Method and apparatus for providing network switching service in 5g communication system

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a network switching service to a user equipment. A method of a network apparatus for enabling a user equipment to switch a communication network between a public network and a private network by communicating with a subscriber apparatus, where the subscriber apparatus stores subscribed Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) of the user equipment and a network selection discriminator (NSD) at a subscriber profile, the network selection discriminator (NSD) indicates a network selected by the user equipment, the method may include receiving a registration request from the user equipment and transmitting a slice selection subscription data request to the subscriber apparatus; receiving the subscribed NSSAI from the subscriber apparatus, wherein as the subscribed NSSSAI, subscribed single (S)-NSSAI with at least one value is received; transmitting a registration response including allowed S-NSSAI based on the received subscribed S-NSSAI; and receiving a session establishment request including the allowed S-NSSAI from the user equipment and creating a session to one of the public network and the private network according to the allowed S-NSSAI included in the session establishment request.