Methods and apparatus for management of network slices in a communication network such
as a 5th generation wireless communication network are provided. Management planes …

There is provided method for managing network resources by switching the slice used to
support a user equipment (UE), in a process referred to as slice handover or slice switching …

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first communication
device including an application based on contemporaneous access of a first service and …

Abstract Systems and methods for UE state machine to support multiple services or air
interfaces are described. The UE may have one configuration of the state machine for …

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, accessing a service by a first
network operating within a first wireless spectrum, wherein the service includes control and …

A telecommunications network comprises at least one core network interface for providing
interconnection to a core network. At least one base station provides communications to at …

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including determining
a plurality of service functions required to facilitate a service to a communication device via a …

Network and/or application resources can be dynamically instantiated based on service
attributes and/or network capabilities. In one aspect, a customized and/or localized core …

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including receiving,
from a first network slice comprising a set of virtual network functions instantiated in a …

Techniques are described using network slice information to negotiate and select network
services by determining a set of desired required network provided functionalities; …