNet configuration to bridge information to the 5G network, particularly Mapping the configuration information obtained from the TSN network into 5GS Quality of Service (QoS) information to support QoS flow for a UE. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0031-0034, 0065, 0094-0095>.
Claim(s) 14
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein the network entity includes a time sensitive communications and time synchronization function (TSCTSF) for Detnet interworking. Network side node includes Time Sensitive Communication and Time Synchronization Function (TSCTSF) <para. 0088-0089, 0103-0105>.
Claim(s) 16
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
a transceiver; and a processor configured to: PCF which implicitly has a processor and means for TX/RX traffic <FIGs. 6-8>
receive, from a network entity supporting deterministic networking (Detnet), quality of service (QoS) parameters corresponding to requirements in a deterministic network, and DetNet-aware node receives configuration information from the DetNet controller in the form of DetNet Yang traffic profiles, and converts, said configuration information into TSC assistance information containing QoS information which is sent to a Policy Control Function (PCF). <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0091, 0100>.
update, based on the QoS parameters, a policy to be applied for a protocol data unit (PDU) session associated with an internet protocol (IP) address of a user equipment (UE). The PCF determines Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules based on the QoS information, and instructs a Session Management Function (SMF) to configure the UE’s PDU session, to be used for DetNet flows , to support the QoS characteristics of said DetNet flows. <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0091, 0100>.
Claim(s) 19
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein the requirements in the deterministic network is included in configuration information provided from a Detnet controller of the deterministic network. DetNet-aware node receives configuration information from the DetNet controller in the form of DetNet Yang traffic profiles, and converts, said configuration information into TSC assistance information containing QoS information which is sent to a Policy Control Function (PCF). <FIG(s). 2, 6, 8; para. 0034, 0066-0071, 0091, 0100>.
Claim(s) 20
DIMITRIOS_418 teaches
wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, to a session management function (SMF) managing the PDU session, information on the updated policy. PCF instructs SM to configure UE's PDU session based on the Detnet controller configuration for the Detnet Flows. <FIG(s). 6, 8, 9; para. 0069, 0109-0110>.
Relevant Cited References
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Conclusion
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/ANDRE TACDIRAN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2415