公开(公告)号：US11950183B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17697130

申请日：2022-03-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Ana Lucia Pinheiro ,  Puneet Jain ,  Vivek Gupta

IPC: H04L45/586 ,  H04L45/302 ,  H04L47/78 ,  H04L47/80 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W88/08

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L45/586 ,  H04L47/78 ,  H04L47/781 ,  H04L47/803 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to network slice selector (NSS). In one embodiment, for example, an evolved node B (cNB) may include a processor circuit, and an NSS for execution by the processor circuit to allocate a network slice (NS) to a user equipment (UE). The NS may comprise one or more virtual network function(s) (VNF). In one implementation, a VNF takes on the responsibility of handing specific network functions run on one or more virtual machines (VM) associated with hardware networking infrastructures, such as routers, switches, etc. Individual VNFs may be combined or connected together to provide a complete networking communication service for UEs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11889410B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17267845

申请日：2019-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Yu Liao ,  Puneet Jain ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) device includes memory storing non-public network (NPN) configuration information, a radio frequency (RF) interface, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the RF interface. The RF interface receives information broadcast by a radio access network (RAN) node of the particular NPN, where the information includes a NPN indicator indicating that the RAN node supports a NPN and NPN service information indicating services supported by the particular NPN. The processing circuitry establishes, in response to detecting the NPN indicator in the information received from the RAN node, a connection to the particular NPN based on the NPN configuration information and the NPN service information received from the RAN node.

公开(公告)号：US11871461B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17280987

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Ching-Yu Liao ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski

IPC: H04W8/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/22 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W80/04 ,  H04W80/06 ,  H04W80/08 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/00 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/14 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04W88/18 ,  H04W92/02 ,  H04W92/04 ,  H04W92/06 ,  H04W92/10 ,  H04W92/18 ,  H04W92/24

CPC classification number: H04W76/11 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W28/0247 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/09 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/22 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W80/04 ,  H04W80/06 ,  H04W80/08 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/005 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/14 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04W88/18 ,  H04W92/02 ,  H04W92/045 ,  H04W92/06 ,  H04W92/10 ,  H04W92/18 ,  H04W92/24

Abstract: Relay service is enabled between a residential gateway and a remote user. For example, a 5G residential gateway (5G-RG) may include a relay user equipment (UE) to enable relay service for a 5G core (5GC)-capable UE behind the 5G-RG to connect to the 5GC. The relay UE of the 5G-RG may provide a trusted/untrusted non-3GPP access network for L2 or L3 transport connection to the 5GC-capable UE.

公开(公告)号：US11601869B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17280976

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Ching-Yu Liao ,  Puneet Jain ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde

IPC: H04W48/10 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) device includes memory storing non-public network (NPN) configuration information, a radio frequency (RF) interface, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the RF interface. The RF interface receives information broadcast by a radio access network (RAN) node of the particular NPN, where the information includes a NPN indicator indicating that the RAN node supports a NPN and NPN service information indicating services supported by the particular NPN. The processing circuitry establishes, in response to detecting the NPN indicator in the information received from the RAN node, a connection to the particular NPN based on the NPN configuration information and the NPN service information received from the RAN node.

公开(公告)号：US20220276933A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17745037

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joey Chou ,  Stephen Gooch ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F11/07 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L41/0654 ,  H04L43/0817

Abstract: Techniques for identifying and remedying performance issues of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) are discussed. An example method includes outputting a request to a network Element Manager (EM) to create a Virtualized Network Function (VNF) Performance Measurement (PM) job to collect VNF PM data from a VNF and receiving a set of VNF PM data associated with the VNF from the EM. The set of VNF PM data is processed associated with the VNF. A request to the EM is output to create a Virtualization Resource (VR) PM job to collect, through a VNF Manager (VNFM) and a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM), VR PM data from a VR used by the VNF. Then a set of VR PM data is received from the EM and processed.

公开(公告)号：US20220201744A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17441907

申请日：2020-05-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bharat Shrestha ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Puneet Jain ,  Jaemin Han

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W12/03

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for mobile terminated (MT) early data transmission (EDT). In one example, a method involves receiving, by a node of the RAN, an MT EDT indication and information indicative of downlink data for transmission to a user equipment (UE) served by the RAN. The method further involves based on the information indicative of the downlink data, determining to initiate MT EDT to transmit the downlink data to the UE. The method also involves generating a Radio Resource Control (RRC) paging message comprising: (i) the MT EDT indication, (ii) an indication of a contention free (CF) physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, and (iii) an indication of an EDT-radio network temporary identifier (EDT-RNTI). Further, the method involves transmitting the RRC paging message to the UE.

公开(公告)号：US11251932B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US15659462

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Puneet K. Jain ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Muthaiah Venkatachalam

IPC: H04L5/14 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/40 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W52/14 ,  H04B7/024 ,  H04B7/0456 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04J3/12 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04J11/00 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W84/14 ,  H04W52/34 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for triggering transmission of data payloads in a wireless communication network. An apparatus may include one or more computer-readable media having instructions and one or more processors coupled with the one or more computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to implement an interworking function (IWF) to receive, from a Machine Type Communication (MTC) server, a trigger request to trigger sending of a data payload over a wireless communication network, the data payload being smaller than a preconfigured threshold, and send, in response to the trigger request over a reference point to a module including a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Support Node (SGSN), a trigger notification to trigger sending of the data payload over the wireless communication network.

公开(公告)号：US11076318B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16446337

申请日：2019-06-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Changhong Shan ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W28/22 ,  H04W8/04 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W8/06 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04J1/16

Abstract: One or more techniques of authorizing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) in a wireless network are set forth herein. In one example, during an initial registration procedure or an attach procedure, a UE includes its fifth generation (5G) V2X capability in a Non Access Stratum (NAS) message to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). The MME or the AMF stores this information and determines whether the UE is capable of or authorized to use V2X communication subscription information received from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) or a Unified Data Management (UDM). If the UE is authorized, the MME or the AMF includes the V2X services authorized in a message from the MME or the AMF to an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) or a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG RAN).

公开(公告)号：US10901852B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US15767203

申请日：2016-05-18

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Joey Chou ,  Stephen Gooch ,  Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F11/07 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: Techniques for identifying and remedying performance issues of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) are discussed. An example system includes processor(s) configured to: process VNF Performance Measurement (PM) data received from a network Element Manager (EM) for a VNF; determine whether the VNF has a negative performance issue based on the VNF PM data; request that the EM create a Virtualization Resource (VR) PM job associated with a VR of the VNF when the VNF has the negative performance issue; process VR PM data received from the EM; determine whether to restart the VNF based on the VR PM data and the VNF PM data; and request a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) to restart the VNF based on a determination to restart the VR.

公开(公告)号：US12028927B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17440852

申请日：2020-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Puneet Jain ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04W76/28 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W76/28 ,  H04W68/005 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Techniques, systems, and devices to support user equipment (UE) in an extended discontinuous reception mode are described. A described technique performed by a radio access network (RAN) includes managing UE that is in an extended discontinuous reception mode and in an inactive state; sending a notification message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the message comprising buffer support information for a user plane function (UPF) to buffer data; receiving a notification request message from the AMF, the notification request message comprising a request to obtain information regarding reachability of the UE; sending a notification response message to control when the UPF provides downlink data to the RAN for transmission to the UE; performing a connection resume procedure with the UE to cause the UE to switch to a connected state from the inactive state; receiving the downlink data; and transmitting the downlink data to the UE.