Samsung patents method for switching 5G network slices automatically
Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that allows a 5G or 6G network to notify other parts of the system when a user's data connection switches from one 'network slice' to another. The invention describes how a policy control function receives a request and sends back information indicating that a replacement slice is being used.
In the filing’s own words
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Disclosed is a method of notifying associated network entities of a change when an existing slice of PDU sessions is replaced with an alternative slice.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method performed by a policy control function (PCF) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a session management function (SMF), a Session Management (SM) policy control create request message; transmitting, to the SMF, an SM policy control create response message including information on a policy control request trigger, wherein the policy control request trigger includes network slice replacement; and receiving, from the SMF, information associated with an alternative single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) a if the network slice replacement has occurred.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- Method and apparatus for notifying change of network slice in wireless communication system
- Patent number
- US12732854B2
- Application number
- 18443173
- Filed
- Feb 15, 2024
- Granted
- Sep 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 14
Classified under
H04W 28/0226 Electricity & electronicsH04W 28/0268 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Networks & wireless
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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