Patent ID: 11895577
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. A network slice selection method, comprising:
receiving, by a second network slice selection apparatus, a network slice request message from a first network slice selection apparatus, wherein
the network slice request message carries first priority information and information about a network requirement of a service of a tenant,
the first priority information indicates at least one of a priority of the tenant or a priority of the service of the tenant, and
the first priority information is determined based on the network requirement of the service; and

selecting, by the second network slice selection apparatus, a network slice for the service of the tenant based on the first priority information and the information about the network requirement of the service, to cause the service to be provided over the selected network slice to the tenant, wherein
said selecting the network slice for the service of the tenant comprises:
in response to the first priority information indicating the service having a higher priority, carrying the service having the higher priority independently in one network slice, and
in response to the first priority information indicating the service having a lower priority, carrying the service having the lower priority in a shared network slice in which the service having the lower priority is jointly carried with another service, and

the method further comprises sending, by the second network slice selection apparatus, a network function configuration message including the first priority information to a first apparatus to cause the first apparatus to select a network function to be accessed for the service of the tenant.