Fine-Granularity RAN Slicing Control

    公开(公告)号:US20210219190A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US17146492

    申请日:2021-01-11

    Inventor: Yang Cao

    Abstract: A method for providing 5G-RAN slicing control is disclosed, comprising: providing a gateway having a Radio Access Network (RAN) interface for communicating with the at least one RAN, a core network interface for communicating with the at least one core network, and a processor; processing, by the processor, 5G signaling received from the at least one RAN on the RAN interface and providing core signaling to at least one core network; processing, by the processor, signaling received from the at least one core on the core network interface and providing 5G RAN signaling to at least one RAN; and providing network slicing, enabling building of multiple logical networks for different services across any of the at least one RAN and any of the at least one core network.

    Distributed HSS Using Blockchain
    32.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200314648A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16834573

    申请日:2020-03-30

    Inventor: Yang Cao

    Abstract: A method of authenticating Internet of Things (IOT) devices is presented. The method includes determining a need for an IoT device authentication. The method also includes identifying at least one random edge node to perform the authentication, and authenticating the IoT device by the at least one edge node. The method further includes adding an authentication record regarding the authentication of the IoT device to a block and accumulating a plurality of authentication records in the block. The method additionally includes adding the block to a blockchain.

    Low-Latency Inter-eNodeB Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission

    公开(公告)号:US20200295805A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16890983

    申请日:2020-06-02

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting multi-point transmission. In one embodiment, a system for downlink multi-point transmission are disclosed, comprising: a first base station in radio frequency proximity to a user device and with a established control connection with the user device; a second base station also in radio frequency proximity to the user device; and a coordinating node coupled to the first and the second base station for coordinating transmissions to the first and the second base station to the user device, the coordinating node configured to: select the second base station based on selection criteria, the selection criteria including latency of each base station and perceived signal strength of each base station at the user device; and send scheduling instructions to each of the first and the second base stations to transmit data to the user device.

    Federated X2 Gateway
    34.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200245202A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16774186

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Abstract: A gateway for X2 interface communication is provided, including: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs); and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs, the X2 external interface further including a single X2 endpoint for the plurality of radio access networks, such that the X2 external interface provides a single interface for an external macro cell or core network to interact with the plurality of radio access networks. The gateway may further include a handover module for maintaining X2 signaling associations and transactions for incoming and outbound handovers, including X2 to S1 and S1 to X2 translation.

    Content-Aware Inter-RAT RAB Steering
    35.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200037223A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16596153

    申请日:2019-10-08

    Inventor: Yang Cao

    Abstract: A method for congestion control at an eNodeB is described, comprising detecting congestion at an eNodeB and entering a congestion control mode, receiving, at the eNodeB, a new user equipment (UE) connection request that contains a radio resource control (RRC) establishment cause, and using the RRC establishment cause for identifying a congestion management strategy, the congestion management strategy comprising one of initiating a handover for an existing LTE bearer, or redirecting the new UE connection request to a 3G nodeB.

    Base Station Grouping for Topology Hiding
    37.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190215894A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16357222

    申请日:2019-03-18

    Abstract: A method for topology hiding is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a gateway, the gateway positioned between a core network and a radio access network, a configuration information request from a base station; analyzing, at the gateway, a topology of the radio access network, the radio access network including the base station; grouping, at the gateway, the base station into a first group based on the topology; sending, from the gateway to the base station, a grouping message to indicate that the base station be placed in the first group; and terminating connections from the core network to one or more base stations in the first group at the gateway as a back-to-back proxy, thereby hiding the topology of the radio access network from the core network.

    End-to-end prioritization for mobile base station

    公开(公告)号:US10341898B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15607425

    申请日:2017-05-26

    Abstract: A method for utilizing quality of service information in a network with tunneled backhaul is disclosed, comprising: establishing a backhaul bearer at a base station with a first core network, the backhaul bearer established by a backhaul user equipment (UE) at the base station, the backhaul bearer having a single priority parameter, the backhaul bearer terminating at a first packet data network gateway in the first core network; establishing an encrypted internet protocol (IP) tunnel between the base station and a coordinating gateway in communication with the first core network and a second core network; facilitating, for at least one UE attached at the base station, establishment of a plurality of UE data bearers encapsulated in the secure IP tunnel, each with their own QCI; and transmitting prioritized data of the plurality of UE data bearers via the backhaul bearer and the coordinating gateway to the second core network.

    Two-Factor Authentication in a Cellular Radio Access Network

    公开(公告)号:US20190149545A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16192794

    申请日:2018-11-15

    Abstract: A method for authenticating radio access network devices is disclosed, comprising: authenticating, at a coordination server, a base station in a radio access network using a first authentication factor; selecting, following successful authentication of the base station using the first authentication factor, a challenge question based on historical information of the base station stored within a database; sending, from the coordination server to the base station, a request containing the challenge question to further authenticate the base station based on the historical information of the base station; receiving, from the base station at the coordination server, a response to the challenge question; verifying, at the coordination server, the correctness of the response using a key derived from the historical information; and granting the base station access to a core network of a mobile operator, thereby addressing security issues unsolved by one-factor authentication.

    Virtualized Cell Architecture
    40.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190124522A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16164790

    申请日:2018-10-18

    Abstract: A method for combining two radio access network (RAN) cells into a virtual cell is disclosed, comprising: at a coordinating node, assigning a virtual cell identifier for a virtual cell, assigning a plurality of base stations to the virtual cell, and scheduling resources for a user equipment (UE) at each base station in the virtual cell; and at a base station of the plurality of base stations, constructing a signal containing two cell identifiers, the two cell identifiers being the virtual cell identifier and a physical cell identifier of the base station, and sending the signal to the UE, thereby improving performance for the UE at a cell edge of the first base station and of the second base station.

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