Simultaneous Network Slice Usage Via Dual Connectivity
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAlosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR, Krisztian KISS, Vijay VENKATARAMAN
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A network component of a radio access network (RAN) is configured to provide network slice information to a user equipment (UE). The network component receives an indication that a user equipment (UE) is requesting to access a network slice, determines a frequency associated with the network slice, identifies a cell within the RAN that operates on the frequency associated the network slice and transmits a message to the UE, wherein the message indicates the cell within the RAN that operates on the frequency associated with the network slice.
Claims20
A network component of a radio access network (RAN) configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user equipment (UE) is requesting to access a network slice;
- determining a frequency associated with the network slice;
- identifying a cell within the RAN that operates on the frequency associated the network slice;
- and
- transmitting a message to the UE, wherein the message indicates the cell within the RAN that operates on the frequency associated with the network slice.
A network component of a core network configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user equipment (UE) is requesting to access a network slice;
- and
- determining a frequency associated with the network slice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.