| CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 41/50 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A communication device comprising:
a chip set that is configured to manage correspondence relationships between applications and slices provided in a communication network, and upon acquiring a first communication connection request for receiving a provided service via the communication network, to send, to the communication network, a second communication connection request for performing, via a corresponding slice, communication associated with an application with which the provided service is to be received, based on the correspondence relationships; and
one or more processors;
wherein
the one or more processors execute processes of
acquiring, from a preferred application with which the provided service is to be received via the communication network, a requirement for receiving the provided service, and referring to a policy file to select a slice satisfying the requirement from among one or more slices provided in the communication network,
generating the first communication connection request associated with an application corresponding to the selected slice, the first communication request being independent from the preferred application with which the provided service is to be received via the communication network, and
notifying the chip set of the generated first communication connection request.
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