Auto switching for enterprise federated network slice

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface configured to enable network communications;
• a memory configured to store executable instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory and configured to perform operations including:
• obtaining information about a plurality of network slices available in a plurality of core networks provided by different network operators;
• storing, in a network slice repository, the information about the plurality of network slices, wherein the information includes for each federated network slice of the plurality of network slices, a location identifier, a network operator identifier, and a slice type;
• and
• causing a device to switch from a network slice to a federated network slice based at least in part on the information.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

• obtaining information about a plurality of network slices available in a plurality of core networks provided by different network operators;
• storing, in a network slice repository, the information about the plurality of network slices, wherein the information includes for each federated network slice of the plurality of network slices, a location identifier, a network operator identifier, and a slice type;
• and
• causing a device to switch from a network slice to a federated network slice based at least in part on the information.