Mobile Communication Slice Selection Information Notification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face time and effort in establishing connections with multiple independent slices for service provision, as they need to obtain information for connecting with multiple slices manually.

Innovation Solution

A method and mobile communication system that include a request reception step for connecting with a slice and a selection information transmission step to efficiently notify terminals of the necessary information for selecting slices controlled by different devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a terminal manually obtains connection information for multiple independent slices, then connection establishment is possible, but time and effort are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of connection establishmentVSAvoidtime for obtaining connection information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal automatically receives and processes slice selection information pushed by the network without manual user intervention. The network system proactively provides the necessary connection information to the terminal, eliminating the need for users to manually search or configure slice connection details.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If slice connection information is provided manually by users, then connection control is precise, but operational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection control accuracyVSAvoidcomplexity of information management
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The network system acts as an intermediary that automatically manages and distributes slice selection information to terminals. This intermediary function relieves the terminal of the burden of manually managing multiple slice connection details while ensuring accurate and reliable connection control through network-managed information distribution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11102827B2Information notification method and mobile communication system
Publication Date: 2021.08.24 NTT DOCOMO INC
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AI summary

A mobile communication system is a mobile communication system that controls a connection with a slice which is a virtual network generated on a network infrastructure, and includes a request receiving unit 12 that receives a request for a connection with a slice of a control target of an AMF 100 from a UE 140 used by a user and a selection information transmitting unit 14 that controls, in response to the reception of the request, the connection of the UE 140 with the slice, acquires selection information for selecting a slice of a control target of another AMF 100x different from the AMF 100, and transmits the selection information to the terminal.