A network search method includes presetting, by a terminal device, a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and a networking mode associated with the PLMN, searching, by the terminal device based on a geographical location to obtain PLMN information of a current geographical location, determining, by the terminal device based on the preset PLMN and the networking mode associated with the PLMN, a current networking mode of the terminal device, and switching, by the terminal device, the networking mode based on a geographical location, signal strength, and a system message.

A network search method includes presetting, by a terminal device, a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and a networking mode associated with the PLMN, searching, by the terminal device based on a geographical location to obtain PLMN information of a current geographical location, determining, by the terminal device based on the preset PLMN and the networking mode associated with the PLMN, a current networking mode of the terminal device, and switching, by the terminal device, the networking mode based on a geographical location, signal strength, and a system message.

A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise the steps of: setting a wireless mode to a station mode; periodically searching for a wireless network on the basis of the station mode; and, when a wireless network search request is received from a terminal device, transmitting found wireless network information to the terminal device. A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may further comprise a step in which the terminal device receives found wireless network information, wherein the found wireless network information of the terminal device may be information from which a wireless network not associated with a home appliance for the terminal device has been filtered. A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may further comprise a step of, when the wireless mode is a station mode, periodically changing the wireless mode into an access point (AP) mode and periodically transmitting a beacon message to the terminal device on the basis of the AP mode. A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise a step of receiving a first advertising message on the basis of a Bluetooth from the terminal device, wherein the first advertising message may comprise a home appliance registration request. Furthermore, a home appliance connection method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a second advertising message to the terminal device on the basis of the Bluetooth in response to the first advertising message; and searching for a wireless network in response to the first advertising message.

A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise the steps of: setting a wireless mode to a station mode; periodically searching for a wireless network on the basis of the station mode; and, when a wireless network search request is received from a terminal device, transmitting found wireless network information to the terminal device. A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may further comprise a step in which the terminal device receives found wireless network information, wherein the found wireless network information of the terminal device may be information from which a wireless network not associated with a home appliance for the terminal device has been filtered. A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may further comprise a step of, when the wireless mode is a station mode, periodically changing the wireless mode into an access point (AP) mode and periodically transmitting a beacon message to the terminal device on the basis of the AP mode. A home appliance connection method according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise a step of receiving a first advertising message on the basis of a Bluetooth from the terminal device, wherein the first advertising message may comprise a home appliance registration request. Furthermore, a home appliance connection method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a second advertising message to the terminal device on the basis of the Bluetooth in response to the first advertising message; and searching for a wireless network in response to the first advertising message.

Techniques that provide low latency traffic segregation to ensure an edge user plane (UP) is not overloaded are described herein in at least one embodiment. In at least one embodiment, a method may include determining offload of low latency traffic of a user equipment (UE) at a mobile network edge, wherein the UE has non-low latency traffic associated with a first packet data network session for an access point name; notifying the UE to request creation of a second packet data network session for the access point name; selecting an edge UP element to handle the low latency traffic for the second packet data network session; creating the second packet data network session at the selected edge UP element; and notifying the UE that second packet data network session is created.

An example playback device includes programming for executing functions including, while connected to both (i) a local area network and (ii) an audio playback network configured separately from the local area network and arranged for playback of media content via at least the playback device, receiving from a network device via the local area network, a request for the network device to connect to the audio playback network. The functions also include, in response to the request, transmitting to the network device via the local area network, a message indicating an identifier of the audio playback network and a password for accessing the audio playback network. The functions also include exchanging one or more messages with the network device via the audio playback network to authenticate the network device for the audio playback network and receiving an audio playback command from the network device via the audio playback network.

An example playback device includes programming for executing functions including, while connected to both (i) a local area network and (ii) an audio playback network configured separately from the local area network and arranged for playback of media content via at least the playback device, receiving from a network device via the local area network, a request for the network device to connect to the audio playback network. The functions also include, in response to the request, transmitting to the network device via the local area network, a message indicating an identifier of the audio playback network and a password for accessing the audio playback network. The functions also include exchanging one or more messages with the network device via the audio playback network to authenticate the network device for the audio playback network and receiving an audio playback command from the network device via the audio playback network.

A method for transmitting in a communication network uplink data from an application module in a user terminal. The method includes: determining, by said user terminal, if a correspondence exists between an application module providing at least one uplink packet and at least one rule designating a network slice instantiation to be used for transmitting uplink packets in the communication network; and in response to a determination by said user terminal that the application module providing at least one uplink packet corresponds to a rule designating a network slice instantiation to be used for transmitting the uplink packet in the communication network, transmitting said at least one uplink packet from the user terminal to an entity for access to a user plane of the designated network slice instantiation.

A method for transmitting in a communication network uplink data from an application module in a user terminal. The method includes: determining, by said user terminal, if a correspondence exists between an application module providing at least one uplink packet and at least one rule designating a network slice instantiation to be used for transmitting uplink packets in the communication network; and in response to a determination by said user terminal that the application module providing at least one uplink packet corresponds to a rule designating a network slice instantiation to be used for transmitting the uplink packet in the communication network, transmitting said at least one uplink packet from the user terminal to an entity for access to a user plane of the designated network slice instantiation.

A slice manager associated with a network access point of a telecommunication network can manage combinations of network slices and bandwidth parts for user equipment (UE). The bandwidth parts can have independently set numerologies, such as subcarrier spacing values. The UE can be configured to use one or more active bandwidth parts at a time, such that the slice manager can instruct the UE to use multiple active bandwidth parts simultaneously with respect to the same network slice or multiple network slices.