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Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,183 · App. 18/176,727 · Granted May 27, 2025

Network slice selection assistance information configuration

Inventors: Genadi Velev (Darmstadt, DE); Dimitrios Karampatsis (Ruislip, GB)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04W48/18H04W8/02H04W8/08H04W16/02H04W48/00H04W60/00H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 12,317,183
App. No.
18/176,727
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for NSSAI configuration. One method includes determining a configured network slice selection assistance information for a public land mobile network for a remote unit in response to a trigger from an access and mobility management function. The access and mobility management function, a network slice selection function, or a combination thereof determines the configured network slice selection assistance information. The method includes providing the configured network slice selection assistance information to the remote unit via the access and mobility management function.

Claims (31)

1. An access and mobility management function (AMF), the AMF comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the AMF to:

determine a configured network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) for a public land mobile network (PLMN) associated with a user equipment (UE) and allowed NSSAI applicable for a registration area of the UE;

receive an indication, from a unified data management function (UDM), of a change to one or more subscribed single NSSAI; and

provide, to the UE, the configured NSSAI and the allowed NSSAI based at least in part on the received indication of the change to the one or more subscribed single NSSAI.

2. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the AMF to:

receive, from a network slice selection function (NSSF), the configured NSSAI.

3. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the AMF to:

determine the configured NSSAI for the PLMN based at least in part on no reception of a requested NSSAI.

4. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the AMF to:

determine the configured NSSAI for the PLMN based at least in part on a requested NSSAI being invalid for the PLMN.

5. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the AMF to:

provide, to the UE, the configured NSSAI based at least in part on a change to one or more subscribed single NSSAI.

6. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the AMF to:

receive an acknowledgment from the UE in response to the provided configured NSSAI.

7. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the AMF to:

transmit, to the UDM, an indication of successful provisioning of the configured NSSAI.

8. The AMF of claim 1 , wherein the PLMN comprises a serving PLMN.

9. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF), the method comprising:

determining a configured network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) for a public land mobile network (PLMN) associated with a user equipment (UE) and allowed NSSAI applicable for a registration area of the UE;

receiving an indication, from a unified data management function (UDM), of a change to one or more subscribed single NSSAI; and

providing, to the UE, the configured NSSAI and the allowed NSSAI based at least in part on the received indication of the change to the one or more subscribed single NSSAI.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from a network slice selection function (NSSF), the configured NSSAI.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining the configured NSSAI for the PLMN based at least in part on no reception of a requested NSSAI.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining the configured NSSAI for the PLMN based at least in part on a requested NSSAI being invalid for the PLMN.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing, to the UE, the configured NSSAI based at least in part on a change to one or more subscribed single NSSAI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2023
From: VELEV, GENADI; KARAMPATSIS, DIMITRIOS
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 062937/0928 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17180038 · Feb 19, 2021
Continuation 16228283 · Dec 20, 2018
Provisional Application 62609642 · Dec 22, 2017
Related Publication 20230209455A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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