Method and apparatus for mobile packet core mechanism for GiLAN network slices with segment routing
US11424986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0895
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method, by a network apparatus of a first domain network, includes receiving one or more packets from an access network, determining a classification for the packets based on the accounting information, selecting, based on the determined classification, a policy configuration from a plurality of policy configurations for processing the packets, encapsulating the packets with one or more segment identifiers in accordance with the selected policy configuration, and sending the encapsulated packets to a network slice or a second network slice in a second domain network based on the one or more segment identifiers.
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