Granted Patent B2

US 12,219,468 · App. 17/716,709 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Inventors: Hoyeon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sangsoo Jeong (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04W48/16H04W48/18H04W60/00

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a network slice admission control function (NSACF), a request message for a slice availability check including information regarding an access type of a user equipment (UE), based on a registration request of the UE for one or more single network slice selection assistance informations (S-NSSAIs);

in response to the slice availability check being performed for the one or more S-NSSAIs, based on the access type of the UE at the NSACF, receiving a response message including information regarding a result of the slice availability check, from the NSACF; and

transmitting a registration response for the one or more S-NSSAIs to the UE, based on the result of the slice availability check,

wherein the slice availability check includes updating a number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs, and

wherein, in case that the UE is already counted for the one or more S-NSSAIs, the number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs is not increased.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the registration response comprises:

in response to the information included in the response message indicating that a number of UEs registered for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs, transmitting the registration response including reject indication for the one or more S-NSSAIs.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the registration response comprises:

in response to the information included in the response message indicating that a number of UEs registered for some of the S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for the some of the S-NSSAIs, transmitting the registration response including at least one of reject indication for the some of the S-NSSAIs or accept indication for allowed S-NSSAI among the S-NSSAIs.

4. An access and mobility management function (AMF) comprising:

at least one processor coupled with a transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

transmit, to a network slice admission control function (NSACF), a request message for a slice availability check including information regarding an access type of a user equipment (UE), based on a registration request of the UE for one or more single network slice selection assistance informations (S-NSSAIs),

in response to the slice availability check being performed for the one or more S-NSSAIs, based on the access type of the UE at the NSACF, receive a response message including information regarding a result of the slice availability check, from the NSACF, and

transmit a registration response for the one or more S-NSSAIs to the UE, based on the result of the slice availability check,

wherein the slice availability check includes updating a number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs, and

wherein, in case that the UE is already counted for the one or more S-NSSAIs, the number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs is not increased.

5. The AMF of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

in response to the information included in the response message indicating that a number of UEs registered for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs, transmit the registration response including reject indication for the one or more S-NSSAIs.

6. The AMF of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

in response to the information included in the response message indicating that a number of UEs registered for some of the S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for the some of the S-NSSAIs, transmit the registration response including at least one of reject indication for the some of the S-NSSAIs or accept indication for allowed S-NSSAI among the S-NSSAIs.

7. A network slice admission control function (NSACF) comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive, from an access and mobility management function (AMF), a request message for a slice availability check including information regarding an access type of a user equipment (UE), based on a registration request of the UE for one or more single network slice selection assistance informations (S-NSSAIs),

perform the slice availability check for the one or more S-NSSAIs, based on the access type of the UE, and

transmit a response message including information regarding a result of the slice availability check, to the AMF, and

wherein a registration response for the one or more S-NSSAIs is transmitted from the AMF to the UE, based on the result of the slice availability check,

wherein the slice availability check includes updating a number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs, and

wherein, in case that the UE is already counted for the one or more S-NSSAIs, the number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs is not increased.

8. The NSACF of claim 7 , wherein, in case that a number of UEs registered for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs, the registration response includes a reject indication for the one or more S-NSSAIs.

9. The NSACF of claim 7 , wherein, in case that a number of UEs registered for some of the S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for the some of the S-NSSAIs, the registration response includes at least one of reject indication for the some of the S-NSSAIs or accept indication for allowed S-NSSAI among the S-NSSAIs.

10. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one processor coupled with a transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

transmit a registration request for one or more single network slice selection assistance informations (S-NSSAIs), and

in response to a slice availability check for the one or more S-NSSAIs being performed at a network slice admission control function (NSACF), based on a request message for a slice availability check including information regarding an access type of the UE and a registration response for the one or more S-NSSAIs including information regarding a result of the slice availability check being received at an access and mobility management function (AMF), receive a registration response for the one or more S-NSSAIs from the AMF, based on the result of the slice availability check,

wherein the slice availability check includes updating a number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs, and

wherein, in case that the UE is already counted for the one or more S-NSSAIs, the number of UEs registered for the one or more S-NSSAIs is not increased.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

in response to the information included in a response message indicating that a number of UEs registered for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for each of the one or more S-NSSAIs, receive the registration response including reject indication for the one or more S-NSSAIs.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

in response to the information included in a response message indicating that a number of UEs registered for some of the S-NSSAIs reaches to a maximum number for the some of the S-NSSAIs, receive the registration response including at least one of reject indication for the some of the S-NSSAIs or accept indication for allowed S-NSSAI among the S-NSSAIs.

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