Patent ID: 11863983
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for a New Radio (NR) core network system, the apparatus comprising:
memory comprising instructions; and
one or more processors to execute the instructions to implement an access and mobility function (AMF) to:
receive a request from a user equipment (UE) device comprising a virtual local area network data network name (VLAN DNN);
select a session/slice management function (SMF) based on a determination that the SMF supports a particular VLAN implemented on the NR core network system and associated with the VLAN DNN;
cause the SMF to determine whether the UE device is authorized to access the particular VLAN; and
transmit a message comprising a VLAN identifier (VLAN ID) to the UE device based on the determination by the SMF that the UE device is authorized to access the particular VLAN, wherein the VLAN ID corresponds to the particular VLAN.