UE Capability Registration for Low-Overhead 6G Service Reporting

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Solution Overview

Problem

The lack of registration methods for capabilities in 6G networks prevents the provision of data services and AI services, leading to an inability to report and update capabilities in multi-network service scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A method for capability registration is introduced, where a user equipment (UE) transmits a registration request message to the network, including information such as a registration type, security parameter, capability registration identifier, and capability type, enabling capability reporting and updating with minimal network modifications and saving signaling overhead.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If no capability registration method is implemented in prior art, then the network architecture remains simple, but the ability to provide data services and AI services is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapability registration abilityVSAvoidnetwork modification complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The UE performs capability registration and reporting autonomously by transmitting registration request messages containing capability information to the network. The UE itself manages its capability registration without requiring complex network-side registration mechanisms, enabling data services and AI services while keeping network modifications minimal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If capability registration is implemented through traditional network-centric methods, then comprehensive capability management is achieved, but signaling overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapability reporting reliabilityVSAvoidsignaling overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The capability registration and reporting functions are extracted from the traditional network-centric architecture and placed at the UE side. The UE independently performs capability registration by sending registration request messages with embedded capability information, eliminating the need for complex multi-step network-side registration procedures and reducing signaling overhead while maintaining reliable capability reporting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentEP4716320A1Method and apparatus for capability registration, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 DATANG MOBILE COMM EQUIP CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for capability registration and a storage medium. The method for capability registration is applicable to a terminal and comprises: sending a registration request message to a network, wherein the registration request message is configured for capability registration and comprises one or more of the following information: a registration type, a security parameter, a capability registration identifier, a capability type, a capability reporting identifier, and capability information.