Patent ID: 11917599
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A method performed by a communication apparatus for facilitating setting up of a first network slice and a second network slice for service provision in a time division duplex system, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a first network operator for the first network slice for at least one service and a request from a second network operator for the second network slice for at least one service;
requesting from the first network operator a first traffic forecast and to request from the second network operator a second traffic forecast;
specifying, for the requested first network slice, a first uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration for at least one radio bearer associated with the first network operator based on the first traffic forecast and for the requested second network slice, a second uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration for at least one radio bearer associated with the second network operator based on the second traffic forecast, wherein the first traffic forecast is based on an aggregate traffic load in the first network slice and the second traffic forecast is based on an aggregate traffic load in the second network slice; and
notifying at least one of a communication entity of the first network operator of the first UL/DL configuration and to notify a communication entity of the second network operator of the second UL/DL configuration, wherein the communication apparatus provides network access to a plurality of user equipment devices.