US 11,950,183 B2
Network slice selection in network systems
Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Portland, OR (US); Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Hillsboro, OR (US); Puneet Jain, Hillsboro, OR (US); and Vivek Gupta, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,130.
Application 17/697,130 is a continuation of application No. 16/063,048, granted, now 11,304,129, previously published as PCT/US2016/039054, filed on Jun. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/279,494, filed on Jan. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0210728 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/586 (2022.01); H04L 45/302 (2022.01); H04L 47/78 (2022.01); H04L 47/80 (2022.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04L 45/306 (2013.01); H04L 45/586 (2013.01); H04L 47/78 (2013.01); H04L 47/781 (2013.01); H04L 47/803 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network device, comprising:
at least one memory; and
a processor circuit coupled to the at least one memory, the processor circuit configured to:
receive a control message from a user equipment (UE), via a radio resource control (RRC) protocol, comprising an identifier of the UE and a profile of the UE indicating a service type associated with the UE;
select a network slice (NS) for allocation to the UE, from a plurality of NSs stored in the at least one memory and based on the identifier of the UE or the service type indicated by the profile of the UE; and
trigger a network function based on the selected NS.