Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Frequency or radio access technology (RAT) selection based on slice availability
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Application No.: US17379129Application Date: 2021-07-19
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Publication No.: US11671952B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Gunnar Mildh
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04W72/0453
- IPC: H04W72/0453 ; H04W72/56

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to frequency or RAT selection based on slice availability. In one aspect, a core network function is provided for determining information for RAT and/or frequency selection based on knowledge of network slices and providing that information to a RAN node, which may provide that information to a UE. The information may be a RFSP index or other index parameter, which may be set based on subscription related information or other information. Slice knowledge may include knowledge of availability of network slices at the network, active slices for the UE, slices to which the UE is registered or connected, and/or slices to which the UE is allowed access. In another aspect, a RAN node performs mapping to mobility policies for UE active or idle mobility based on the determined information along with slice or subscription information provided by a CN node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210345336A1 FREQUENCY OR RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY (RAT) SELECTION BASED ON SLICE AVAILABILITY Public/Granted day:2021-11-04
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