Patent ID: 11943660
Assignee: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 2:
3. The system of claim 1, wherein each network slice of the plurality of network slices is associated with a respective geographic area of the respective UPF supporting the network slice and selecting a network slice of the plurality of network slices includes:
determining a particular network slice of the plurality of network slices is associated with a respective geographic area within which the location of the new UE falls;
determining whether the particular network slice has a determined load-region indicating a current load of the particular network slice is in a different load-region indicating a higher current load of the particular network slice than a current load of another network slice of the plurality of network slices; and
in response to the particular network slice having a determined load-region indicating the current load of the particular network slice is in a different load-region indicating a higher current load of the particular network slice than the current load of another network slice of the plurality of network slices, weighting the selection of a network slice of the plurality of network slices such that the particular network slice is not overloaded compared to the other network slice of the plurality of network slices by using credit/token-based weighted scheduling or probability-based weighted scheduling.