公开(公告)号：US11601989B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16947411

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Violeta Cakulev ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Lalit R. Kotecha

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W92/24

Abstract: A network device receives an attach request indicating that a user device is attempting a connection associated with a non-access stratum (NAS) and a particular interface, and generates a create session request that includes an indication that the connection for the user device is associated with the NAS and the particular interface. The network device provides, to a serving gateway (SGW) of the network, the create session request that includes the indication, and receives, from the SGW, a create session response that includes rules for handling the connection for the user device that is associated with the NAS and the particular interface, wherein the rules have been generated by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) of the network. The network device provides, to the user device, an attach accept, that includes the rules, to permit the user device is to connect with the network and to utilize the rules.

公开(公告)号：US20220394540A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17340373

申请日：2021-06-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Hossein M. Ahmadi ,  Violeta Cakulev ,  Ali Imdad Malik ,  Ye Huang ,  Lalit R. Kotecha

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for an inter-segment Network Function (“NF”) discovery procedure in a network that includes multiple discrete network segments. The network segments may each include a respective set of NFs. An NF discovery request may include discovery parameters such as an identifier of a User Equipment (“UE”). Network segments may be checked in a sequential or hierarchical manner to determine whether a respective network segment includes an instance of the requested NF that matches the discovery parameters (e.g., is associated with the UE identified in the NF discovery request).

公开(公告)号：US11432222B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US17108553

申请日：2020-12-01

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Violeta Cakulev ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Hossein M. Ahmadi ,  Lalit R. Kotecha

IPC: H04W36/32 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A device connected to a wireless network receives, from a mobile user equipment device (UE) associated with a user, a wireless network service request. The device obtains the user's subscribed mobility handover techniques, where the user's subscribed mobility handover techniques include one or more mobility handover techniques selected by the user from multiple different mobility handover techniques associated with at least one wireless network service plan. The device executes the one or more different mobility handover techniques selected by the user for maintaining wireless communication with the mobile UE as the mobile UE moves within the wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20220210767A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17136463

申请日：2020-12-29

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jin Yang ,  Arda Aksu ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Vishwanath Ramamurthi ,  Donna L. Polehn

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

Abstract: A method and device is disclosed to select a network access link for an application in a user equipment (UE) device to use for communicating with a network. The method may include determining a plurality of network access links associated with the UE device and determining one or more criteria associated with a request to access a network. The criteria may include throughput, financial cost, latency, or signal strength. The method may include determining a score for each of the plurality of network access links with respect to the criteria. The score score may be based on historical data related to the criteria. The method may include comparing the score for each of the plurality of network access links with the criteria and selecting one of the network access links for an application to use to communicate with the network.

公开(公告)号：US20220095159A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17025082

申请日：2020-09-18

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Deepa Jagannatha ,  Frank Jager

IPC: H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: A system may obtain information that indicates when a plurality of network slices are overloaded; generate a message that indicates which of the network slices are barred from access by wireless mobile terminals based on the information; and broadcast the message over a downlink wireless signal to a cell serviced by the system.

公开(公告)号：US20210385302A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US16891585

申请日：2020-06-03

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Violeta Cakulev ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Lalit R. Kotecha

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an discovery service is provided. The discovery service may provide a network device to request for binding information from a binding service function. The request may include information that indicates a type of policy control function. For example, the information may indicate a session management policy control function, an access management policy control function, or another dedicated type of policy control function.

公开(公告)号：US11197228B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16688087

申请日：2019-11-19

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Arda Aksu ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Vishwanath Ramamurthi

IPC: H04W40/24 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the discovery and connection of Mesh Distributed Units (“MDUs”), which may establish a mesh topology and perform wireless backhaul of data between a core network and a User Equipment (“UE”). Multiple MDUs in an MDU network may be connected to establish an MDU route. One or more connected MDUs may broadcast an indication that the MDU is available to connect, one or more performance metrics, or an MDU performance score based on performance metrics. This broadcast may iteratively repeat in order to refine the mesh network topology in an ongoing process.

公开(公告)号：US20210314850A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17347702

申请日：2021-06-15

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Violeta Cakulev ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil

IPC: H04W48/04 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A network device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request for a session management (SM) policy association in relation to establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session for a particular user equipment (UE) device; sending, to a second network device, a request for an access and mobility (AM) policy decision pertaining to the UE device; receiving the AM policy decision from the second network device, and creating the SM policy association based on at least the received AM policy decision. The request for SM policy association includes an identifier associated with the second network device. The processor may be further configured to determine whether the network device is the same as another network device based on the identifier; and transmit a request to the second network device when it is determined that the first network device is not the same as the other network device.

公开(公告)号：US20210250411A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US16785099

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Violeta Cakulev ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Robert Avanes ,  Lalit R. Kotecha

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06F8/71

Abstract: A system includes one or more devices that include a memory to store instructions and one or more processors to execute the instructions. The devices include an updated network function (NF) service producer that includes a recent update, wherein the NF service producer is configured to register at a Network Repository Function (NRF) using a Network Function profile (NF profile), wherein the NF profile indicates a Network Function type (NF type) and Application Programming Interface versions. The devices further include a network function (NF) service consumer configured to: receive a message from a network component; determine to engage a service of a NF service producer of the NF type based on the message; and send a discovery request to the NRF in response to the message, wherein the message includes search criteria that specify a version field extended with an operator dependent version field.

公开(公告)号：US11057810B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16158848

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. ,  Cellco Partnership

Inventor： Sagiv Draznin ,  Lalit R. Kotecha ,  Patricia R. Chang ,  Deepak Kakadia ,  Arda Aksu

IPC: H04W36/12 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: A device may determine that a user device, connected to a first packet data network gateway (PGW) associated with a first area, is located in a second area associated with a second PGW. The first PGW may be associated with a provider network. The second PGW may be associated with the provider network. The user device may not be connected to the second PGW. The device may cause the user device to be disconnected from the first PGW and connected to the second PGW. The user device may remain connected to the provider network when disconnecting from the first PGW and connecting to the second PGW.