Network slicing can form another layer of potential distinction, when managing the communication of a particular user equipment entity, when interacting with the elements supporting the physical network environment. In some instances, the network environment will behave as if each of the slices correspond to multiple different networks, where each of the slices may have different requirements associated with access and interaction in establishing and maintaining a communication connection. In connection with establishing and maintaining a communication connection between a particular user equipment and one or more potential slices of a network environment, it may be helpful for the user equipment to exchange and/or convey network slice selection assistance information. In some cases, this information may be conveyed as part of the initial radio resource control signaling. The present inventors have recognized that it may be beneficial to more flexibly allow network slice selection assistance information to be conveyed between the user equipment and the network, where an indication can be exchanged between the user equipment and each particular network, which informs the user equipment of the amount of and/or the type of assistance information and the manner in which it should be shared, which can change dynamically as the interaction between the user equipment and the network changes. In some instances it may be preferred for the user equipment not to share any network slice selection assistance information with the network.