IP Library Granted Patent US 12684472
Granted Patent B2
US 12684472 · App. 18/030,389 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

UE, core network node, an node, and methods therefor

Inventors: Toshiyuki Tamura (Tokyo, JP); Tsuyoshi Takakura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04W48/18H04W36/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12684472
App. No.
18/030,389
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A UE ( 1 ) receives, from a network ( 9 , B), control information indicating an association of each of at least one Closed Access Group (CAG) ID with at least one network slice identifier. The UE ( 1 ) performs cell selection or cell reselection using the received control information. This allows the UE to take into account the availability of a network slice in cell selection and cell reselection in the case of a Public network integrated Non-Public Network (PNI-NPN), for example.

Claims (33)

1 . A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to:

receive, from a network node, first group information,

wherein the first group information comprises a list of second group information,

wherein each of the second group information comprises an identifier of the second group information and a list of Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) associated with the second group information, and

wherein a format of the second group information is arranged in order of the identifier of the second group information and thereafter the list of S-NSSAI; and

perform at least one of cell selection or cell reselection.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the first group information is used for at least one of cell selection or cell reselection.

3 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the network node is an Access and Mobility Management Function and the first group information is included in a Registration Accept message.

4 . A network node for mobility management, the network node comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to send, to a User Equipment (UE), first group information,

wherein the first group information comprises a list of second group information,

wherein each of the second group information comprises an identifier of the second group information and a list of Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) associated with the second group information, and

wherein a format of the second group information is arranged in order of the identifier of the second group information and thereafter the list of S-NSSAI.

5 . The network node according to claim 4 , wherein the first group information is used by the UE for at least one of cell selection or cell reselection.

6 . The network node according to claim 4 , wherein the network node is an Access and Mobility Management Function and the first group information is included in a Registration Accept message.

7 . A method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving, from a network node, first group information,

wherein the first group information comprises a list of second group information,

wherein each of the second group information comprises an identifier of the second group information and a list of Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) associated with the second group information, and

wherein a format of the second group information is arranged in order of the identifier of the second group information and thereafter the list of S-NSSAI; and

performing at least one of cell selection or cell reselection.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first group information is used for at least one of cell selection or cell reselection.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the network node is an Access and Mobility Management Function and the first group information is included in a Registration Accept message.

10 . A method performed by a network node for mobility management, the method comprising:

sending, to a User Equipment (UE), first group information,

wherein the first group information comprises a list of second group information,

wherein each of the second group information comprises an identifier of the second group information and a list of Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) associated with the second group information, and

wherein a format of the second group information is arranged in order of the identifier of the second group information and thereafter the list of S-NSSAI.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first group information is used by the UE for at least one of cell selection or cell reselection.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the network node is an Access and Mobility Management Function and the first group information is included in a Registration Accept message.