Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Network slice selection in network systems
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Application No.: US16063048Application Date: 2016-06-23
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Publication No.: US11304129B2Publication Date: 2022-04-12
- Inventor: Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde , Ana Lucia Pinheiro , Puneet Jain , Vivek Gupta
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cuptertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cuptertino
- Agency: Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2016/039054 WO 20160623
- International Announcement: WO2017/123277 WO 20170720
- Main IPC: H04W48/18
- IPC: H04W48/18 ; H04W88/08 ; H04L45/30 ; H04L45/586 ; H04L47/80 ; H04L47/78 ; H04W76/27

Abstract:
Various embodiments are generally directed to network slice selector (NSS). In one embodiment, for example, an evolved node B (eNB) may include a processor circuit, and an NSS for execution by the processor circuit to allocate a network slice (NS) to a user equipment (UE). The NS may comprise one or more virtual network function(s) (VNF). In one implementation, a VNF takes on the responsibility of handing specific network functions run on one or more virtual machines (VM) associated with hardware networking infrastructures, such as routers, switches, etc. Individual VNFs may be combined or connected together to provide a complete networking communication service for UEs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180368060A1 NETWORK SLICE SELECTION IN NETWORK SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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