Network Device Area Priority Configuration for Multi-Slice Handover
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network technologies lack a method to determine the priority of an area for network handover when a terminal is configured with multiple network slices, which affects the access network's ability to set appropriate priorities for area selection during cell reselection.
Innovation Solution
A method and network device that acquire information of a network slice and set a priority for an area based on this information, configuring it to a terminal device, allowing the network device to provide the priority of the area to the terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a terminal is configured with multiple network slices, then the terminal can access multiple network services, but the access network cannot determine the priority of areas for network handover
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces network slice information as an intermediary element that mediates between the terminal's multiple network slice configurations and the access network's area priority determination. The network slice information serves as a bridge, allowing the access network to interpret and prioritize areas based on the terminal's configured network slices, thus resolving the ambiguity in area priority when multiple slices are involved
2Reliability
If the access network sets different area priorities for single network slice, then the area selection is optimized, but the method cannot handle multiple network slices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the area priority setting mechanism to be universal, allowing it to handle both single network slice and multiple network slice scenarios. By making the area priority determination method multi-functional, the access network can apply the same basic mechanism while adapting to different numbers and types of network slices configured on the terminal, thus achieving both optimized area selection and multi-network slice support
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AI summary
Disclosed are a method for determining a priority of an area, a network device, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring information of a network slice, and setting a priority of an area on the basis of the information of the network slice; and configuring the priority of the area to a terminal device.