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Granted Patent B2
US 12,490,179 · App. 17/868,442 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Method for slice specific information

Inventors: Yuan Gao (Shenzhen, CN); He Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Wenting Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W48/18H04W48/12
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Patent No.
US 12,490,179
App. No.
17/868,442
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method, systems and devices for slice specific and/or access category specific information. The present disclosure provides wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal and the wireless communication method comprises receiving, from a wireless network node, cell selection information associated with at least one network slice or with at least one access category, and selecting a cell based on the cell selection information.

Claims (25)

1 . A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal, the wireless communication method comprising:

receiving, from a wireless network node, cell selection information associated with at least one network slice, and

selecting a cell based on the cell selection information,

wherein the cell selection information comprises at least one cell reselection priority associated to the at least one network slice,

wherein the at least one network slice is categorized by a plurality of network slice groups and the at least one reselection priority is configured per network slice group,

wherein the cell selection information comprises a group identification (ID) corresponding to the at least one reselection priority configured per network slice group,

wherein the cell selection information is in a newly introduced system information.

2 . The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the cell selection information is transmitted on demand.

3 . A wireless communication method for use in a wireless communication node, the wireless communication method comprising:

transmitting, to a wireless terminal, cell selection information associated with at least one network slice,

wherein the cell selection information comprises at least one cell reselection priority associated to the at least one network slice,

wherein the at least one network slice is categorized by a plurality of network slice groups and the at least one reselection priority is configured per network slice group,

wherein the cell selection information comprises a group identification (ID) corresponding to the at least one reselection priority configured per network slice group,

wherein the cell selection information is in a newly introduced system information.

4 . The wireless communication method of claim 3 , wherein the cell selection information is transmitted on demand.

5 . A wireless terminal, comprising:

at least one processor, and

a memory, which is configured to store at least one program;

wherein the at least one program, when executed by the at least one processor, enables the at least one processor to perform the wireless communication method of claim 1 .

6 . A wireless network node, comprising:

at least one processor, and

a memory, which is configured to store at least one program;

wherein the at least one program, when executed by the at least one processor, enables the at least one processor to perform the wireless communication method of claim 3 .

7 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable program medium code stored thereupon, the code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method recited in claim 1 .

8 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable program medium code stored thereupon, the code, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method recited in claim 3 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2025
From: GAO, YUAN; HUANG, HE; LI, WENTING
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020073285 · Jan 20, 2020
Related Publication 20230029004A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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