US 12,457,650 B2
Device detection and network slice assignment service
Andrew F. Patka, Holliston, MA (US); Seng Gan, Ashburn, VA (US); Sankar Subramanian, Ossining, NY (US); John C. Burlison, Sherwood, AR (US); and Rajendra K. Damle, Hillsborough, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,939.
Prior Publication US 2024/0196450 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a fixed wireless access device that is not a base station, from an end device, a request for a network address assignment, wherein the end device is not a fifth generation (5G) compatible device;
determining, by the fixed wireless access device based on the request, that the end device is subject to a network slice service that includes a network slice connection between the fixed wireless access device and a 5G radio access network (RAN) device;
establishing, by the fixed wireless access device, a subnetwork slice connection with the 5G RAN device; and
assigning, by the fixed wireless access device to the end device, a network address allocated for the network slice service.