SIM Whitelisting and Multi-Operator Core Networks

    公开(公告)号:US20250031129A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-23

    申请号:US18676327

    申请日:2024-05-28

    Abstract: A method may be disclosed in accordance with some embodiments, comprising: receiving, at a virtualizing gateway, a first service request from a first user equipment (UE) via a first eNodeB; creating, at the virtualizing gateway, an association from each of a plurality of UE identifiers to a desired core network; applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a first filter using a first UE identifier of the first UE, based on the association; forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied first filter, the first service request from the first UE to the first core network; receiving, at the virtualizing gateway, via a second eNodeB, a second service request from a second user equipment (UE); applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a second filter using a second UE identifier of the second UE, based on the association; and forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied second filter, the second service request from the second UE to the second core network.

    Systems and methods for a scalable heterogeneous network orchestrator

    公开(公告)号:US11792688B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US16947514

    申请日:2020-08-04

    CPC classification number: H04W28/082 H04W24/02

    Abstract: Systems and methods for a scalable network orchestrator for orchestrating a radio access network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a management module for performing system management functions, a control plane processing module for performing radio access coordination functions and user mobile device coordination functions, a data plane processing module for receiving user mobile device data and forwarding the user mobile device data to the user mobile device or to a mobile operator core network, and for decrypting, demultiplexing and forwarding system management traffic to the management module or control plane processing module; a load balancer for receiving and directing traffic; and an interconnect medium coupled to each of these modules and providing point-to-point connectivity for each coupled module, wherein the at least one management module is configured to support addition, subtraction, and failover of load balancers, control plane processing modules, and data plane processing modules.

    Congestion and overload reduction

    公开(公告)号:US11743763B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17131710

    申请日:2020-12-22

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0289 H04W28/0247 H04W76/16 H04W76/18

    Abstract: A gateway server situated between a radio access network and a core network is disclosed that includes a radio access network packet interface, a load management module for monitoring load of a management server in the core network coupled to the radio access network packet interface, a packet forwarding module for forwarding requests to the management server coupled to the load management module, and a local packet core module coupled to the load management module and the packet forwarding module, the local packet core module being configured to respond to a mobile device, when an overload is detected at the management server, with a management server message requesting that the mobile device try again at a later time.

    SIM Whitelisting and Multi-Operator Core Networks

    公开(公告)号:US20220030502A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17494297

    申请日:2021-10-05

    Abstract: A method may be disclosed in accordance with some embodiments, comprising: receiving, at a virtualizing gateway, a first service request from a first user equipment (UE) via a first eNodeB; creating, at the virtualizing gateway, an association from each of a plurality of UE identifiers to a desired core network; applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a first filter using a first UE identifier of the first UE, based on the association; forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied first filter, the first service request from the first UE to the first core network; receiving, at the virtualizing gateway, via a second base station, a second service request from a second user equipment (UE); applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a second filter using a second UE identifier of the second UE, based on the association; and forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied second filter, the second service request from the second UE to the second core network.

    X2 Brokering with Aggregation Optimization

    公开(公告)号:US20210212143A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17208335

    申请日:2021-03-22

    Abstract: A method for providing stateful proxying is disclosed, comprising: associating a first base station with a first base station identifier at a signaling protocol gateway, and with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the signaling protocol gateway; associating a second base station with a second base station identifier at the signaling protocol gateway, and with a second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; establishing a first signaling protocol connection between a third base station and the first base station via the signaling protocol gateway with the first base station using the first IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; and establishing a signaling protocol connection between the third base station and the second base station with the second base station using the second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway.

    X2 Brokering Between Inter-3GPP Release eNodeB's

    公开(公告)号:US20200374760A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16990947

    申请日:2020-08-11

    Abstract: An interworking gateway for X2 interface communication is disclosed, comprising: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs) using a X2AP protocol; a database for associating each of the plurality of RANs with support status for an X2AP protocol version; an X2AP interworking broker for determining, based on communications with each of the plurality of RANs via the X2 internal interface, the support status for an X2AP protocol version for each of the plurality of RANs, the communications further comprising an observed response to a X2AP message of a first X2AP protocol version; and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs.

    Paging Optimization for VeNB
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200305121A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16897179

    申请日:2020-06-09

    Abstract: A method is described, comprising: creating, at a coordinating server, a user page cache table, the user page cache table associates a user equipment (UE) identifier with a last known location of the UE and a virtual base station instance; creating, at the coordinating server, a neighbor relation table, the neighbor relation table associates each cell to neighbor cells; receiving, at the coordinating server from a core network, a paging message for a user equipment (UE), the paging message comprises a tracking area identity (TAI), the UE identifier, and the virtual base station instance; querying, at the coordinating server, in the user page cache table based on the UE identifier received in the paging message to identify the virtual base station instance and the last known location; forwarding, from the coordinating server to the last known location of the UE, the paging message based on the queried last known location.

    Tracking area planning
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10701668B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US16279744

    申请日:2019-02-19

    Abstract: A method is disclosed for improved tracking area planning and handling, comprising: assigning a single tracking area code to a plurality of eNodeBs at a messaging concentrator gateway, the messaging concentrator gateway situated in a network between the plurality of eNodeBs and the core network; storing, at the messaging concentrator gateway, at least one indicator of a last known location of a user equipment (UE) other than the single tracking area code; receiving a paging message from the core network at the messaging concentrator gateway for a UE; and performing a paging sequence using the at least one indicator to identify a set of eNodeBs to page the UE, thereby allowing larger tracking area list sizes to be used without increasing signaling traffic between the radio access network and the core network.

    X2 Brokering with Aggregation Optimization
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180242396A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15961719

    申请日:2018-04-24

    Abstract: A method for providing stateful proxying is disclosed, comprising: associating a first base station with a first base station identifier at a signaling protocol gateway, and with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the signaling protocol gateway; associating a second base station with a second base station identifier at the signaling protocol gateway, and with a second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; establishing a first signaling protocol connection between a third base station and the first base station via the signaling protocol gateway with the first base station using the first IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; and establishing a signaling protocol connection between the third base station and the second base station with the second base station using the second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway.

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