US 12,335,802 B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems using Enhanced Dedicated Core Network (DCN) selection
Mahmoud Watfa, Saint Leonard (CA); and Behrouz Aghili, Commack, NY (US)
Assigned to InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/144,960.
Application 18/144,960 is a continuation of application No. 17/343,270, filed on Jun. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,689,979.
Application 17/343,270 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,097, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,071,031, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/866,097 is a continuation of application No. 15/770,936, granted, now 10,667,190, issued on May 26, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2016/059640, filed on Oct. 31, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/252,117, filed on Nov. 6, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284110 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 36/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/12 (2013.01) [H04W 36/385 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
receiving, from a network node, a non-access stratum message comprising (i) an indication of one or more portions of a network that can serve the WTRU and (ii) an indication to initiate registration to the network, wherein each of the one or more portions of the network is associated with a usage type;
receiving a connection release message; and
based at least on the non-access stratum message, sending a registration request comprising assistance information indicating at least one of the one or more portions of the network that can serve the WTRU.