公开(公告)号：US11902036B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17284448

申请日：2019-11-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zongrui Ding ,  Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Qian Li ,  Geng Wu

IPC: H04L12/14 ,  H04W4/24

CPC classification number: H04L12/1407 ,  H04W4/24

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing policy and charging control in an information-centric network are described. An interest packet is transmitted from a content consumer to a holder through a gNB, ICN-PoA and ICN-GW. The interest packet has a prefix identifying content to be retrieved and a type field indicating an interest packet. The ICN-PoA modifies the interest packet to include a type of service (TS) field having the identity of the consumer and then transmitted to the ICN-GW when the content is neither created nor cached inside the 5G network. A data packet that includes the prefix, a type field indicating a data packet and the TS field is returned from the ICN-GW. The data packet is modified by the ICN-PoA to remove the TS field and transmitted to the consumer. The interest and data packets are logged and reported to an ICN-CF for generation of charging records.

公开(公告)号：US20210058785A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16074389

申请日：2016-04-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Farid Adrangi ,  Ravikumar Balakrishnan ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Mohammad Mamunur Rashid

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: Non-pre-provisioned cellular Internet of things (IoT) devices can be added to an existing user's subscription with an operator and a service provider. The procedure can include obtaining a security association between a device and a user's smartphone using the operator's network. The operator and the service provider can verify the device with a certificate authority. In one embodiment, the smartphone reads (302) a URL pointer to the device certification and sends it (304) to the MME. The MME forwards (306) the URL to the HSS. The HSS verifies (312) the certificate and derives security credentials including the Master key K′. The HSS also derives another key K″ used to establish security context between the IoT device and the smartphone. The device uses its key deriving function KDF with K′ and Rand to generate K″.

公开(公告)号：US12004006B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17433764

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Qian Li ,  Geng Wu

IPC: H04W28/06 ,  H04L69/04 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04W92/16

CPC classification number: H04W28/06 ,  H04L69/04 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04W92/16

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for use in a wireless network for compression and decompression of information centric network (ICN) names and/or ICN common fields at Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer. For example, an electronic device can include processor circuitry and radio front end circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to receive a first information centric network (ICN) packet including an ICN name or an ICN common field and compress the ICN name or the ICN common field at a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer. The processor circuitry can be further configured to provide the compressed ICN name or the compressed ICN common field to a lower protocol layer. The radio front end circuitry can be configured to transmit a second ICN packet including the compressed ICN name or the compressed ICN common field.

公开(公告)号：US12063616B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18475385

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Geng Wu ,  Qian Li ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Ching-Yu Liao

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/00

CPC classification number: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/17

Abstract: Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICN-PoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network.

公开(公告)号：US11997547B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17288263

申请日：2019-10-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Qian Li ,  Geng Wu

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04W40/24

CPC classification number: H04W36/0055 ,  H04L45/54 ,  H04W40/248

Abstract: Systems and methods of handover in an information-centric network are described. The ICN-CF receives an update request from an ICN ICN-AMF indicating handover of a UE from a source NG-RAN to a target NG-RAN. The ICN-CF transmits, to an ICN router, an update request to update a PIT and/or FIB table to enable data communications with the UE after handover. The request includes the UE and target NG-RAN, and if the source and target ICN-PoA are different, the source and target ICN-PoA and the ICN-GW.

公开(公告)号：US20240023046A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18475385

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Geng Wu ,  Qian Li ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Ching-Yu Liao

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/00

CPC classification number: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/17

Abstract: Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICN-PoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network.

公开(公告)号：US11622025B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17289580

申请日：2019-11-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zongrui Ding ,  Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Qian Li ,  Geng Wu ,  Ching-Yu Liao

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L67/563 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L67/561 ,  H04L67/568

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for retrieving cached data in an information centric networking (ICN) enabled cellular network. Various embodiments enable cached ICN data retrieval with newly introduced functionalities, such as ICN-control function (ICN-CF), ICN-point of attachment (ICN-PoA), uplink classifier (UL CL), and other corresponding functionalities. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20220159090A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17442262

申请日：2020-04-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zongrui Ding ,  Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Qian Li ,  Puneet Jain ,  Geng Wu

IPC: H04L67/60

Abstract: Methods of operating an information centric network (ICN) control function (CF). At least one of the methods includes: processing an ICN create-service request received from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF); allocating one or more ICN point of attachments (ICN-PoAs) based on the ICN create-service request; and forwarding the ICN create-service request to at least one of the allocated one or more ICN-PoAs.

公开(公告)号：US11026086B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16074389

申请日：2016-04-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Farid Adrangi ,  Ravikumar Balakrishnan ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Mohammad Mamunur Rashid

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/069 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04W12/71

Abstract: Non-pre-provisioned cellular Internet of things (IoT) devices can be added to an existing user's subscription with an operator and a service provider. The procedure can include obtaining a security association between a device and a user's smartphone using the operator's network. The operator and the service provider can verify the device with a certificate authority. In one embodiment, the smartphone reads (302) a URL pointer to the device certification and sends it (304) to the MME. The MME forwards (306) the URL to the HSS. The HSS verifies (312) the certificate and derives security credentials including the Master key K′. The HSS also derives another key K″ used to establish security context between the IoT device and the smartphone. The device uses its key deriving function KDF with K′ and Rand to generate K″.

公开(公告)号：US11930471B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17288837

申请日：2019-10-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gabriel Arrobo Vidal ,  Geng Wu ,  Qian Li ,  Zongrui Ding ,  Ching-Yu Liao

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/00

CPC classification number: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/17

Abstract: Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next 5 Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICNPoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network.