Patent ID: 11910347
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A method performed by a user equipment of a communication network, the method comprising:
providing, to a core network of the communication network, a registration request originated from the user equipment;
receiving a registration accept message from the core network, the registration accept message comprising an access stratum connection establishment network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) inclusion mode parameter, the access stratum connection establishment NSSAI inclusion mode parameter defining whether NSSAI should be included by the user equipment apparatus in an access stratum connection establishment procedure, wherein the access stratum connection establishment network slice selection assistance information inclusion mode parameter is derived based on a set of policies implemented in one or more radio access nodes in a registration area of the communication network;
generating a connection establishment message according to the access stratum connection establishment network slice selection assistance information inclusion mode parameter;
and
causing transmission of the connection establishment message towards the core network.