US 12,483,978 B2
Application identity based network slice enablement server
Jae Cho, Demarest, NJ (US); Jeremy Short, Glen Gardner, NJ (US); Paul Kania, Branchburg, NJ (US); and Rachel Elizabeth Page, Mine Hill Township, 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 Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/366,065.
Prior Publication US 2025/0056392 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
requesting, from a core network of a mobile network by a network device, a check of network slicing eligibility for a first session involving a first user, a first application, and a first application server;
receiving, by the network device based on the check of network slicing eligibility, network slicing plan information associated with the first user and network slicing configuration information of the mobile network;
identifying, by the network device, a network slice identifier (ID) of a first network slice of the mobile network based on an identity of the first application, the network slicing plan information, and the network slicing configuration information; and
sending, by the network device, a notification message, that includes the network slice ID, to the first application server for notifying the first application of the first network slice to use for the first session.