Patent ID: 11902893
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A cellular network function, wherein the cellular network function is configured to:
store capacity information for at least a first network slice, wherein the capacity information for the first network slice includes at least:
a count of wireless devices registered for the first network slice; and
a maximum number of wireless devices allowed to be registered for the first network slice;

receive, from an access and mobility function (AMF), a request to check whether a number of wireless devices registered with the first network slice has reached the maximum number of wireless devices allowed to be registered for the first network slice;
determine whether a first wireless device is already counted in the count;
determine whether to modify the count based at least in part on whether the first wireless device is already counted in the count, wherein:
when the first wireless device is already counted in the count, do not increment the count; and
when the first wireless device is not already counted in the count and the count is less than the maximum number of wireless devices allowed to be registered for the first network slice, increment the count; and

provide an indication of whether the first network slice has capacity for the first wireless device to register in response to the request.