IP Library Granted Patent US 12696068
Granted Patent B2
US 12696068 · App. 18/521,231 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication

Inventor: Shuang Liang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W8/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12696068
App. No.
18/521,231
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A method includes: receiving, by a wireless communication terminal from an access and mobility management node, updated prioritization information of at least one of Visitor Public Land Mobile Networks, VPLMNs, or access technology; and updating, by the wireless communication terminal, a prioritization of at least one of VPLMN or access technology for Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, selection according to the updated prioritization information.

Claims (24)

1 . A wireless communication method comprising:

in response to a change of at least one network slice subscribed by a wireless communication terminal, acquiring, by a unified data node, updated prioritization information of at least one of Visitor Public Land Mobile Networks (VPLMNs) or access technology; and

transmitting, by the unified data node, the updated prioritization information to the wireless communication terminal to allow the wireless communication terminal to update a prioritization of at least one of VPLMN or access technology for Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selection according to the updated prioritization information.

2 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the unified data node is configured to transmit a request message to an application node and receive the updated prioritization information from the application node.

3 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the unified data node is configured to notify an application node that at least one network slice supported by one or more VPLMN subscribed by a wireless communication terminal being changed.

4 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the unified data node is configured to acquire the updated prioritization information from an application node via a Unified Data Repository.

5 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the unified data node is configured to transmit an acknowledgment request for the updated prioritization information to the wireless communication terminal.

6 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the unified data node is configured to receive an update acknowledgment message from the wireless communication terminal in response to the updated prioritization information being transmitted to the wireless communication terminal.

7 . A unified data node, comprising:

a communication unit; and

a processor configured to acquire updated prioritization information of at least one of Visitor Public Land Mobile Networks (VPLMNs) or access technology, in response to a change of at least one network slice subscribed by a wireless communication terminal; and transmit the updated prioritization information to the wireless communication terminal to allow the wireless communication terminal to update a prioritization of at least one of VPLMN or access technology for Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selection according to the updated prioritization information.

8 . The unified data node of claim 7 , wherein the unified data node is configured to transmit a request message to an application node and receive the updated prioritization information from the application node.

9 . The unified data node of claim 7 , wherein the unified data node is configured to notify an application node that at least one network slice supported by one or more VPLMN subscribed by a wireless communication terminal being changed.

10 . The unified data node of claim 7 , wherein the unified data node is configured to acquire the updated prioritization information from an application node via a Unified Data Repository.

11 . The unified data node of claim 7 , wherein the unified data node is configured to transmit an acknowledgment request for the updated prioritization information to the wireless communication terminal.

12 . The unified data node of claim 7 , wherein the unified data node is configured to receive an update acknowledgment message from the wireless communication terminal in response to the updated prioritization information being transmitted to the wireless communication terminal.

13 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including code stored thereupon, the code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to:

in response to a change of at least one network slice subscribed by a wireless communication terminal, acquire updated prioritization information of at least one of Visitor Public Land Mobile Networks (VPLMNs) or access technology; and

transmit via a transmitter the updated prioritization information to a wireless communication terminal to allow the wireless communication terminal to update a prioritization of at least one of VPLMN or access technology for Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selection according to the updated prioritization information.

14 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit via the transmitter a request message to an application node and receive the updated prioritization information from the application node.

15 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to notify via the transmitter an application node that at least one network slice supported by one or more VPLMN subscribed by a wireless communication terminal being changed.

16 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to acquire the updated prioritization information from an application node via a Unified Data Repository.

17 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit via the transmitter an acknowledgment request for the updated prioritization information to the wireless communication terminal.

18 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to receive via a receiver an update acknowledgment message from the wireless communication terminal in response to the updated prioritization information being transmitted to the wireless communication terminal.