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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventor:
Sophie Vrzic, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/26 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/26 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided method for managing network resources by switching the slice used to support a user equipment (UE), in a process referred to as slice handover or slice switching. There are several reasons why a slice handover may be implemented, include movement of the UE and network load balancing. Further the UE can be switched to a new slice operated by the same service provider (intra-operator handover) or a different service provider (inter-operator handover).