METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PROTECTION CONTROL IN A CORE NETWORK

The present application generally relates to wireless communication techniques. More particularly, the present application relates to a method and apparatus for performing protection control in a core network having a separation between a control plane and a user plane. The application also relates to a computer program product suitable for the same. According to one embodiment, a method for performing protection control in a core network having a separation between a control plane and a user plane comprises the following steps performed on the user plane: a) pairing a user plane function (UPF) and at least one user plane security function (UPSF); and b) notifying the control plane of the pairing relationship between the UPF and the UPSF such that the UPF and the UPSF of the pair can be controlled by a control plane function (CPF) by means of the same reference point. 本申请通常涉及无线通信技术。更特别地，本申请涉及用于在具有控制平面和用户平面之间的分离的核心网络中执行保护控制的方法和设备。本申请还涉及适合于相同目的的计算机程序产品。根据一个实施例，一种用于在具有控制平面和用户平面之间的分离的核心网络中执行保护控制的方法包括在用户平面上执行的下列步骤