Service announcements in wireless communication systems

A method for a radio access network (RAN) for a wireless communication network, wherein the RAN comprises a wireless transceiver, a backhaul transceiver, and a processor that controls the operations of the wireless and backhaul transceivers, the method comprising:

• the wireless transceiver transmitting, to user equipment (UE), information about NPN services provided by a non-public network (NPN) supported by the wireless communication network;
• the wireless transceiver receiving an on-boarding request from the UE to on-board the UE to the NPN;
• the backhaul transceiver forwarding the on-boarding request to an on-boarding network (OBN) of the wireless communication network;
• the backhaul transceiver receiving NPN credentials for the UE from the OBN;
• and
• the wireless transceiver forwarding the NPN credentials to the UE.

User equipment (UE) for a wireless communication network having a radio access network (RAN), wherein the UE comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor, wherein:

• the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit, to the RAN, a request for information about NPN services provided by a non-public network (NPN) supported by the wireless communication network;
• the wireless transceiver is configured to receive, from the RAN, the information about the NPN services;
• the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit an on-boarding request to the RAN to on-board the UE to the NPN;
• the wireless transceiver is configured to receive NPN credentials for the UE from the RAN;
• and
• the processor is configured to register to the NPN.

A method for user equipment (UE) for a wireless communication network having a radio access network (RAN), wherein the UE comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor, the method comprising:

• the wireless transceiver transmitting, to the RAN, a request for information about NPN services provided by a non-public network (NPN) supported by the wireless communication network;
• the wireless transceiver receiving, from the RAN, the information about the NPN services;
• the wireless transceiver transmitting an on-boarding request to the RAN to on-board the UE to the NPN;
• the wireless transceiver receiving NPN credentials for the UE from the RAN;
• and
• the processor registering to the NPN.

User equipment (UE) for a wireless communication network having a radio access network (RAN), wherein the UE comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor, wherein:

• the wireless transceiver is configured to receive, from the RAN, information about NPN services provided by a non-public network (NPN) supported by the wireless communication network in broadcasted messages from the RAN;
• the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit an on-boarding request to the RAN to on-board the UE to the NPN;
• the wireless transceiver is configured to receive NPN credentials for the UE from the RAN;
• and
• the processor is configured to register to the NPN.

A method for user equipment (UE) for a wireless communication network having a radio access network (RAN), wherein the UE comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor, the method comprising:

• the wireless transceiver receiving, from the RAN, information about NPN services provided by a non-public network (NPN) supported by the wireless communication network in broadcasted messages from the RAN;
• the wireless transceiver transmitting an on-boarding request to the RAN to on-board the UE to the NPN;
• the wireless transceiver receiving NPN credentials for the UE from the RAN;
• and
• the processor registering to the NPN.