US 12,369,110 B2
Frequency range driven network slicing
Jiwan Ninglekhu, Royersford, PA (US); Michael Starsinic, Newtown, PA (US); Hongkun Li, Malvern, PA (US); Catalilna Mladin, Hatboro, PA (US); Quang Ly, North Wales, PA (US); Joseph Murray, Schwenskville, PA (US); and Pascal Adjakple, Great Neck, NY (US)
Assigned to INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 17/790,538
Filed by INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 31, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/067613
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/138526, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/956,441, filed on Jan. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,212, filed on Feb. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,996, filed on Jul. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0052699 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04L 41/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04L 41/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU), comprising
a processor, a memory, and communication circuitry communicating with a network, the memory comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the WTRU to perform operations comprising:
sending, to the network, a request, the request indicating a first requested Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI), the request further indicating that the WTRU is capable of receiving Simultaneous Slice Access Capability (SSAC) information;
receiving, from the network, a message comprising information about a registration group, and an indication that the requested NSSAI is associated with the registration group, the message further comprising SSAC information for one or more Single NSSAIs (S-NSSAIs), and wherein the SSAC information indicates that a first S-NSSAI may not be used with network slices that are not part of the registration group; and
determining to control access to the network in accordance with the message.