IP Library Granted Patent US 11,950,179
Granted Patent B2
US 11,950,179 · App. 17/394,235 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Method and apparatus for obtaining network slice identifier

Inventors: Juhua Xu (Nanjing, CN); Shuping Peng (Beijing, CN); Xinjun Chen (Nanjing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W48/16H04L61/2592H04W48/18
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Patent No.
US 11,950,179
App. No.
17/394,235
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a method and an apparatus for obtaining a network slice identifier. In the method, a wireless access device receives a first service packet sent by a terminal; the wireless access device obtains a second service packet based on the first service packet, where the second service packet includes the first service packet and a network slice identifier; and the wireless access device sends the second service packet to a forwarding device.

Claims (42)

1. A method of obtaining a network slice identifier, comprising:

receiving, by a wireless access device, a first service packet from a terminal;

obtaining, by the wireless access device, a second service packet based on the first service packet, wherein the second service packet comprises the first service packet and a network slice identifier; and

sending, by the wireless access device, the second service packet to a forwarding device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, by the wireless access device, a second service packet based on the first service packet comprises:

obtaining, by the wireless access device, a first identifier based on the first service packet, wherein the first identifier is used to identify a service of a subscriber; and

obtaining, by the wireless access device, the second service packet based on the first identifier, the first service packet, and a correspondence comprising the network slice identifier and the first identifier, the second service packet comprises a tunnel encapsulation comprising the network slice identifier.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first identifier comprises at least one of a service identifier or an identifier of the subscriber.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, by the wireless access device, a second service packet based on the first service packet comprises:

obtaining, by the wireless access device, the network slice identifier from the first service packet, wherein the first service packet comprises the network slice identifier; and

performing, by the wireless access device, a tunnel encapsulation on the first service packet, to obtain the second service packet, wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises the network slice identifier.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises an internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) extension header comprising the network slice identifier.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the IPv6 extension header comprises a hop-by-hop options header comprising an option type and option data, wherein the option type is used to identify a type of a network slice identifier, and wherein the option data is used to carry the network slice identifier.

7. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises a general packet radio service tunneling protocol user plane (GTP-U) header comprising extension header content, and wherein the extension header content is used to carry the network slice identifier.

8. An apparatus for obtaining a network slice identifier, wherein the apparatus is disposed in a wireless access device, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the processor, the programming instructions instruct the apparatus to:

receive a first service packet from a terminal;

obtain a second service packet based on the first service packet, wherein the second service packet comprises the first service packet and a network slice identifier; and

send the second service packet to a forwarding device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the programming instructions instruct the apparatus to:

obtain a first identifier based on the first service packet, wherein the first identifier is used to identify a service of a subscriber; and

obtain the second service packet based on the first identifier, the first service packet, and a correspondence comprising the network slice identifier and the first identifier, the second service packet comprises a tunnel encapsulation comprising the network slice identifier.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first identifier comprises at least one of a service identifier or an identifier of the subscriber.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the programming instructions instruct the apparatus to:

obtain the network slice identifier from the first service packet, wherein the first service packet comprises the network slice identifier; and

perform a tunnel encapsulation on the first service packet, to obtain the second service packet, wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises the network slice identifier.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises an internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) extension header comprising the network slice identifier.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the IPv6 extension header comprises a hop-by-hop options header comprising an option type and option data, wherein the option type is used to identify a type of a network slice identifier, and wherein the option data is used to carry the network slice identifier.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises a general packet radio service tunneling protocol user plane (GTP-U) header comprising extension header content, and wherein the extension header content is used to carry the network slice identifier.

15. An apparatus for obtaining a network slice identifier, wherein the apparatus is disposed in a forwarding device, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the processor, the programming instructions instruct the processor to:

receive a second service packet from a wireless access node, wherein the second service packet comprises a first service packet and a network slice identifier;

obtain the network slice identifier from the second service packet; and

lead, based on the network slice identifier, the second service packet into a network slice corresponding to the network slice identifier.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the programming instructions instruct the apparatus to:

obtain, based on the network slice identifier and a correspondence, a network resource corresponding to the network slice; and

send the second service packet by using the network resource corresponding to the network slice.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the second service packet comprises an internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) extension header comprising the network slice identifier.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the IPv6 extension header comprises a hop-by-hop options header comprising an option type and option data, wherein the option type is used to identify a type of a network slice identifier, and wherein the option data is used to carry the network slice identifier.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the second service packet comprises a tunnel encapsulation, and wherein the tunnel encapsulation comprises a general packet radio service tunneling protocol user plane (GTP-U) header comprising extension header content, and wherein the extension header content is used to carry the network slice identifier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: XU, JUHUA; PENG, SHUPING; CHEN, XINJUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065764/0540 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911417814.4 · Dec 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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