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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventors:

Philippe Godin, Nozay, FR;

Tsunehiko Chiba, Tokyo, JP;

Laurent Thiebaut, Nozay, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/0022 (2013.01); H04W 36/13 (2023.05); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.02);
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for improving service continuity are disclosed. The solution comprises storing () information slice remapping describing how a given net-work slice may be mapped to another network slice, receiving () a first message from an access node, that the node serves a terminal or has received a request to serve a terminal utilising a network slice not supported by the node and transmitting () based on the first message a message to a network entity responsible for session management to control the connection of the terminal, with the information on slice remapping and/or activity status of the packet data unit sessions associated with the slice not supported by the node.


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