Network slice customer (nsc) service id and user equipment (ue) route selection policy (ursp)

A method of a user equipment (UE) to perform operations via processing circuitry, comprising:

• receiving, from a network slice provider (NSP), a UE route selection policy (URSP) comprising a traffic descriptor that includes a network slice customer (NSC) Service ID;
• determining an application service derived from the NSC Service ID;
• determining a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) from the URSP;
• and
• linking the application service to a network slice based on the NSC Service ID and the S-NSSAI.

An apparatus configured to be employed in a user equipment (UE) comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• receive, from a network slice provider (NSP), a UE route selection policy (URSP) that associates a network slice customer (NSC) Service ID to a traffic descriptor;
• determine a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) from the URSP;
• and
• associate an application service to a network slice based on the NSC Service ID and the S-NSSAI to operate an application that includes the application service on the network slice.