US 12,219,463 B2
Enforcement of maximum number of admitted terminals per network slice
Alessio Casati, Surrey (GB); and Bruno Landais, Pleumeur-Bodou (FR)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/765,273
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Sep. 30, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/076476
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/063483, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0394596 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 48/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/06 (2013.01) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
3. A method comprising:
receiving a packet data connection related request concerning a network slice being configured with a maximum number of terminals to be admitted to said network slice,
maintaining a counter indicative of a number of terminals admitted to said network slice based on said packet data connection related request, and
transmitting a response to said packet data connection related request;
said packet data connection related request is a session management policy association establishment request issued in response to a packet data network connection establishment request, wherein said session management policy association establishment request comprises at least single network slice selection assistance information identifying said network slice,
in relation to transmitting a response, the method further comprises:
determining whether said counter exceeds said maximum number of terminals to be admitted to said network slice,
deciding to accept a session management policy association establishment request according to said session management policy association establishment request, if said counter does not exceed said maximum number of terminals to be admitted to said network slice, and
sending said response including a result of deciding to accept said session management association establishment request.