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Granted Patent B2
US 12713331 · App. 18/448,450 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Multi-operator 5G network slicing service selection

Inventors: David Taft (Keller, TX); Jerry Steben (Fort Worth, TX); Lap Tse (Marietta, GA); Maqbool Chauhan (Keller, TX); Samirkumar Patel (Middlesex, NJ)
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
H04W48/08H04W8/183
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12713331
App. No.
18/448,450
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods described herein enable network slice selection from different service providers using embedded Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs). A user equipment (UE) device stores a first eSIM associated with a first service provider of a first mobile network and a second eSIM associated with a second service provider of a second mobile network. The UE device also stores policy rules governing selection of the first eSIM and the second eSIM, wherein the policy rules limit use of second eSIM to a network slice on the second mobile network. The UE device initiates a session connection request associated with an application and directs the session connection request through one of the first eSIM or the second eSIM based on the policy rules.

Claims (45)

1 . A method, comprising:

storing, by a user equipment (UE) device, a first embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) associated with a first service provider of a first mobile network and a second eSIM associated with a second service provider of a second mobile network;

storing, by the UE device, policy rules governing selection of the first eSIM and the second eSIM, wherein the policy rules limit use of the second eSIM to a network slice on the second mobile network, and wherein policy rules are selected by a user of the UE device and stored as an Application-Route Selection Policy (A-RSP) that is separate from a UE Route Selection Policy (URSP);

initiating, on the UE device, after storing the policy rules, a session connection request associated with an application; and

directing, by the UE device, the session connection request through one of the first eSIM or the second eSIM based on the policy rules.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy rules designate the first eSIM as a default.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving some of the policy rules from a first provisioning platform associated with the first service provider, and

receiving others of the policy rules from a second provisioning platform associated with the second service provider.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the UE device, a selection of the user to designate, for the application, a preferred network slice from the second service provider.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the application includes a traffic descriptor value, and wherein the method further comprises:

confirming, by the UE device, that the application is authorized for the traffic descriptor value.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first eSIM includes credentials for the first mobile network, and wherein the second eSIM includes different credentials for the second mobile network.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, by the UE device, a third eSIM associated with a third service provider of a third mobile network.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy rules include rules to use the second eSIM for a designated application.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the policy rules include rules to use one of the first or second eSIMs for one or more application with designated performance requirements.

10 . A user equipment (UE) device comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

store a first embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) associated with a first service provider of a first mobile network and a second eSIM associated with a second service provider of a second mobile network;

store policy rules governing selection of the first eSIM and the second eSIM, wherein the policy rules limit use of the second eSIM to a network slice on the second mobile network, and wherein policy rules are selected by a user of the UE device and stored as an Application-Route Selection Policy (A-RSP) that is separate from a UE Route Selection Policy URSP);

initiate, after storing the policy rules, a session connection request associated with an application; and

direct the session connection request through one of the first eSIM or the second eSIM based on the policy rules.

11 . The UE device of claim 10 , wherein the policy rules designate the first eSIM as a default.

12 . The UE device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive some of the policy rules from a first provisioning platform associated with the first service provider, and

receive other of the policy rules from a second provisioning platform associated with the second service provider.

13 . The UE device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a selection of the user to designate, for the application, a preferred network slice from the second service provider.

14 . The UE device of claim 13 , wherein the application includes a traffic descriptor value, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

confirm that the application is authorized for the traffic descriptor value.

15 . The UE device of claim 10 , wherein the policy rules include rules to use the second eSIM for a designated application or an application type with designated performance requirements.

16 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the first eSIM includes credentials for the first mobile network, and wherein the second eSIM includes different credentials for the second mobile network.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions for:

storing, by a user equipment (UE) device, a first embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) associated with a first service provider of a first mobile network and a second eSIM associated with a second service provider of a second mobile network;

storing, by the UE device, policy rules governing selection of the first eSIM and the second eSIM, wherein the policy rules limit use of the second eSIM to a network slice on the second mobile network, and wherein policy rules are selected by a user of the UE device and stored as an Application-Route Selection Policy (A-RSP) that is separate from a UE Route Selection Policy (URSP);

initiating, on the UE device, after storing the policy rules, a session connection request associated with an application; and

directing, by the UE device, the session connection request through one of the first eSIM or the second eSIM based on the policy rules.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising one or more instructions for:

receiving a selection of the user to designate, for the application, a preferred network slice from the second service provider.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising one or more instructions for:

storing, by the UE device, a third eSIM associated with a third service provider of a third mobile network.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the policy rules include rules to use the second eSIM for a designated application, and

wherein the policy rules designate the first eSIM as a default.