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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd Research Institute, Beijing, CN;
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;
China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd Research Institute, Beijing, CN;
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a network element selection method, and apparatus, and network elements. The method includes: selecting, by a first network element, a network slice-specific authentication and authorization function (NSSAAF) network element according to first information; wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: S-NSSAI for a network slice; a home network identifier in a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI); a data network name (DNN); a generic public subscription identifier (GPSI); a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI); an external group ID; an internal group ID; and a routing identifier.