US 2023/0053377 A1 · UE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR SLICES

Abstract

Aspects present herein relate to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE. The apparatus may transmit, to at least one of a network node or a network entity, an indication of one or more future network slices, an indication of one or more current network slices, and/or an indication of one or more past network slices, the future network slices corresponding to network slices for potential future use by the UE, the current network slices corresponding to network slices that are currently used by the UE, the past network slices corresponding to network slices that were previously used by the UE. The apparatus may also receive, from the network entity, a response to the indication of the one or more future network slices, the indication of the one or more current network slices, and/or the indication of the one or more past network slices.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory;
and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
transmit, to at least one of a network node or a network entity, at least one of an indication of one or more future network slices, an indication of one or more current network slices, or an indication of one or more past network slices, the one or more future network slices corresponding to network slices for potential future use by the UE, the one or more current network slices corresponding to network slices that are currently used by the UE, the one or more past network slices corresponding to network slices that were previously used by the UE;
and
receive, from the network entity, a response to at least one of the indication of the one or more future network slices, the indication of the one or more current network slices, or the indication of the one or more past network slices.

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An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

a memory;
and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive, from at least one user equipment (UE), at least one of an indication of one or more future network slices, an indication of one or more current network slices, or an indication of one or more past network slices, the one or more future network slices corresponding to network slices for potential future use by the at least one UE, the one or more current network slices corresponding to network slices that are currently used by the UE, the one or more past network slices corresponding to network slices that were previously used by the at least one UE;
and
transmit, to at least one network node, network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) based on at least one of the indication of the one or more future network slices, the indication of the one or more current network slices, or the indication of the one or more past network slices.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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