METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXPOSING THE FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY OF THE PRESENCE REPORTING ZONE Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC H04W4/21 

FIELD: wireless communication.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of wireless communication. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for exposing PRA functionality to a wireless communication system. In accordance with an embodiment, the SCEF receives a first request from a requesting server to trigger PRA functionality for at least one user equipment (UE). The PRA functionality is used to monitor whether at least one UE is located in at least one area of interest. The SCEF obtains at least one monitoring result for the at least one UE from the mobility administration node through a home subscriber server (HSS) or through a policy and charging rule function (PCRF) object. The SCEF sends at least one monitoring result to the requesting server.

EFFECT: technical result is to improve the services / capabilities that are exposed by the SCEF (Service Capability Exposure Function).

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