SDAP Layer Handling of Uplink Transmission in a Single QoS Flow

Hello Experts,

As we know, a mobile device can communicate with multiple servers in parallel, depending on the applications running in the background.

Suppose there is only one QoS Flow ID available in a PDU session for Internet access. In this scenario, at the SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Protocol) layer during uplink transmission:

  1. Data Selection from IP Layer:

    • How much user plane data can the SDAP layer pick from the IP layer before forwarding it to the lower PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layer?
  2. Packet Combination:

    • Can an SDAP entity combine two different IP packets into a single transmission unit and send it to the lower layer, even if these packets contain data for different destinations?

Looking forward to your insights!