IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,711
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,711 · App. 16/346,365 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

User equipment, core network device, and communication control method thereof performing communications using network slice selection assistance information

Inventors: Yoko Kuge (Sakai, JP); Yudai Kawasaki (Sakai, JP); Masafumi Aramoto (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W76/15H04W48/02H04W48/12H04W48/14H04W48/16H04W48/18H04W60/04H04W76/11
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Patent No.
US 11,178,711
App. No.
16/346,365
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a communication control method for optimally managing control information of a terminal apparatus capable of connecting to various kinds of core networks, a device communication controller for a network capable of connecting to the terminal apparatus, a configurator for configuring control information relating to communication of each device, a communication controller for updating configuration information relating to communication stored by each device, and the like, in the terminal apparatus and the network. This provides a communication controller suitable for a communication system and a terminal apparatus that support configurations of various kinds of core networks.

Claims (65)

1. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

transmission and reception circuitry, wherein

the transmission and reception circuitry is configured for:

receiving an accept message for registration including first identification information and second identification information from a core network; and

transmitting the first identification information together with a Protocol Data Unit (PDU)

session establishment request message in a PDU session establishment procedure,

wherein

the first identification information is identification information identifying a network slice allowed by the core network,

the first identification information is identification information included in a Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI),

the second identification information is identification information identifying a network slice not allowed by the core network,

the second identification information is identification information included in the NSSAI,

the NSSAI is included in a request message for registration sent by the UE to the core network, and

the NSSAI includes one or more identification information identifying network slices requested by the UE.

2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for receiving one or more identification information identifying network slices allowed by the core network together with the first identification information.

3. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for receiving one or more identification information identifying network slices not allowed by the core network together with the second identification information.

4. A core network device comprising:

transmission and reception circuitry, wherein

the transmission and reception circuitry is configured for:

transmitting an accept message for registration including first identification information and second identification information to a User Equipment (UE), and

receiving, from the UE, the first identification information together with a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment request message in a PDU session establishment procedure,

wherein

the first identification information is identification information identifying a network slice allowed by a core network,

the first identification information is identification information included in a Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI),

the second identification information is identification information identifying a network slice not allowed by the core network,

the second identification information is identification information included in the NSSAI,

the NSSAI is included in a request message for registration sent by the UE to the core network, and

the NSSAI includes one or more identification information identifying network slices requested by the UE.

5. The core network device according to claim 4 , wherein

the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for transmitting one or more identification information identifying network slices allowed by the core network together with the first identification information.

6. The core network device according to claim 4 , wherein

the transmission and reception circuitry is further configured for transmitting one or more identification information identifying network slices not allowed by the core network together with the second identification information.

7. The core network device according to claim 4 , the core network device further comprising:

control circuitry configured for performing mobility management of the UE.

8. A communication control method performed by a User Equipment (UE), the communication control method comprising:

receiving an accept message for registration including first identification information and second identification information from a core network; and

transmitting the first identification information together with a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment request message in a PDU session establishment procedure,

wherein

the first identification information is identification information identifying a network slice allowed by the core network,

the first identification information is identification information included in a Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI),

the second identification information is identification information identifying a network slice not allowed by the core network,

the second identification information is identification information included in the NSSAI,

the NSSAI is included in a request message for registration sent by the UE to the core network, and

the NSSAI includes one or more identification information identifying network slices requested by the UE.

9. The communication control method according to claim 8 , the communication control method further comprising:

receiving one or more identification information identifying network slices allowed by the core network together with the first identification information.

10. The communication control method according to claim 8 , the communication control method further comprising:

receiving one or more identification information identifying network slices not allowed by the core network together with the second identification information.

11. A communication control method performed by a core network device, the communication control method comprising:

transmitting an accept message for registration including first identification information and second identification information to a User Equipment (UE), and

receiving, from the UE, the first identification information together with a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment request message in a PDU session establishment procedure,

wherein

the first identification information is identification information identifying a network slice allowed by a core network,

the first identification information is identification information included in a Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI),

the second identification information is identification information identifying a network slice not allowed by the core network,

the second identification information is identification information included in the NSSAI,

the NSSAI is included in a request message for registration sent by the UE to the core network, and

the NSSAI includes one or more identification information identifying network slices requested by the UE.

12. The communication control method according to claim 11 , the communication control method further comprising:

transmitting one or more identification information identifying network slices allowed by the core network together with the first identification information.

13. The communication control method according to claim 11 , the communication control method further comprising:

transmitting one or more identification information identifying network slices not allowed by the core network together with the second identification information.

14. The communication control method according to claim 11 , the communication control method further comprising:

performing mobility management of the UE.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063815/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062389/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2019
From: KUGE, YOKO; KAWASAKI, YUDAI; ARAMOTO, MASAFUMI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050782/0984 →