公开(公告)号：US10785674B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16255241

申请日：2019-01-23

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Violeta Cakulev ,  Muthukumar Retnasamy ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Kalyani Bogineni

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: An example method can include receiving information identifying a quality of service (QoS) flow for a communication session involving a user equipment (UE). The information can include a QoS profile and a QoS flow identifier (QFI). The method can include identifying, from a QoS profile, a QoS configuration identifier associated with the QoS flow and selecting a data radio bearer (DRB) for the communications associated with the QoS flow. The DRB can be selected based on a mapping of a plurality of DRBs to a plurality of QoS flows, and the mapping can be based on corresponding QoS configuration identifiers of the plurality of QoS flows. The method can include assigning the QoS flow to the selected DRB by adding the QFI of the QoS flow to the mapping relative to the selected DRB and causing the communications associated with the QoS flow to be transmitted using the selected DRB.

公开(公告)号：US20200187085A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16794581

申请日：2020-02-19

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Deepa Jagannatha ,  Mauricio Pati Caldeira De Andrada ,  Lily Zhu ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  T. Kristen Young ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Jignesh S. Panchal

IPC: H04W40/02 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: A device can receive, using an application policy handler (APH) component included in the device, a request for a data session for an application associated with the device. The device can identify, using the APH component included in the device, a user equipment route selection policy (URSP) rule, associated with the application, included in a URSP. The device can identify, using the APH component, a network slice specified by the URSP rule associated with the application and a data network specified by the URSP rule associated with the application. The device can attempt, using a modem component included in the device, to establish the data session using the network slice specified by the URSP rule associated with the application and the data network specified by the URSP rule associated with the application.

公开(公告)号：US10681559B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US16031332

申请日：2018-07-10

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lily Zhu ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Balaji L. Raghavachari ,  Niranjan B. Avula ,  Timothy M. Dwight ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Imtiyaz Shaikh ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Andrew E. Youtz ,  Xin Wang ,  Sagiv Draznin

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W48/10

Abstract: Systems and methods provide reliable voice connections and highest possible data rates in New Radio dual-connectivity environments, given limitations of available spectrum. A system includes a first wireless station and a second wireless station. The first wireless station provides a shared spectrum of a first frequency band, the shared spectrum including a first spectrum for a first cellular wireless standard and a second spectrum for a second cellular wireless standard. The second wireless station is at least partially within a coverage area of the first wireless station and provides a third spectrum for the second cellular wireless standard. The third spectrum is a millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. The first wireless station broadcasts cell parameters barring an end device in an idle mode from camping on the second spectrum. The first wireless station or the second wireless station triggers the end device to swap to the second spectrum when a paging request for a voice call is received.

公开(公告)号：US10667179B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16351853

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kristen Sydney Young ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Ratul Kumar Guha

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W16/02 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W28/24

Abstract: A device can receive, from first user equipment, information that relates to a first application, where the information includes a plurality of S-NSSAI. The device can determine whether the plurality of S-NSSAI are configured as a group of associated S-NSSAI. The device can determine that a preference is to be given to one of: communication sessions associated with the first application relative to a communication session associated with a second application, that does not utilize multiple network slices, of the first user equipment or second user equipment; traffic flows associated with the first application relative to a traffic flow associated with the second application; or a plurality of network slices associated with the first application relative to a network slice associated with the second application. The device can perform one or more actions based on determining the preference to thereby facilitate a particular functionality of the first application.

公开(公告)号：US10511669B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15963904

申请日：2018-04-26

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kalyani Bogineni ,  Hans Raj Nahata ,  Ratul Kumar Guha

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: A device can receive, at a user plane function (UPF), a set of rules for managing a communications session. The set of rules can include a set of mobility management rules and a set of packet processing rules. The device can store the set of mobility management rules and the set of packet processing rules at the UPF. At a control plane of the UPF, the device can perform an analysis of a flow of one or more packets transmitted during the communications session. At run-time, and based on the analysis, the device can generate a modified set of packet processing rules from the stored set of packet processing rules. The device can receive a packet of the flow, apply the modified set of packet processing rules to the received packet, and forward the received packet and update the modified set of packet processing rules.

公开(公告)号：US10218858B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15266493

申请日：2016-09-15

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Ratul Kumar Guha

IPC: G07F19/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A device is configured to create an account including a plurality of members and a shared data plan. The device stores a content associated with the account and the shared data plan is set up to be charged for data used on an operating network to provide the content to the plurality of members associated with a plurality of operator networks. Further, the device provides the content to a user device associated with a member of the plurality of members. The content is provided through the operator network. The device charges the shared data plan for the amount of data used by the operator network to provide the content to the user device without causing a data plan between the member and the operator network to be charged for the amount of data.

公开(公告)号：US11647422B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17389751

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kalyani Bogineni ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04W28/16 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/10

CPC classification number: H04W28/16 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A device can receive, at a radio access network (RAN) and from a user device, first information to initiate a communications session that has one or more properties. The device can send second information to an access and mobility management function component (AMF) to authenticate the user device. The device can send third information to a user plane function component (UPF) to determine a set of network slice policies for managing the communications session. The device can receive the set of network slice policies and apply the set of network slice policies to the communications session. The device can detect a change in the one or more properties of the communications session and send a signal to the UPF to analyze the communications session. The device can receive a new set of network slice policies and apply the new set of network slice policies to the communications session.

公开(公告)号：US11445515B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17247193

申请日：2020-12-03

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kristen S. Young ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Ratul Kumar Guha

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W72/08

Abstract: An example method can include receiving, from a user equipment, single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI). The method can include determining a resource sharing configuration (RSC) associated with the S-NSSAI and determining whether the S-NSSAI is associated with a network slice instance (NSI) of the network. When the S-NSSAI is determined to be associated with a first NSI, the method can include mapping the S-NSSAI to the first NSI to permit the user equipment to communicate via the first NSI using a protocol data unit (PDU) session associated with the S-NSSAI. When the S-NSSAI is not determined to be associated with an NSI, the method can include forming a second NSI of the network according to the RSC associated with the S-NSSAI and mapping the S-NSSAI to the second NSI to permit the user equipment to communicate via the second NSI using a PDU session associated with the S-NSSAI.

公开(公告)号：US11405902B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-02

申请号：US17248232

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Lily Zhu ,  Xin Wang ,  Hui Zhao

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  G06F9/30 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A user device parses system information block data, received from a first cell, to identify an upper layer indicator element, and determines, based on the upper layer indicator element, that the user device is in an EN-DC area. The user device causes, based on determining that the user device is in the EN-DC area, first display of a first indicator on a display of the user device, and sends a request to the first cell for a data connection. The user device receives, from the first cell, a message that indicates a second cell will initiate the data connection via a 5G NR millimeter wave connection. The user device causes, based on the message, display of a second indicator on the display of the user device for a threshold amount of time, and then causes second display of the first indicator on the display of the user device.

公开(公告)号：US20210076441A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16563132

申请日：2019-09-06

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Danielle Elizabeth Adamo ,  Lori E. Fountain

IPC: H04W76/16 ,  H04B17/327 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: Systems and methods manage split bearer selection in a multi-RAT dual connectivity environment. A first wireless station receives, from a first device, a first signal measurement for the first wireless station and a second signal measurement for a second wireless station. The first wireless station determines that the second signal measurement indicates that a split bearer for the first device can be supported by the second wireless station and identifies, based on the first signal measurement, a distance category for the first device relative to the first wireless station. The first wireless station determines, based on the second signal measurement, whether the second wireless station supports a sustainable split bearer and initiates a split bearer for the first device using the second wireless station, in response to determining that the second wireless station supports the sustainable split bearer.