US 12,446,061 B2
Sub-slicing within a network slice
Sreejith Menon, Herndon, VA (US); and John Hursey, Lawrenceville, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/653,214.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284252 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01); G16Y 10/75 (2020.01)
CPC H04W 72/542 (2023.01) [H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); G16Y 10/75 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor of the system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
instantiating a network slice having defined specification data, wherein the network slice comprises an end-to-end logical network;
allocating resources of the network slice for operation as a network sub-slice within the network slice, wherein the allocating comprises modifying the defined specification data of the network slice into modified specification data of the network sub-slice, wherein the resources of the network slice provide a total bandwidth to be allocated to the network slice, and wherein the allocating the resources of the network slice for operation as the network sub-slice comprises allocating a percentage of the total bandwidth to the network sub-slice; and
controlling network traffic of mobile equipment associated with the network sub-slice based on the modified specification data.