Handling slice limitations
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsStefano Faccin, Mahmoud Watfa
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques at a network provide for efficiently considering parameters of a network slice when determining whether to provide access to the network slice, allow the establishment of a session via the network slice, or grant access to resources for communications via the network slice. Further, the described techniques at a user equipment (UE) provide for efficiently determining when or whether to retry to access a network slice, retry to establish a session via the network slice, or retry to access resources for communicating via the network slice.
Claims12
A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- sending, to a network entity, a first request for access to a network slice of a plurality of network slices, the first request comprising an identifier of the network slice;
- receiving, in a first control message from the network entity, an indication of a cause for rejecting access to the network slice;
- receiving, in the first control message, an indication of a second geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is allowed, wherein the second geographic coverage area is different from a first geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is rejected;
- and
- determining whether to send a second request for access to the network slice based at least in part on the UE being within the second geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is allowed.
A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- sending, to a first network entity, a request for access to a network slice of a plurality of network slices, the request comprising an identifier of the network slice;
- receiving, from the first network entity, a control message indicating that access to the network slice is allowed;
- sending, to a second network entity, a first control message to establish a session via the network slice;
- receiving, in a second control message from the first network entity or the second network entity, an indication of a cause for rejecting access to the network slice;
- and
- receiving, in the second control message, an indication of a second geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is allowed, wherein the second geographic coverage area is different from a first geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is rejected.
An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- one or more memories storing processor-executable code;
- and
- one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:
- send, to a network entity, a first request for access to a network slice of a plurality of network slices, the first request comprising an identifier of the network slice;
- receive, in a first control message from the network entity, an indication of a cause for rejecting access to the network slice;
- receive, in the first control message, an indication of a second geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is allowed, wherein the second geographic coverage area is different from a first geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is rejected;
- and
- determine whether to send a second request for access to the network slice based at least in part on the UE being within the second geographic coverage area.
An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- one or more memories storing processor-executable code;
- and
- one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:
- send, to a first network entity, a request for access to a network slice of a plurality of network slices, the request comprising an identifier of the network slice;
- receive, from the first network entity, a control message indicating that access to the network slice is allowed;
- send, to a second network entity, a first control message to establish a session via the network slice;
- receive, in a second control message from the first network entity or the second network entity, an indication of a cause for rejecting access to the network slice;
- and
- receive, in the second control message, an indication of a second geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is allowed, wherein the second geographic coverage area is different from a first geographic coverage area where access to the network slice is rejected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.