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 |
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.
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