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US 11,706,833 · App. 16/937,050 · Granted Jul 18, 2023

On-demand ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC)

Inventors: Xipeng Zhu (San Diego, CA); Gavin Bernard Horn (La Jolla, CA); Miguel Griot (La Jolla, CA); Haris Zisimopoulos (London, GB); Stefano Faccin (San Ysidro, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W76/18H04W36/06H04W36/26H04W60/00
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Patent No.
US 11,706,833
App. No.
16/937,050
Granted
Jul 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications systems and methods related to on-demand ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC) are provided. In one embodiment, a base station (BS) receives, from a user equipment (UE) in a first cell frequency, a request for a protocol data unit (PDU) session over a network slice. The BS receives, from a core network entity, a resource configuration request for the PDU session over the network slice. The BS transmits, to the core network entity, a resource configuration response indicating a cause for rejecting the resource configuration request. In one embodiment, a UE transmits, in a first cell frequency of a network, a network registration request message requesting a network slice of the network that is not provided by the first cell frequency. The UE receives a network registration response message indicating the network slice is allowed based on a second cell frequency of the network providing the network slice requested.

Claims (96)

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

transmitting, by a user equipment (UE) in a first component carrier supporting a first network slice of a network, a network registration request message requesting an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC)-supported network slice of the network, wherein the first network slice comprises a first logical network implementing a first access network (AN) and a first core network (CN), wherein the URLLC-supported network slice comprises a second logical network implementing a second AN and a second CN, and wherein the first component carrier does not support URLLC services;

receiving, by the UE in response to the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice, a network registration response message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice is allowed based on a second component carrier of the network providing the URLLC-supported network slice, wherein the second component carrier is different from the first component carrier;

receiving, by the UE based on the network registration response message, an instruction to perform at least one of:

a handover to the second component carrier;

a dual-connectivity procedure with the second component carrier; or

a carrier aggregation procedure with the second component carrier; and

transmitting, by the UE in the second component carrier based on the instruction, URLLC data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving includes:

receiving, by the UE, the network registration response message including allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) with the URLLC-supported network slice requested.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the UE in the first component carrier, a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request message requesting a PDU session establishment over the URLLC-supported network slice not supported by the first component carrier; and

receiving, by the UE in the first component carrier in response to the PDU session establishment request message, a PDU session establishment response message indicating an acceptance of the PDU session establishment with an inactive user plane.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the UE, application data; and

transmitting, by the UE in response to the application data received, a service request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the UE, application data; and

transmitting, by the UE in response to the application data received, a protocol data unit (PDU) session activation message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the UE, application data; and

transmitting, by the UE in response to the application data received, a flow setup request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

7. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver configured to:

transmit, in a first component carrier supporting a first network slice of a network, a network registration request message requesting an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC)-supported network slice of the network, wherein the first network slice comprises a first logical network implementing a first access network (AN) and a first core network (CN), wherein the URLLC-supported network slice comprises a second logical network implementing a second AN and a second CN, and wherein the first component carrier does not support URLLC services;

receive, in response to the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice, a network registration response message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice is allowed based on a second component carrier of the network providing the URLLC-supported network slice, wherein the second component carrier is different from the first component carrier;

receive, based on the network registration response message, an instruction to perform at least one of:

a handover to the second component carrier;

a dual-connectivity procedure with the second component carrier; or

a carrier aggregation procedure with the second component carrier; and

transmit, in the second component carrier based on the instruction, URLLC data.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the transceiver configured to receive the network registration response message is further configured to:

receive the network registration response message including allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) with the URLLC-supported network slice.

9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

transmit, in the first component carrier, a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request message requesting a PDU session establishment over the URLLC-supported network slice not supported by the first component carrier; and

receive, in the first component carrier in response to the PDU session establishment request message, a PDU session establishment response message indicating an acceptance of the PDU session establishment with an inactive user plane.

10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

receive application data; and

transmit, in response to the application data received, a service request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

receive application data; and

transmit, in response to the application data received, a protocol data unit (PDU) session activation message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

receive application data; and

transmit, in response to the application data received, a flow setup request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

13. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the transceiver configured to transmit the network registration request message is further configured to:

transmit, in the first component carrier, the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice of the network that is not provided by the first component carrier.

14. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

receiving, by a core network entity from a user equipment (UE) associated with a first component carrier supporting a first network slice of a network, a network registration request message requesting an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC)-supported network slice of the network, wherein the first network slice comprises a first logical network implementing a first access network (AN) and a first core network (CN), wherein the URLLC-supported network slice comprises a second logical network implementing a second AN and a second CN, and wherein the first component carrier does not support URLLC services;

transmitting, by the core network entity to the UE in response to the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice, a network registration response message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice is allowed based on a second component carrier of the network providing the URLLC-supported network slice, wherein the second component carrier is different from the first component carrier; and

transmitting, based on the network registration response message, an instruction to perform at least one of:

a handover to the second component carrier;

a dual-connectivity procedure with the second component carrier; or

a carrier aggregation procedure with the second component carrier; and

receiving, by the core network entity in the second component carrier based on the instruction, URLLC data.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the transmitting includes:

transmitting, by the core network entity to the UE, the network registration response message including allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) with the URLLC-supported network slice requested.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, by the core network entity from the UE, a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request message requesting a PDU session establishment over the URLLC-supported network slice not supported by the first component carrier; and

transmitting, by the core network entity to the UE in response to the PDU session establishment request message, a PDU session establishment response message indicating an acceptance of the PDU session establishment with an inactive user plane.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the core network entity, application data; and

receiving, by the core network entity in response to the transmitted application data, a service request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the core network entity, application data; and

receiving, by the core network entity in response to the transmitted application data, a protocol data unit (PDU) session activation message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the core network entity, application data; and

receiving, by the core network entity in response to the transmitted application data, a flow setup request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the receiving the network registration request message comprises:

receiving, in the first component carrier, the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice of the network that is not provided by the first component carrier.

21. A core network entity, comprising:

a transceiver configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE) associated with a first component carrier supporting a first network slice of a network, a network registration request message requesting an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC)-supported network slice of the network, wherein the first network slice comprises a first logical network implementing a first access network (AN) and a first core network (CN), wherein the URLLC-supported network slice comprises a second logical network implementing a second AN and a second CN, and wherein the first component carrier does not support URLLC services;

transmit, to the UE in response to the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice, a network registration response message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice is allowed based on a second component carrier of the network providing the URLLC-supported network slice requested, wherein the second component carrier is different from the first component carrier; and

transmit, based on the network registration response message, an instruction to perform at least one of:

a handover to the second component carrier;

a dual-connectivity procedure with the second component carrier; or

a carrier aggregation procedure with the second component carrier; and

receive, in the second component carrier based on the instruction, URLLC data.

22. The core network entity of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver configured to transmit the network registration response message is further configured to:

transmit, to the UE, the network registration response message including allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) with the URLLC-supported network slice requested.

23. The core network entity of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

receive, from the UE, a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request message requesting a PDU session establishment over the URLLC-supported network slice not supported by the first component carrier; and

transmit, to the UE in response to the PDU session establishment request message, a PDU session establishment response message indicating an acceptance of the PDU session establishment with an inactive user plane.

24. The core network entity of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

transmit application data; and

receive, in response to the transmitted application data, a service request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

25. The core network entity of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

transmit application data; and

receive, in response to the transmitted application data, a protocol data unit (PDU) session activation message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

26. The core network entity of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

transmit application data; and

receiving, in response to the transmitted application data, a flow setup request message indicating the URLLC-supported network slice.

27. The core network entity of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver configured to receive a PDU session establishment request message is further configured to:

receive, in the first component carrier, the network registration request message requesting the URLLC-supported network slice of the network that is not provided by the first component carrier.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT TO MATCH THE AS FILED PRIORITY INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058373 FRAME 0034. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 9, 2023
From: ZHU, XIPENG; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; GRIOT, MIGUEL; ZISIMOPOULOS, HARIS; FACCIN, STEFANO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065692/0490 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2021
From: ZHU, XIPENG; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; GRIOT, MIGUEL; ZISIMOPOULOS, HARIS; FACCIN, STEFANO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 058373/0034 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2021
From: ZHU, XIPENG; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; GRIOT, MIGUEL; ZISIMOPOULOS, HARIS; FACCIN, STEFANO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055229/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2021
From: ZHU, XIPENG; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; GRIOT, MIGUEL; ZISIMOPOULOS, HARIS; FACCIN, STEFANO
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055200/0392 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62880556 · Jul 30, 2019
Related Publication 20210037588A1 · Feb 4, 2021