Terminal requesting network slice capabilites from non-3GPP access network
US11159937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising a memory, and a processor to execute instructions from the memory, wherein the processor is configured to access a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Access Network (AN), establish a link with a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF) via the non-3GPP AN, request information from the N3IWF about network slicing capabilities of a 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN), receive information from the N3IWF about network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN, and determine whether to register with the 3GPP RAN based upon the network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN. Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described for sending information about network slicing capabilities of a 3GPP RAN to a N3IWF, establishing a link between a WTRU operating on a non-3GPP AN and the N3IWF via the non-3GPP AN, and sending information from the N3IWF to the WTRU about network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN.
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