Implementing Radio Access Network Slicing in a Mobile Network

A method, comprising:

• receiving mapping that maps different logical instances of mobile networks to radio subflows that flow through different radio legs and to user equipment, wherein the radio subflows correspond to data flows between the user equipment and the logical instances of the mobile networks,
• and wherein each data flow has one or more requirements;
• and
• causing one or more radio subflows, which flow through different radio legs and to the user equipment, to satisfy the one or more requirements for the data flows.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
• determining one or more requirements for data flows though different logical instances of mobile networks, wherein the data flows are between user equipment and the logical instances of the mobile networks;
• and
• sending information for the determined one or more requirements to a multiple node controller to allow the multiple node controller to output information to enable configuration of radio resource control, the configuration causing the radio resource control to cause one or more radio sub-flows, which flow through different radio legs and to the user equipment, to satisfy the one or more requirements for the data flows.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
• receiving information corresponding to one or more requirements for data flows though different logical instances of mobile networks, wherein the data flows are between user equipment and the logical instances of the mobile networks;
• and
• configuring radio resource control such that the radio resource control causes one or more radio sub-flows, which flow through different radio legs and to the user equipment, to satisfy the one or more requirements for the data flows.