US 11,723,062 B2
System and method for determining priorities for handling data based on network slice identifiers
Jignesh S. Panchal, Hillsborough, NJ (US); Kristen Sydney Young, Mine Hill, NJ (US); Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Flower Mound, TX (US); and Kalyani Bogineni, Irving, TX (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/193,672.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287051 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 72/12 (2023.01); H04W 72/566 (2023.01); H04L 49/90 (2022.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/569 (2023.01) [H04L 49/90 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network device included in a network, comprising:
a communication interface; and
a processor configured to:
receive, via the communication interface, a request to establish a session between a first device and a network slice, from the first device over a wireless link, for a service, wherein the request includes a Single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) that is associated with the network slice;
determine a priority for the session between the first device and the network slice by using the S-NSSAI, wherein the priority indicates precedence for at least one of:
scheduling data of the session over data of another session for transmission; or
granting scheduling requests for the session over scheduling requests of another session; and
process, based on the determined priority, uplink data or downlink data of the session.