Patent ID: 11889297
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A mobility management device, comprising:
a non-volatile memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
receive a tracking area update request message for a 4th generation (4G) network from a user equipment, wherein the request message carries a user identifier and a 5th generation (5G) capability of the user equipment;
determine, based on the user identifier, that a user corresponding to the user equipment is a 5G user;
trigger the user equipment to attach to the 4G network;
receive an attach request from the user equipment;
select a 5G gateway for the user equipment responsive to the attach request; and
establish a session with the 5G gateway.