Method for broadcast information on supported and non-supported slices

A method for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising:

• determining one or more network slices available in a first cell, each network slice corresponding to one or more services with certain characteristics;
• providing, based on the determination, a second list of network slices indicated as unavailable in the first cell;
• and
• providing an indication that any network slice not indicated as unavailable in the second list may or may not be supported in the first cell.

An apparatus for wireless communication by a network entity, comprising:

• means for determining one or more network slices as available in a first cell, each network slice corresponding to one or more services with certain characteristics;
• means for providing, based on the determination, a second list of network slices indicated as unavailable in the first cell;
• and
• means for providing an indication that any network slice not indicated as unavailable in the second list may or may not be supported in the first cell.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for wireless communication by a network entity having instructions stored thereon, comprising:

• instruction for determining one or more network slices as available in a first cell, each network slice corresponding to one or more services with certain characteristics;
• instruction for providing, based on the determination, a second list of network slices indicated as unavailable in the first cell;
• and
• instruction for providing an indication that any network slice not indicated as unavailable in the second list may or may not be supported in the first cell.

An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• receive signaling of a first list of network slices indicated as available in a first cell and a second list of network slices indicated as unavailable in the first cell;
• and
• perform at least one of cell reselection or cell selection taking into account the network slices listed in the at least one of the first list or the second list, wherein taking into account the network slices listed in the first list comprises prioritizing cells that indicate availability of a network slice in which the UE is interested over cells that indicate unavailability of the network slice in which the UE is interested or cells that do not indicate availability of the network slice in which the UE is interested.

An apparatus for wireless communication by a network entity, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• determine one or more network slices as available in a first cell, each network slice corresponding to one or more services with certain characteristics;
• provide, based on the determination, a second list of network slices indicated as unavailable in the first cell;
• and
• provide an indication that any network slice not indicated as unavailable in the second list may or may not be supported in the first cell.