US 2024/0205818 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEDICATED CORE NETWORK SELECTION

Abstract

A method for selection of a core network. The method which can be performed by a first network node comprises receiving a message for a terminal device from a second network node. The message can enable the first network node to determine a category of the terminal device. The method further comprises selecting a core network for the terminal device based at least in part on the category of the terminal device. The terminal device can be served by a dedicated core network selected for the terminal device adaptively, so that network configuration and resource efficiency can be improved.

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Dependent claims

A method performed by a first network node, comprising:

receiving an initial message for a user equipment (UE), from a second network node;
and
determining a category of the UE based on the initial message, wherein the category of the UE indicates that the UE is a category M device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/592,513Filed 29 Feb 2024

Priority

16 Jul 2021

Published

20 Jun 2024

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

H04W 48/18
Access restriction ; Network selection; Access point selection: selecting a network or a communication service
H04W 48/20
Access restriction ; Network selection; Access point selection: selecting an access point
H04W 8/24
Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities: transfer of terminal data
H04W 60/04
Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration: using triggered events

Method and apparatus for dedicated core network selection

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Method and apparatus for dedicated core network selection

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Abstract

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