IP Library Granted Patent US 12,256,323
Granted Patent B2
US 12,256,323 · App. 17/759,884 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Network selection method, network connection method, terminal, and storage medium

Inventor: Haicheng Yang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W48/18H04W40/248H04W48/16H04W76/10
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Patent No.
US 12,256,323
App. No.
17/759,884
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A network selection method, a network connection method, a terminal device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: acquiring characteristic state information of the application (S 1100 ); generating a network slice selection instruction according to the characteristic state information (S 1200 ); and sending the network slice selection instruction to cause a terminal device to establish a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction (S 1300 ).

Claims (65)

1. A network selection method for an application, comprising:

acquiring characteristic state information of the application, wherein the characteristic state information comprises updated slice information,

wherein the acquiring characteristic state information of the application comprises:

acquiring an updated User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) rule from a terminal device that monitors the updated URSP rule from a network side; and

obtaining the updated slice information according to the updated URSP rule;

generating a network slice selection instruction according to the characteristic state information; and

sending the network slice selection instruction to cause the terminal device to establish a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction.

2. The network selection method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic state information further comprises at least one of:

a service type, or

a user type.

3. The network selection method of claim 2 , wherein the network slice selection instruction comprises at least one of:

Data Network Name (DNN),

Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), or

Application Identifier (App ID).

4. The network selection method of claim 1 , wherein the network slice selection instruction comprises at least one of:

Data Network Name (DNN),

Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), or

Application Identifier (App ID).

5. The network selection method of claim 1 , wherein in response to the characteristic state information comprising the updated slice information, generating a network slice selection instruction according to the characteristic state information comprises:

displaying the updated slice information;

receiving a selection control instruction of a user for the updated slice information; and

generating the network slice selection instruction according to the selection control instruction.

6. A network connection method for a terminal device, comprising:

acquiring a network slice selection instruction from an application, wherein the network slice selection instruction is generated according to characteristic state information of the application, the characteristic state information comprising

updated slice information; and

establishing a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction;

wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring updated User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) rules from a network side; and

sending the updated URSP rules to the application for the application to select a network slice according to the updated URSP rules.

7. The network selection method of claim 6 , wherein establishing a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction comprises:

acquiring a User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) rule list;

matching the network slice selection instruction with the URSP rule list to obtain corresponding single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI); and

establishing a corresponding network connection according to the S-NSSAI.

8. The network selection method of claim 7 , wherein establishing a corresponding network connection according to the S-NSSAI comprises:

establishing a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session according to the S-NSSAI; and

configuring a network port and a route for a network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI according to the PDU session, so as to establish the corresponding network connection.

9. The network selection method of claim 6 , wherein establishing a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction comprises:

acquiring identification information from the application;

performing identity verification according to the identification information; and

establishing the corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction and a result of the identity verification.

10. The network selection method of claim 6 , further comprising:

storing the updated URSP rules into the URSP rule list.

11. A terminal device, comprising:

a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the program, implements a network selection method for an application comprising:

acquiring characteristic state information of the application, wherein the characteristic state information comprises updated slice information,

wherein the acquiring characteristic state information of the application comprises:

acquiring an updated User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) rule from a terminal device that monitors the updated URSP rule from a network side; and

obtaining the updated slice information according to the updated URSP rule;

generating a network slice selection instruction according to the characteristic state information; and

sending the network slice selection instruction to cause the terminal device to establish a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to implement a network selection method for an application comprising:

acquiring characteristic state information of the application, wherein the characteristic state information comprises updated slice information,

wherein the acquiring characteristic state information of the application comprises:

acquiring an updated User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) rule from a terminal device that monitors the updated URSP rule from a network side; and

obtaining the updated slice information according to the updated URSP rule;

generating a network slice selection instruction according to the characteristic state information; and

sending the network slice selection instruction to cause the terminal device to establish a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction.

13. A terminal device, comprising:

a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the program, implements a network connection method for a terminal device comprising:

acquiring a network slice selection instruction from an application, wherein the network slice selection instruction is generated according to characteristic state information of the application, the characteristic state information comprising

updated slice information; and

establishing a corresponding network connection according to the network slice selection instruction;

wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring updated User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) rules from a network side; and

sending the updated URSP rules to the application for the application to select a network slice according to the updated URSP rules.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2022
From: YANG, HAICHENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060687/0567 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010315562.0 · Apr 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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