CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 80/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a session management network element from a terminal, a session setup request message comprising a terminal identifier of the terminal;
obtaining, by the session management network element from a subscriber data management device, a virtual network identifier of a virtual network on which the terminal is located;
determining, by the session management network element based on the virtual network identifier, a first service management device serving the virtual network by:
sending, by the session management network element to a network repository function network element, network information of the virtual network, wherein the network information comprises the virtual network identifier; and
receiving, by the session management network element and from the network repository function network element, identification information that is of the first service management device and that corresponds to the network information; and
sending, by the session management network element to the first service management device, a notification message comprising the terminal identifier and the virtual network identifier and notifying the first service management device that the terminal joins the virtual network.
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