IP Library Granted Patent US 12672053
Granted Patent B2
US 12672053 · App. 18/016,824 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Method and apparatus for network slice registration

Inventor: Mahmoud Watfa (Staines, GB)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W48/18H04W48/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672053
App. No.
18/016,824
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A first method performed by a network entity is disclosed, the method comprising: in case that there is pending network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) that includes at least one second single NSSAI (S-NSSAI) for a user equipment (UE), receiving, from the UE, a request message including requested NSSAI including at least one first S-NSSAI over a first access type; and transmitting, to the UE, the pending NSSAI including the at least one first S-NSSAI, wherein the at least one first S-NSSAI is different from the at least one second S-NSSAI.

Claims (20)

1 . A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit, to a network entity, a request message including requested network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) including at least one first single NSSAI (S-NSSAI) over a first access type, wherein the at least one first S-NSSAI is subject to network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA), the requested NSSAI does not include any S-NSSAI in a first pending NSSAI for the UE, and the first pending NSSAI includes at least one second S-NSSAI, and

receive, from the network entity, an accept message including a second pending NSSAI including the at least one first S-NSSAI and the at least one second S-NSSAI.

2 . A network entity in a wireless communication system, the network entity comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), a request message including requested network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) including at least one first single NSSAI (S-NSSAI) over a first access type, wherein the at least one first S-NSSAI is subject to network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA), the requested NSSAI does not include any S-NSSAI in a first pending NSSAI for the UE, and the first pending NSSAI includes at least one second S-NSSAI, and

transmit, to the UE, an accept message including a second pending NSSAI including the at least one first S-NSSAI and the at least one second S-NSSAI.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second S-NSSAI in the first pending NSSAI was requested by the UE over the first access type.

4 . The network entity of claim 2 , wherein the at least one second S-NSSAI in the first pending NSSAI was requested by the UE over the first access type.

5 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a network entity, a request message including requested network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) including at least one first single NSSAI (S-NSSAI) over a first access type, wherein the at least one first S-NSSAI is subject to network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA), the requested NSSAI does not include any S-NSSAI in a first pending NSSAI for the UE, and the first pending NSSAI includes at least one second S-NSSAI; and

receiving, from the network entity, an accept message including a second pending NSSAI including the at least one first S-NSSAI and the at least one second S-NSSAI.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the at least one second S-NSSAI in the first pending NSSAI was requested by the UE over the first access type.

7 . A method performed by a network entity in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a request message including requested network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) including at least one first single NSSAI (S-NSSAI) over a first access type, wherein the at least one first S-NSSAI is subject to network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA), the requested NSSAI does not include any S-NSSAI in a first pending NSSAI for the UE, and the first pending NSSAI includes at least one second S-NSSAI; and

transmitting, to the UE, an accept message including a second pending NSSAI including the at least one first S-NSSAI and the at least one second S-NSSAI.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one second S-NSSAI in the first pending NSSAI was requested by the UE over the first access type.