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Granted Patent B2
US 10,945,198 · App. 16/228,283 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Network slice selection assistance information configuration

Inventors: Genadi Velev (Darmstadt, DE); Dimitrios Karampatsis (Ruislip, GB)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
H04W48/18H04W8/02H04W8/08H04W16/02H04W48/00H04W60/00H04W84/042
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,945,198
App. No.
16/228,283
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for NSSAI configuration. One method includes determining a configured network slice selection assistance information for a public land mobile network for a remote unit in response to a trigger from an access and mobility management function. The access and mobility management function, a network slice selection function, or a combination thereof determines the configured network slice selection assistance information. The method includes providing the configured network slice selection assistance information to the remote unit via the access and mobility management function.

Claims (23)

1. A method comprising:

determining whether a configured network slice selection assistance information for a public land mobile network for a remote unit is to be transmitted in response to a trigger in an access and mobility management function, wherein:

the configured network slice selection assistance information is distinct from an allowed network slice selection assistance information; and

the access and mobility management function, a network slice selection function, or a combination thereof creates the configured network slice selection assistance information based on subscribed network slice selection assistance information; and

providing the configured network slice selection assistance information to the remote unit via the access and mobility management function.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access and mobility management function creates the configured network slice selection assistance information in response to not receiving information about network slice selection assistance information in a registration request.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access and mobility management function creates the configured network slice selection assistance information in response to determining that the remote unit should be provided the configured network slice selection assistance information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access and mobility management function creates the configured network slice selection assistance information based on an indication from a subscription repository about updated network slice subscription data related to the remote unit.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network slice selection function creates the configured network slice selection assistance information in response to a request from the access and mobility management function not including a requested network slice selection assistance information.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication that subscribed network slice selection assistance information has changed, wherein the configured network slice selection assistance information is provided to the remote unit in response to the change in the subscribed network slice selection assistance information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the indication is received from a unified data management function.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an acknowledgement from the remote unit indicating that the configured network slice selection assistance information is updated at the remote unit.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting information to a unified data management function indicating that the configured network slice selection assistance information is updated at the remote unit.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a processor that determines whether a configured network slice selection assistance information for a public land mobile network for a remote unit is to be transmitted in response to a trigger in an access and mobility management function, wherein:

the configured network slice selection assistance information is distinct from an allowed network slice selection assistance information; and

the access and mobility management function, a network slice selection function, or a combination thereof creates the configured network slice selection assistance information based on subscribed network slice selection assistance information; and

a transmitter that provides the configured network slice selection assistance information to the remote unit via the access and mobility management function.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the access and mobility management function creates the configured network slice selection assistance information in response to not receiving information about network slice selection assistance information in a registration request.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the access and mobility management function creates the configured network slice selection assistance information based on an indication from a subscription repository about updated network slice subscription data related to the remote unit.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a receiver that receives an indication that subscribed network slice selection assistance information has changed, wherein the configured network slice selection assistance information is provided to the remote unit in response to the change in the subscribed network slice selection assistance information.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a receiver that receives an acknowledgement from the remote unit indicating that the configured network slice selection assistance information is updated at the remote unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the transmitter transmits information to a unified data management function indicating that the configured network slice selection assistance information is updated at the remote unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2019
From: VELEV, GENADI; KARAMPATSIS, DIMITRIOS
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 047892/0201 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62609642 · Dec 22, 2017
Related Publication 20190200285A1 · Jun 27, 2019
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