US 12,170,955 B2
Network slice configuration update
Peter Ramle, Mölnlycke (SE); Kaj Johansson, Gothenburg (SE); and Peter Hedman, Helsingborg (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,312.
Application 17/845,312 is a continuation of application No. 16/346,445, granted, now 11,388,661, previously published as PCT/EP2019/059362, filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/657,754, filed on Apr. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0394607 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network slice configuration update method, the method being performed by a user equipment (UE) having subscription information, and the method comprising:
the UE receiving a configuration update command transmitted by a management function within a current Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the configuration update command comprising a parameter indicating that a network slicing subscription change has occurred;
after receiving the configuration update command, the UE initiating a registration procedure; and
after receiving the configuration update command, the UE erasing a network slicing configuration for a non-current PLMN that is different than the current PLMN.