US 12,225,384 B2
5G network slice pre-configuration
Feza Buyukdura, Fairview, TX (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/435,723.
Application 18/435,723 is a continuation of application No. 18/296,827, filed on Apr. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,930,369.
Application 18/296,827 is a continuation of application No. 17/814,134, filed on Jul. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,653,212, issued on May 16, 2023.
Application 17/814,134 is a continuation of application No. 16/901,235, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,432,159, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0214822 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/02 (2009.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 16/02 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first network device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining a group of network slice identifiers from a second network device over a communication network;
identifying a network slice rule associated with each network slice identifier of the group of network slice identifiers resulting in a group of network slice rules;
receiving first network traffic from a third network device over the communication network and receiving second network traffic from a fourth network device over the communication network;
determining that the first network traffic is associated with a first network slice identifier from the group of network slice identifiers and determining that the second network traffic is associated with a second network slice identifier from the group of network slice identifiers;
identifying a first network slice rule from the group of network slice rules based on the first network slice identifier and identifying a second network slice rule from the group of network slice rules based on the second network slice identifier; and
configuring a first portion of the first network device based on the first network slice rule and configuring a second portion of the first network device based on the second network slice rule.