# US 2019/0357136 A1 · Network Slice Selection Method, User Equipment, And Network Device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0357136 A1 - Document ID: US20190357136A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/529,959 - Filed: 2019-08-02 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-20 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jinze LI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357136A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service - H04W 48/06: based on traffic conditions - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present invention disclose a network slice selection method, user equipment (UE), and a network device. An example method includes: obtaining, by UE, slice list information of a current network from a network device; and after determining a target service request, determining, by the UE based on the target service request, a target slice from the slice list information of the current network, to connect a service corresponding to the target service request to the target slice. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A network slice selection method, comprising: obtaining slice list information of a current network from a network device; determining a target service request; determining, from the slice list information of the current network based on the target service request, a target slice corresponding to the target service request; and connecting a service corresponding to the target service request to the target slice. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, from the slice list information of the current network based on the target service request, a target slice corresponding to the target service request comprises: determining based on the target service request, a slice selection policy corresponding to the target service request; and selecting, from the slice list information of the current network, a target slice conforming to the slice selection policy. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the slice list information of the current network comprises a plurality of pieces of slice information, and each piece of slice information comprises a service type of the slice information; and the selecting from the slice list information of the current network, a target slice conforming to the slice selection policy comprises: determining a target service type of the target service request; determining available slice information from the slice list information of the current network, wherein the available slice information comprises slice information corresponding to the target service type; and selecting, from the available slice information, the target slice conforming to the slice selection policy. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the slice selection policy comprises at least one of a quality-of-service requirement or a charging requirement of a slice; each piece of slice information comprises at least one of a quality-of-service standard or a charging standard of the slice; and the selecting, from the available slice information, the target slice conforming to the slice selection policy comprises: selecting, from the available slice information, a target slice whose quality-of-service standard conforms to the quality-of-service requirement in the slice selection policy; or selecting, from the available slice information, a target slice whose charging standard conforms to the charging requirement in the slice selection policy. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: obtaining slice selection policy information; and storing the slice selection policy information, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises the slice selection policy. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises an identifier of a service type; the target service request comprises an identifier of a target service type of the target service request; and the determining based on the target service request, a slice selection policy corresponding to the target service request comprises: determining from the slice selection policy information, a slice selection policy corresponding to the identifier of the target service type. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining, slice list information of a current network from a network device comprises: sending an attach request to the network device; and receiving from the network device, an attach response message that responds to the attach request, wherein the attach response message comprises the slice list information of the current network. ### Claim 8 A communication device, comprising: at least one processor; and a computer readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: obtain slice list information of a current network from a network device; determine a target service request; determine, from the slice list information of the current network based on the target service request, a target slice corresponding to the target service request; and connect a service corresponding to the target service request to the target slice. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: determine, based on the target service request, a slice selection policy corresponding to the target service request; and select, from the slice list information of the current network, a target slice conforming to the slice selection policy. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the slice list information of the current network comprises a plurality of pieces of slice information, and each piece of slice information comprises a service type of the slice information; and wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: determine a target service type of the target service request; determine available slice information from the slice list information of the current network, wherein the available slice information comprises slice information corresponding to the target service type; and select, from the available slice information, the target slice conforming to the slice selection policy. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The communication device according to claim 10, wherein the slice selection policy comprises at least one of a quality-of-service requirement or a charging requirement of a slice; each piece of slice information comprises at least one of a quality-of-service standard or a charging standard of the slice; and wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: select, from the available slice information, a target slice whose quality-of-service standard conforms to the quality-of-service requirement in the slice selection policy; or select, from the available slice information, a target slice whose charging standard conforms to the charging requirement in the slice selection policy. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: obtain slice selection policy information; and store the slice selection policy information, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises the slice selection policy. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The communication device according to claim 12, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises an identifier of a service type; the target service request comprises an identifier of the target service type of the target service request; and wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: determine, from the slice selection policy information, a slice selection policy corresponding to the identifier of the target service type. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The communication device according to claim 12, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises an application identifier; the target service request comprises an identifier of a target application that initiates the target service request; and wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: determine, from the slice selection policy information, a slice selection policy corresponding to the identifier of the target application. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the computer readable instructions when further executed by the at least one processor, cause the communication device to: send an attach request to the network device; and receive, from the network device, an attach response message that responds to the attach request, wherein the attach response message comprises the slice list information of the current network. ### Claim 16 A network slice selection system, comprising a user equipment (UE), and a network device, wherein the network device is configured to send slice list information of a current network to the UE; and wherein the UE is configured to obtain the slice list information; determine a target service request; determine from the slice list information based on the target service request, a target slice corresponding to the target service request; and connect a service corresponding to the target service request to the target slice. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the UE is configured to: determine based on the target service request, a slice selection policy corresponding to the target service request; and select, from the slice list information of the current network, a target slice conforming to the slice selection policy. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system according to claim 17, wherein the UE is further configured to: obtain slice selection policy information; and store the slice selection policy information, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises the slice selection policy. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system according to claim 18, wherein the slice selection policy information comprises an identifier of a service type, the target service request comprises an identifier of a target service type of the target service request; and wherein the UE is configured to: determine, from the slice selection policy information, a slice selection policy corresponding to the identifier of the target service type. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the network device is configured to: obtain the slice list information after receiving an attach request message of the UE; generate an attach response message based on the attach request message; and send the attach response message to the UE, wherein the attach response message comprises the slice list information, and the slice list information is used for determining, from the slice list information of the current network based on the target service request, a target slice to be accessed by a service corresponding to the target service request received by the UE.