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Apparatus and method for obtaining slice-support information

US11638205B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Qing Wei · Munich, DE
Ömer BULAKCI · Munich, DE
Henrik Olofsson · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 2020
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/11
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiment of the invention describe an apparatus for an access node, which is configured to receive slice-support information; and/or receive slice-context information and determine slice-support information based on the slice-context information; wherein the slice-support information comprises a mapping of a slice to an area, in particular a tracking area or a slice-support area; and process a slice-related information based on the slice-support information.

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