IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,952
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,952 · App. 16/648,710 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Method and device for configuring network slice

Inventors: Dapeng Li (Guangdong, CN); Li Yang (Guangdong, CN); Jing Liu (Guangdong, CN)
H04W48/16H04W8/245H04W60/005H04W84/18
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Patent No.
US 11,218,952
App. No.
16/648,710
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and device for configuring a network slice. A master base station generates joint network slice information according to network slice information of the master base station and network slice information of a secondary base station, and sends the joint network slice information to a core network element.

Claims (43)

1. A method for configuring a network slice, comprising:

generating joint network slice information by a master base station according to network slice information of the master base station and network slice information of a secondary base station; and

sending the joint network slice information to a core network element from the master base station, so that the core network element acquires the network slice information of the secondary base station according to the joint network slice information;

wherein the master base station has a control plane connection to the core network element, and the secondary base station is in a dual-connected or a multi-connected working mode and has no control plane connection to the core network element.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring the network slice information of the secondary base station by the master base station.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the network slice information of the secondary base station comprises slice capability information and a registration region of the secondary base station, and the network slice information of the master base station comprises slice capability information and a registration region of the master base station.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein generating joint network slice information by a master base station according to network slice information of the master base station and network slice information of a secondary base station comprising:

adding the slice capability information of the secondary base station in the network slice information of the master base station by the master base station.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein generating joint network slice information by a master base station according to network slice information of the master base station and network slice information of a secondary base station comprising:

adding the slice capability information and the registration region of the secondary base station in the network slice information of the master base station by the master base station.

6. The method of claim 5 , the joint network slice information comprises indication information for indicating whether a terminal satisfies a multi-connection condition.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

a multi-connection relationship between the registration region of the secondary base station and the registration region of the master base station;

a multi-connection relationship between the slice capability information of the master base station and the registration region of the secondary base station;

a multi-connection relationship between the slice capability information of the secondary base station and the registration region of the master base station;

a multi-connection relationship between the slice capability information of the secondary base station and the slice capability information of the master base station;

wherein the multi-connection relationship is used for indicating that the terminal satisfies the multi-connection condition.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

broadcasting the network slice information of the master base station and the network slice information of the secondary base station by the master base station.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the master base station, a registration request sent from a terminal;

sending the registration request to the core network element from the master base station;

receiving, by the master base station, registration network slice information sent from the core network element, wherein the registration network slice information is configured by the core network element according to the joint network slice information and the registration request; and

sending the registration network slice information to the terminal from the master base station.

10. A method for configuring a network slice, comprising:

receiving, by a core network element, joint network slice information from a master base station, and acquiring network slice information of a secondary base station according to the joint network slice information;

receiving a registration request of a terminal by the core network element;

configuring registration network slice information by the core network element according to the joint network slice information and the registration request; and

sending the registration network slice information to the master base station from the core network element;

wherein the master base station has a control plane connection to the core network element, and the secondary base station is in a dual-connected or a multi-connected working mode and has no control plane connection to the core network element.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the registration network slice information comprises: a registration region where the terminal is allowed to register, and slice capability information about a network slice service that the terminal is allowed to acquire.

12. A method for configuring a network slice, comprising:

sending a registration request to a master base station from a terminal;

receiving, by the terminal, registration network slice information sent from a master base station, wherein the registration network slice information is configured by a core network element according to joint network slice information and the registration request, wherein the core network element acquires network slice information of a secondary base station according to the joint network slice information; and

acquiring a network slice service by the terminal according to the registration network slice information;

wherein the master base station has a control plane connection to the core network element, and the secondary base station is in a dual-connected or a multi-connected working mode and has no control plane connection to the core network element.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the registration network slice information comprises: a registration region where the terminal is allowed to register, and slice capability information about a network slice service that the terminal is allowed to acquire.

14. A device for configuring a network slice, comprising: a processor and a storage device for storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 1 .

15. A device for configuring a network slice, comprising: a processor and a storage device for storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 10 .

16. A device for configuring a network slice, comprising: a processor and a storage device for storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 12 .

17. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, wherein the at least one program is executable by at least one processor, to perform the method for configuring a network slice of claim 1 .

18. A processor, which is configured to execute programs that, when executed, perform the method for configuring a network slice of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2021
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058150/0266 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2020
From: LI, DAPENG; YANG, LI; LIU, JING
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052162/0899 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710868332.5 · Sep 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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