Communication system, communication device, and program
AssigneeKddi Corporation
InventorsTakeshi USUI, Yoshinori KITATSUJI
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Abstract
A communication system includes a slice selector that selects a second network slice, to which a first network slice to which a terminal device is connected is to be switched, from a multiple network slices respectively including a multiple network functions, a creator that creates setting information used in communication between the terminal device and the first network slice, a notification unit that notifies the second network slice of the setting information created by the creator, and a session manager (SM) function instance that is included in the second network slice and that determines a route on which traffic is to be transferred, using the setting information notified of by the notification unit.
Claims11
A. communication system comprising:
- a slice selector configured to select a second network slice, to which a first network slice to which a terminal device is connected is to be switched, from a multiple network slices respectively including a multiple network functions;
- a creator configured to create setting information used in communication between the terminal device and the first network slice;
- a notification unit configured to notify the second network slice of the setting information created by the creator;
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- a session manager (SM) function instance included in the second network slice, the SM function instance being configured to determine a route on which traffic is to be transferred, using the setting information notified of by the notification unit.
A communication device comprising:
- a slice selector configured to select a second network slice, to which a first network slice to which a terminal device is connected is to be switched, from a multiple network slices respectively including a multiple network functions;
- a creator configured to create setting information used in communication between the terminal device and the first network slice;
- and
- a notification unit configured to notify the second network slice of e setting information created by the creator.
A communication device comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive setting information used in communication with a first network slice;
- and
- an SM function instance included in a second network slice, the SM function instance being configured to determine a route on which traffic is to be transferred, using the setting information received by the receiver
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer for a communication device to execute processing for:
- selecting a second network slice, to which a first network slice to which a terminal device is connected is to be switched, from a multiple network slices respectively including a multiple network functions;
- creating setting information used in communication between the terminal device and the first network slice;
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- notifying the second network slice of the created setting information.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer for a communication device to execute processing for:
- receiving setting information used in communication with a first network slice;
- and
- determining a route on which traffic is to be transferred, using the received setting information, in a second network slice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.