# US 11,115,919 B2 · Network selection method and base station

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- Number: US 11,115,919 B2
- Document ID: US11115919B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/700,700
- Filed: 2019-12-02
- Published: 2020-04-02
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2015-07-02
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Xiaowan Ke; Lixiang Xu; Hong Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115919B2

## CPC

- H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service
- H04W 76/10: Connection setup
- H04W 76/12: Setup of transport tunnels
- H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A network selection method is provided that includes acquiring, by a first base station, core network type information of a core network node from UE, a second base station or a first core network node; and selecting, by the first station, a core network node for the UE according to the acquired core network type information and information about a second core network node provided by the UE.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from at least one network entity, a first message which is a response message associated with an interface setup procedure, the first message including first information on a service type supported by the at least one network entity;
receiving, from a terminal, a second message including a radio resource control (RRC) setup complete message;
identifying a network entity of the at least one network entity for the terminal; based on the first information and second information on a service type, the second information being included in the second message; and
transmitting, to the network entity, an initial message of the terminal,
wherein a default network entity is identified instead of the network entity, in case that the second information is not received from the terminal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the network entity is selected among a plurality of network entities connected to the base station, the plurality of network entities including the at least one network entity.

### Claim 3

A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from at least one network entity, a first message which is a response message associated with an interface setup procedure, the first message including first information on a service type supported by the at least one network entity,
receive, from a terminal, a second message including a radio resource control (RRC) setup complete message,
identify a network entity of the at least one network entity for the terminal, based on the first information and second information on a service type, the second information being included in the second message, and
transmit, to the network entity, an initial message of the terminal,
wherein a default network entity is identified instead of the network entity, in case that the second information is not received from the terminal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The base station of claim 3, wherein the network entity is selected among a plurality of network entities connected to the base station, the plurality of network entities including the at least one network entity.

### Claim 5

A method performed by a network entity in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a first message associated with an interface setup procedure between the base station and the network entity;
transmitting, to the base station, a second message associated with the interface setup procedure as a response to the first message, the second message including first information on a service type supported by the network entity; and
receiving, from the base station, a third message associated with a terminal, the third message including second information on a service type,
wherein an initial message is received, from the base station, in case that the network entity of at least one network entity is selected by the base station based on the first information and the second information on the service type,
wherein a radio resource control (RRC) setup complete message including the second information is transmitted from the terminal to the base station, and
wherein a default network entity is selected by the base station instead of the network entity, in case that the second information is not transmitted from the terminal to the base station.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the network entity is selected among a plurality of network entities connected to the base station, the plurality of network entities including the at least one network entity.

### Claim 7

A network entity in a wireless communication system, the network entity comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from a base station, a first message associated with an interface setup procedure between the base station and the network entity,
transmit, to the base station, a second message associated with the interface setup procedure as a response to the first message, the second message including first information on a service type supported by the network entity, and
receive, from the base station, a third message associated with a terminal, the third message including second information on a service type,
wherein an initial message is received from the base station, in case that the network entity is selected of at least one network entity by the base station based on the first information and the second information on the service type,
wherein a radio resource control (RRC) setup complete message including the second information is transmitted from the terminal to the base station, and
wherein a default network entity is selected by the base station instead of the network entity, in case that the second information is not transmitted from the terminal to the base station.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The network entity of claim 7, wherein the network entity is selected among a plurality of network entities connected to the base station, the plurality of network entities including the at least one network entity.