US 11,716,661 B2
Methods and apparatus for selection of dedicated core network
Mahmoud Watfa, Saint Leonard (CA); Guanzhou Wang, Brossard (CA); Behrouz Aghili, Commack, NY (US); and Amir Helmy, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,591.
Application 17/577,591 is a continuation of application No. 17/002,246, filed on Aug. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,228,956, issued on Jan. 18, 2022.
Application 17/002,246 is a continuation of application No. 16/385,529, filed on Apr. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,757,626, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 16/385,529 is a continuation of application No. 15/959,701, filed on Apr. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,264,498, issued on Apr. 16, 2019.
Application 15/959,701 is a continuation of application No. 15/309,574, granted, now 9,955,393, issued on Apr. 24, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2015/029999, filed on May 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/017,628, filed on Jun. 26, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/014,356, filed on Jun. 19, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/990,543, filed on May 8, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0141743 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/12 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/12 (2013.01) [H04W 36/0055 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a base station, the method comprising:
receiving, by the base station, a first indication from a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to direct a non-access stratum (NAS) message to a core network node associated with a specific service;
transmitting, by the base station and to the WTRU, a message including a second indication to associate with a different core network node; and
transmitting, by the base station and to the WTRU, data for the specific service from the different core network node.