US 12,225,454 B2
Method and apparatus for selecting a network cell or frequency influenced by network slicing
Philippe Godin, Versailles (FR); and Alessio Casati, West Molescy (GB)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/791,758
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Jan. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/050163
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/140138, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20150760 (EP), filed on Jan. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0048803 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, at a user equipment, information on cell network slice support;
determining, for the user equipment, a network slice; and
selecting one cell supporting the determined network slice based on the information;
wherein the obtaining, at the user equipment, information on cell network slice support comprises receiving a network slice group mapping from a core node,
wherein the obtaining, at the user equipment, information on cell network slice support comprises receiving, from the core node, a list of frequency bands supported by at least one group from the network slice group mapping.