Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Network slice usage
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Application No.: US16962208Application Date: 2019-01-18
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Publication No.: US11303527B2Publication Date: 2022-04-12
- Inventor: Lucia D'Acunto , Pieter Nooren , Toni Dimitrovski
- Applicant: Koninklijke KPN N.V. , Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
- Applicant Address: NL Rotterdam; NL s'-Gravenhage
- Assignee: Koninklijke KPN N.V.,Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke KPN N.V.,Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
- Current Assignee Address: NL Rotterdam; NL s'-Gravenhage
- Agency: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
- Priority: EP18152499 20180119
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/051233 WO 20190118
- International Announcement: WO2019/141804 WO 20190725
- Main IPC: H04L12/24
- IPC: H04L12/24 ; H04W24/02 ; H04W28/06 ; H04L41/0896 ; H04L41/5019

Abstract:
A communication network may be provided having a plurality of network nodes and which may be configured to enable instantiation of different network slices which represent virtual networks with different feature sets, e.g., providing different network functions and/or having different network characteristics. The communication network may be configured to allow a network slice to be used for data communication between i) a user equipment (UE) connected to the network and configured to execute an application, and ii) a content or application server (CAS) configured to provide an application service via the network. Network functions may be provided which allow influencing the UE's slice usage based on requirements of the application service, even if the CAS is located outside the connectivity provider's network, e.g., outside a mobile operator's domain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210058297A1 NETWORK SLICE USAGE Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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