# US 2023/0422247 A1 · Non-public network indication and configuration of cell thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0422247 A1 - Document ID: US20230422247A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/243,926 - Filed: 2023-09-08 - Published: 2023-12-28 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-27 - Assignees: Ofinno, LLC - Applicants: Ofinno, LLC - Inventors: Kyungmin Park; Esmael Hejazi Dinan; Jinsook Ryu; Peyman Talebi Fard; Weihua Qiao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230422247A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/00: Access restriction (access security to prevent unauthorised access H04W12/08); Network selection; Access point selection - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 8/08: Mobility data transfer - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 92/12: between access points and access point controllers - H04W 88/12: Access point controller devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A system may include a base station central unit and a base station distributed unit. The base station central unit may include one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station central unit to send, to the base station distributed unit, an indication that a cell is associated with a first non-public network (NPN); and to send, to the base station distributed unit, a request for configuration of the cell for a wireless device that supports the first NPN. The base station distributed unit may include one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to receive the indication and the request for configuration of the cell. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: sending, by a base station central unit to a base station distributed unit: an indication that a cell is associated with a first non-public network (NPN); and sending, by the base station central unit to the base station distributed unit, a request for configuration of the cell for a wireless device that supports the first NPN. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the indication further comprises sending a cell identifier of the cell together with the first indication to the base station distributed unit in a message comprising both the cell identifier and the first indication. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the message indicates that the cell is associated with the first NPN. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the base station central unit from the base station distributed unit, a response indicating the configuration of the cell. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the response confirms the configuration of the cell for the wireless device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising sending, by the base station central unit, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of the cell. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the sending is to the wireless device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the sending is via the base station distributed unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, based on the wireless device supporting the first NPN, to request the configuration of the cell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is a serving cell. ### Claim 11 A base station central unit comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station central unit to: send, to a base station distributed unit: an indication that a cell is associated with a first non-public network (NPN); and send, to the base station distributed unit, a request for configuration of the cell for a wireless device that supports the first NPN. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The base station central unit of claim 11, wherein a cell identifier of the cell is sent with the first indication to the base station distributed unit in a message comprising both the cell identifier and the first indication. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The base station central unit of claim 12, wherein the message indicates that the cell is associated with the first NPN. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The base station central unit of claim 11, further comprising receiving, by the base station central unit from the base station distributed unit, a response indicating the configuration of the cell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The base station central unit of claim 14, wherein the response confirms the configuration of the cell for the wireless device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The base station central unit of claim 11, further comprising sending, by the base station central unit, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of the cell. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The base station central unit of claim 16, wherein the sending is to the wireless device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The base station central unit of claim 16, wherein the sending is via the base station distributed unit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The base station central unit of claim 11, further comprising determining, based on the wireless device supporting the first NPN, to request the configuration of the cell. ### Claim 20 A system comprising: a base station central unit comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station central unit to: send, to a base station distributed unit: an indication that a cell is associated with a first non-public network (NPN); and send, to the base station distributed unit, a request for configuration of the cell for a wireless device that supports the first NPN; and the base station distributed unit, wherein the base station distributed unit comprises one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to receive the indication and the request for configuration of the cell.