Network access method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12335845-B2
Application number	US-202117372054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2021
Priority date	Mar 30, 2019
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

This application provides a network access method and an apparatus. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a second network device, access capability information from a first network device, where the first network device is a network device in a first-type network, the access capability information indicates a capability of the first network device to access a second-type network, and the first-type network is different from the second-type network, and using, by the second network device, the access capability information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network access method, comprising:
receiving, by a second network device, access capability information from a first network device through an E1 interface, wherein the first network device is a CU-user plane (CU-UP), the second network device is a CU-control plane (CU-CP), wherein the first network device is a network device of a first-type network, the access capability information indicates a capability of the first network device to access a second-type network, and the first-type network is different from the second-type network, wherein the access capability information comprises a list of network identifiers of the second-type network that is allowed to be accessed by at least one cell, wherein the first-type network is a public land mobile network (PLMN), and the second-type network is a stand-alone non-public network (NPN); or the first-type network is a stand-alone NPN, and the second-type network is a PLMN, wherein the access capability information further comprises a list of slices that are allowed to be accessed by the at least one cell and a configured cell list of the NPN; and
using, by the second network device, the access capability information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the access capability information indicates a capability of at least one cell of the first network device to access the second-type network.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the access capability information indicates a capability of at least one slice of the first network device to access the second-type network.

4. A communications apparatus, comprising: at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is coupled to at least one memory storing programming instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving access capability information from a first network device through an E1 interface, wherein the first network device is a CU-user plane (CU-UP), the communications apparatus is a CU-control plane (CU-CP) or an apparatus in the CU-CP, wherein the first network device is a network device of a first-type network, the access capability information indicates a capability of the first network device to access a second-type network, and the first-type network is different from the second-type network, wherein the access capability information comprises a list of network identifiers of the second-type network that is allowed to be accessed by at least one cell, wherein the first-type network is a public land mobile network (PLMN), and the second-type network is a stand-alone non-public network (NPN); or the first-type network is a stand-alone NPN, and the second-type network is a PLMN, wherein the access capability information further comprises a list of slices that are allowed to be accessed by the at least one cell and a configured cell list of the NPN; and
using the access capability information.

5. The communications apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the access capability information indicates a capability of at least one cell of the first network device to access the second-type network.

6. A communications system, comprising:
a first network device; and
a second network device, wherein
the first network device is configured to send access capability information to the second network device through an E1 interface, wherein the first network device is a CU-user plane (CU-UP), the second network device is a CU-control plane (CU-CP), wherein the first network device is a network device of a first-type network, the access capability information indicates a capability of the first network device to access a second-type network, and the first-type network is different from the second-type network, wherein the access capability information comprises a list of network identifiers of the second-type network that is allowed to be accessed by at least one cell, wherein the first-type network is a public land mobile network (PLMN), and the second-type network is a stand-alone non-public network (NPN); or the first-type network is a stand-alone NPN, and the second-type network is a PLMN, wherein the access capability information further comprises a list of slices that are allowed to be accessed by the at least one cell and a configured cell list of the NPN; and
the second network device is configured to use the access capability information.

7. The communications system according to claim 6 , wherein the access capability information indicates a capability of at least one cell of the first network device to access the second-type network.

8. The communications system according to claim 6 , wherein the access capability information indicates a capability of at least one slice of the first network device to access the second-type network.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Chenchen
• Jin Yinghao
• Tan Wei

Classifications

• H04W84/042

  Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems · CPC title

• H04W88/10

  adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points · CPC title

• H04W48/02

  Access restriction performed under specific conditions · CPC title

• H04W88/085

  Access point devices with remote components · CPC title

• H04W84/105

  PBS [Private Base Station] network (H04W84/12 - H04W84/16 take precedence) · CPC title