US 12,284,694 B2
Communication system supporting network slicing
Sivapathalingham Sivavakeesar, Milton Keynes (GB)
Assigned to NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by NEC Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/196,657.
Application 18/196,657 is a continuation of application No. 17/357,337, filed on Jun. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,696,348.
Application 17/357,337 is a continuation of application No. 16/324,738, granted, now 11,076,434, issued on Jul. 27, 2021, previously published as PCT/JP2017/029059, filed on Aug. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1613899 (GB), filed on Aug. 12, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284296 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio access network (RAN) node comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to process the instructions to:
transmit, to a neighboring RAN node, a RAN node interface setup request message, a RAN node configuration update message, or a resource status update message,
wherein at least one of the RAN node interface setup request message, the RAN node configuration update message, or the resource status update message includes:
first information indicating a slice type,
second information indicating at least one tenant in at least one respective slice corresponding to the at least one slice type, and
third information indicating an endpoint of a user plane or fourth information indicating a respective load condition of each slice type,
wherein the at least one respective slice corresponding to the at least one slice type is supported by the RAN node.