Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced interfaces for network slice selection based on charging rules
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Application No.: US16611842Application Date: 2017-06-29
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Publication No.: US11044664B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Yigang Cai , Ranjan Sharma
- Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Duft & Bornsen, PC
- International Application: PCT/US2017/039992 WO 20170629
- International Announcement: WO2019/005069 WO 20190103
- Main IPC: H04W48/18
- IPC: H04W48/18 ; H04W76/11 ; H04L12/14 ; H04M15/00 ; H04W4/24 ; H04W8/24

Abstract:
Systems and methods of a network that implements network slicing. In one embodiment, the system includes an account charging server that determines a plurality of charging rules for a UE that are each mapped to a different network slice of the network, a policy control server that identifies the charging rules, and a slice selection server that selects a network slice for the UE based on the charging rules. The system further includes an interface between the policy control server and the account charging server that supports a transaction based on Diameter protocol that includes a request/response. A first Attribute Value Pair (AVP) is defined for the response to identify a charging rule, and a second AVP is defined for the response to identify a network slice that is mapped to the charging rule.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200169951A1 ENHANCED INTERFACES FOR NETWORK SLICE SELECTION BASED ON CHARGING RULES Public/Granted day:2020-05-28
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