IP Library Granted Patent US 12,495,381
Granted Patent B2
US 12,495,381 · App. 19/046,982 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Network slice provision management

Inventors: SungDuck Chun (Fairfax, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W60/04H04W48/16H04W48/18
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Patent No.
US 12,495,381
App. No.
19/046,982
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a core network node, one or more messages comprising an identifier of a network slice, an identifier of an alternative network slice mapped to the network slice, and an identifier of a network slice group associated with the alternative network slice.

Claims (41)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a core network node, a message comprising:

an identifier of an allowed network slice;

an identifier of an alternative network slice mapped to the allowed network slice; and

information of a network slice group associated with the alternative network slice; and

sending, by the wireless device to the core network node, a registration request message comprising one of:

the identifier of the allowed network slice; or

the identifier of the alternative network slice.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the wireless device from a base station, an identifier of the network slice group.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the base station is a second base station, and the message is received from a first base station different from the second base station.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the identifier of the network slice group is received from the base station in a system information and/or a system information block (SIB).

5 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising sending, by the wireless device to the base station, the identifier of the alternative network slice.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the identifier of the alternative network slice is sent in a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the sending the identifier of the alternative network slice is based on the receiving the identifier of the network slice group.

8 . A wireless device comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a core network node, a message comprising:

an identifier of an allowed network slice;

an identifier of an alternative network slice mapped to the allowed network slice; and

information of a network slice group associated with the alternative network slice; and

send, to the core network node, a registration request message comprising one of:

the identifier of the allowed network slice; or

the identifier of the alternative network slice.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, from a base station, an identifier of the network slice group.

10 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the base station is a second base station, and the message is received from a first base station different from the second base station.

11 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the identifier of the network slice group is received from the base station in a system information and/or a system information block (SIB).

12 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to send, to the base station, the identifier of the alternative network slice.

13 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the identifier of the alternative network slice is sent in a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

14 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the sending the identifier of the alternative network slice is based on the receiving the identifier of the network slice group.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a core network node, a message comprising:

an identifier of an allowed network slice;

an identifier of an alternative network slice mapped to the allowed network slice; and

information of a network slice group associated with the alternative network slice; and

send, to the core network node, a registration request message comprising one of:

the identifier of the allowed network slice; or

the identifier of the alternative network slice.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, from a base station, an identifier of the network slice group.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the base station is a second base station, and the message is received from a first base station different from the second base station.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the identifier of the network slice group is received from the base station in a system information and/or a system information block (SIB).

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to send, to the base station, the identifier of the alternative network slice.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the identifier of the alternative network slice is sent in a non-access stratum (NAS) message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2025
From: CHUN, SUNGDUCK; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2024015208 · Feb 9, 2024
Provisional Application 63444775 · Feb 10, 2023
Related Publication 20250184942A1 · Jun 5, 2025
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