公开(公告)号：US11711869B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17230293

申请日：2021-04-14

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Xu Li ,  Ngoc Dung Dao ,  Patrice Hede ,  Hang Zhang

IPC: H04W80/12 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W40/20 ,  H04W40/34 ,  H04W80/10

CPC classification number: H04W80/12 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04W40/20 ,  H04W40/34 ,  H04W80/10

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure provides for a method for user equipment (UE) internet protocol (IP) address management. The method includes sending by an application function (AF), a request to a policy control function (PCF), the request including information identifying traffic and an indication that a UE IP address associated with the traffic should be preserved. The method further includes sending by the PCF, to a session management function (SMF) being responsible for managing a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with the traffic, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule including the indication. In some embodiments, the request is sent by the AF to the PCF via a network exposure function (NEF). In some embodiments, the method further includes managing, by the SMF, the UE IP address according to the PCC rule. In some embodiments, the managing includes preserving the UE IP address for a PDU session associated with the traffic. In some embodiments, the preserving includes preventing reselection of a protocol data unit (PDU) session anchor (PSA) to which the UE IP address is associated.

公开(公告)号：US11611891B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17158040

申请日：2021-01-26

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Mohammad Moshiur Rahman ,  Remziye Irem Bor-Yaliniz ,  Nimal Gamini Senarath ,  Chengchao Liang ,  Hang Zhang

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04L41/0823 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04L41/042 ,  H04L41/122 ,  H04L41/14 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/50 ,  H04W24/04

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for service based architecture (SBA) for data analytics management (DAM). Configuration specifications are provided for configuring DAM entities for infrastructure management by infrastructure managers (InfMs), customer service managers (CSMs) for network slice subnet instance (NSSI), network slice instance (NSI) and service instance (SI) management, content and forwarding managers (CFM) for content and content cache management. Also provided are methods and apparatus for data analytics service provisioning regardless of DAM architecture.

公开(公告)号：US11184289B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16448429

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Nimal Gamini Senarath ,  Hang Zhang ,  Sophie Vrzic

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/891 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/813 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A method for managing network slice enabled traffic on a communications network is disclosed. The network slice is instantiated on the communications network for providing connectivity resources to a network operator using the communications network. The method comprises measuring a traffic level indicative of the traffic enabled by the network slice; and adjusting the traffic enabled by the network slice in accordance with the traffic level and a network operator enabled function associated with the network slice.

公开(公告)号：US10999739B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16026563

申请日：2018-07-03

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Nimal Gamini Senarath ,  Chengchao Liang ,  Wei Tan ,  Hang Zhang ,  Wei Lu ,  Wenqi Sun

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W16/10 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure provides a method of network slice management performed by a Communication Service Management Function (CSMF). The method includes receiving service requirements and receiving capability exposure information. The method further includes transmitting network slice requirements in accordance with the service requirements and capability exposure information. In some embodiments the capability exposure information is received from a Network Slice Management Function (NSMF). In some embodiments the network slice requirements are transmitted to the NSMF. Other aspects are directed to methods implemented by an NSMF and a Network Sub-Slice Management Function (NSSMF). Other aspects are directed to the network functions themselves.

公开(公告)号：US10530573B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US16249232

申请日：2019-01-16

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hang Zhang

IPC: H04L9/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: Wireless network specific (WN-specific) key can be used to provide access protection over the radio access link. A WN-specific key may be associated with (or assigned to) a wireless network, and distributed to access points of the wireless network, as well as to user equipments (UEs) following UE authentication. The WN-specific key is then used to encrypt/decrypt data transported over the radio access link. The WN-specific key can be used in conjunction with the UE-specific keys to provide multi-level access protection. In some embodiments, WN-specific keys are shared between neighboring wireless networks to reduce the frequency of key exchanges during handovers. Service-specific keys may be used to provide access protection to machine to machine (M2M) services. Group-specific keys may be used to provide access protection to traffic communicated between members of a private social network.

公开(公告)号：US10484877B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15702428

申请日：2017-09-12

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hang Zhang

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/713 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: An embodiment logical function architecture for next-generation 5G wireless networks may include a control plane comprising a software defined topology (SDT) logical entity configured to establish a virtual data-plane logical topology for a service, a software defined resource allocation (SDRA) logical entity configured to map the virtual data-plane topology to a physical data-plane for transporting service-related traffic over the wireless network, and a software defined per-service customized data plane process (SDP) logical entity configured to select transport protocol(s) for transporting the service-related traffic over a physical data-plane of the wireless network. An embodiment virtual service specific serving gateway (v-s-SGW) for next-generation 5G networks may be assigned specifically to a service being provided by a group of wirelessly enabled devices, and may be responsible for aggregating service-related traffic communicated by the group of wirelessly enabled devices.

公开(公告)号：US20180337823A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US16033677

申请日：2018-07-12

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hang Zhang ,  Xu Li ,  Nimal Gamini Senarath ,  Sophie Vrzic ,  Ngoc-Dung Dao ,  Hamidreza Farmanbar

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W40/32 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04L12/751 ,  H04W4/70

CPC classification number: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/5041 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W40/248 ,  H04W40/32

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for providing customized virtual networks based on SONAC. In an embodiment, a network management entity for providing a customized VN includes a SONAC module executed by a computing device that is connected to a wireless network, the SONAC module configured to receive service requirement data from the wireless network and create a service customized VN according to the service requirement data, the service requirement data describing one or more service requirements, wherein the SONAC module comprises an interface to interact with: an SDT component, the SDT component used by the SONAC module to determine a service customized logical topology; an SDRA component that maps the logical topology to physical network resources within the wireless network; and a SDP component that determines an end-to-end data transport protocol for communication between a first device and a second device via the wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US10084643B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US14952995

申请日：2015-11-26

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hang Zhang ,  Xu Li ,  Nimal Gamini Senarath ,  Sophie Vrzic ,  Ngoc-Dung Dao ,  Hamidreza Farmanbar

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L12/751 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W40/32

CPC classification number: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/5041 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W40/248 ,  H04W40/32

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for providing customized virtual networks based on SONAC. In an embodiment, a network management entity for providing a customized VN includes a SONAC module executed by a computing device that is connected to a wireless network, the SONAC module configured to receive service requirement data from the wireless network and create a service customized VN according to the service requirement data, the service requirement data describing one or more service requirements, wherein the SONAC module comprises an interface to interact with: an SDT component, the SDT component used by the SONAC module to determine a service customized logical topology; an SDRA component that maps the logical topology to physical network resources within the wireless network; and a SDP component that determines an end-to-end data transport protocol for communication between a first device and a second device via the wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20180205640A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15925412

申请日：2018-03-19

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hang Zhang

IPC: H04L12/717 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/725 ,  H04L12/715

CPC classification number: H04L45/42 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L45/302 ,  H04L45/64 ,  H04W28/0231

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for implementing control plane functionality to configure a data plane at a plurality of network nodes. A software defined topology (SDT) component is configured to determine a data plane logical topology indicating a plurality of selected nodes and a logical architecture connecting the selected nodes. The data plane logical topology enables traffic delivery for a service or virtual network for an end-customer or operator. A software defined networking (SDN) component is configured to interact with the SDT component and map the data plane logical topology to a physical network. The mapping includes allocating network nodes including the selected nodes and network resources which enable communications for the service or virtual network and meet QoS requirement. A software defined protocol (SDP) component is configured to interact with the SDN and define data plane protocol and process functionality for the network nodes.

公开(公告)号：US10028233B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US15176697

申请日：2016-06-08

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Nimal Gamini Senarath ,  Hang Zhang ,  Ho Ting Cheng ,  Vahid Tarokh

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04W52/22 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W52/38 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing joint power control (PC) and scheduling in a wireless network are provided. In one example, a method includes generating a near-optimal power pattern for PC and scheduling in accordance with long term channel statistics. The near-optimal PC solution may be generated by first generating a set of possible power patterns in accordance with likely scheduling scenarios, then statistically narrowing the set of possible power patterns to identify the most commonly used power patterns, and finally selecting one of the most commonly used power patterns as the near-optimal power pattern. In another example, a table of optimal PC solutions are provided for performing distributed PC and scheduling in an adaptive and/or dynamic manner.