| CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04L 41/5019 (2013.01); H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 28/12 (2013.01); H04W 76/00 (2013.01)] |

| AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT: |
| The patentability of claims 1-10 is confirmed. |
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1. A method of a network node, comprising:
transmitting a first RRC (Radio Resource Control) message with a DRB (Data Radio Bearer) configuration to a UE (User Equipment) for establishing a default DRB for a PDU (Protocol Data Unit) session, wherein the DRB configuration includes a QFI (QOS Flow Id) configuration used to indicate whether a QFI field is present or not in uplink for the default DRB and the QFI configuration is always set to a value indicating the QFI field is present in uplink for the default DRB;
establishing the default DRB with a presence of the QFI field in uplink; and
receiving a SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Protocol) PDU with the QFI field via the default DRB from the UE.
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