Method and system for network slice identification and selection

US11330646B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Priscilla Lau · Fremont, US
• Arvind Aggarwal · San Ramon, US
• Lalit R. Kotecha · San Ramon, US
• Patricia R. Chang · San Ramon, US
• Jin Yang · Orinda, US
• Sagiv Draznin · Walnut Creek, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2020
• Grant date: May 10, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W92/12
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for network slice selection during an initial connection. A wireless station receives, from a core network device, network slice data for each network slice available via the wireless station, wherein the network slice data includes a slice identifier and corresponding slice characteristics for each network slice. The wireless station receives, from a user equipment (UE) device, a registration request message that indicates a network slice characteristic required by an application being executed on UE device. The wireless station selects, based on the network slice data from the core network device and the network slice characteristic from the UE device, one of the slice identifiers for servicing the UE device.