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Method and device for terminal attaching and creating home-routed PDU session in roaming environment supporting network slice

US11388656B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2017
Grant dateJul 12, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/042
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method in a roaming environment supporting a network slice is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a terminal, a first packet data unit (PDU) session request message including slice assistance information indicating the properties of a service the terminal intends to use; transmitting, to a network function (NF) repository function, a first discovery request message including a home public land mobile network (PLMN) ID of the terminal and the slice assistance information; and receiving, from the NF repository function, a first discovery response message including a session management network function (SM NF) address of the home PLMN. The SM NF is selected, on the basis of the slice assistance information, from SM NFs of a PLMN associated with the home PLMN ID.

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