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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Amir Saghir, Frisco, TX (US);
Said Hanbaly, Prosper, TX (US);
Nimalan Kanagasabai, Grapevine, TX (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device may include a processor configured to determine that a user device is within a coverage area of a small cell connected to a base station associated with an application service; determine that the user device is not a member of the small cell; identify a network slice for the application service; determine whether a network services subscription for the small cell includes the network slice; perform, when the network services subscription for the small cell includes the network slice, an attachment procedure to the small cell; receive authorization for attaching to the small cell and accessing the application service via the network slice; and initiate a network session on the network slice.