Communication method, apparatus, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12401975-B2
Application number	US-202217883862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2022
Priority date	Feb 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, device, and system. The method includes: A terminal device receives first information from a network device, where the first information includes identification information of a first network slice and information about a first radio resource for accessing the first network slice. The terminal device accesses the first network slice based on the first information by using the first radio resource. According to this method, a success rate of accessing a slice can be improved, so that user experience is improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, first information from a network device, wherein:
the first information comprises identification information of a first network slice and information indicating a first radio resource for accessing the first network slice,
the first radio resource comprises a frequency, a frequency band, or a spectrum for accessing the first network slice, and
wherein the first information further comprises a correspondence between location information and both the identification information of the first network slice and the information indicating the first radio resource, wherein the location information comprises tracking area information, cell information, or base station information; and

accessing, by the terminal device, the first network slice based on the first information by using the first radio resource, wherein the accessing is for either initial access or when switching from an idle mode to a connected mode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information of the first network slice comprises a type of the first network slice, single network slice selection assistance information for identifying the first network slice, or identification information of an instance of the first network slice.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicating the first radio resource indicates a frequency, a frequency band, or a spectrum for accessing the first network slice, and the information indicating the first radio resource comprises indication information of the first radio resource or index information of the first radio resource.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first network slice is a network slice requested by the terminal device, a network slice subscribed to by the terminal device, or a network slice configured by the terminal device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by a terminal device, first information from a network device comprises:
receiving, by the terminal device, policy information from the network device, wherein the policy information comprises the first information.

6. A communication apparatus, comprising a processor, a receiver, and a transmitter, the apparatus configured to:
receive first information from a network device, wherein;
the first information comprises identification information of a first network slice and information indicating a first radio resource for accessing the first network slice,
the first radio resource comprises a frequency, a frequency band, or a spectrum for accessing the first network slice, and

wherein the first information further comprises a correspondence between location information and both the identification information of the first network slice and the information indicating the first radio resource, wherein the location information comprises tracking area information, cell information, or base station information; and
access the first network slice based on the first information by using the first radio resource, wherein the accessing is for either initial access or when switching from an idle mode to a connected mode.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the receiver is configured to receive policy information from the network device, and the policy information comprises the first information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the identification information of the first network slice comprises a type of the first network slice, single network slice selection assistance information for identifying the first network slice, or identification information of an instance of the first network slice.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the information indicating the first radio resource indicates a frequency, a frequency band, or a spectrum for accessing the first network slice, and the information indicating the first radio resource comprises indication information of the first radio resource or index information of the first radio resource.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first network slice is a network slice requested by the communication apparatus, a network slice subscribed to by the communication apparatus, or a network slice configured by the communication apparatus.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor in communication with a receiver and transmitter, cause the processor to be configured to:
receive first information from a network device, wherein:
the first information comprises identification information of a first network slice and information indicating a first radio resource for accessing the first network slice,
the first radio resource comprises a frequency, a frequency band, or a spectrum for accessing the first network slice, and
wherein the first information further comprises a correspondence between location information and both the identification information of the first network slice and the information indicating the first radio resource, wherein the location information comprises tracking area information, cell information, or base station information; and

access the first network slice based on the first information by using the first radio resource, wherein the accessing is for either initial access or when switching from an idle mode to a connected mode.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive policy information from the network device, and the policy information comprises the first information.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the identification information of the first network slice comprises a type of the first network slice, single network slice selection assistance information for identifying the first network slice, or identification information of an instance of the first network slice.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the information indicating the first radio resource indicates a frequency, a frequency band, or a spectrum for accessing the first network slice, and the information indicating the first radio resource comprises indication information of the first radio resource or index information of the first radio resource.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the first network slice is a network slice requested by a terminal device comprising the processor, a network slice subscribed to by the terminal device, or a network slice configured by the terminal device.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Haiyang
• Zhu Fangyuan
• Wang Yaxin

Classifications

• H04L41/0894

  Policy-based network configuration management · CPC title

• H04L41/0895

  Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements · CPC title

• H04L41/40

  using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W48/08

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title