公开(公告)号：US11825396B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US18065893

申请日：2022-12-14

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Miguel A. Carames ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Alexander Fadeev ,  Suzann Hua ,  Jude M. Munn ,  Michael R. Waters

IPC: H04W40/02

CPC classification number: H04W40/02

Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive an identifier associated with an application server. The network device may associate the identifier with a service profile associated with a network slice based on a quality of service associated with the network slice. The network device may provide, to a device associated with the application server, information indicating that the identifier is associated with the service profile. The network device may receive address information associated with the application server. The network device may associate the address information with the service profile. The network device may provide service profile information to a security device included in a core network to cause the security device to forward traffic transmitted by the application server toward a destination via the network slice. The service profile information may include an identifier associated with the service profile, the identifier, and the address information.

公开(公告)号：US20230370962A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17663052

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Suzann Hua ,  Miguel A. Carames ,  Ye Huang ,  Parry Cornell Booker

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W8/02

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W8/02

Abstract: A system described herein may receive a request to establish a communication session between a core network and a User Equipment (“UE”), determine that the requested communication session is associated with one or more admission control options and receive, from the UE, a selection of a particular admission control option of the one or more admission control options. The system may identify one or more actions associated with the particular admission control option. The one or more actions include rejecting the request to establish the communication session, or accepting the request to establish the communication session. The system may perform the one or more identified actions associated with the particular admission control option. The system may include an interface between an Access and Mobility Management Function (“AMF”) of the core network and a Network Slice Access Control Function (“NSACF”) of the core network.

公开(公告)号：US11770734B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US16774046

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Gerardo S. Libunao ,  Sagiv Draznin ,  Miguel A. Carames

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W48/16

CPC classification number: H04W28/0289 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a edge network exposure function service is provided. An edge network exposure function device may provide the edge network exposure function service. The edge network exposure function service may communicate with a radio access network, a mobile edge computing network, and a main edge network exposure function device to provide radio access network, end device, and control information. The edge network exposure function device may also facilitate handovers of an end device between mobile edge computing networks. The edge network exposure function device may be situated at the network edge and the main network exposure function device may be situated in a core network.

公开(公告)号：US11689982B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17409989

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Maqbool Chauhan ,  Joseph Lee ,  Miguel A. Carames

IPC: H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W36/22 ,  H04W28/0226 ,  H04W28/0236 ,  H04W28/0247 ,  H04W36/0058 ,  H04W36/0088

Abstract: A network device receives location information for a user equipment device (UE), an application identifier (ID), and a latency requirement associated with a data session involving the UE. The network device retrieves from a database, based on the UE's location information, the application ID, and the latency requirement, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) selection weight values associated with multiple MEC platforms. The network device selects a MEC platform, from among the multiple MEC platforms, based on the retrieved MEC selection weight values, and causes the data session to be established between the selected MEC platform and the UE.

公开(公告)号：US11671799B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17592948

申请日：2022-02-04

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Miguel A. Carames ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Timothy M. Dwight ,  Kevin Lim ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil

IPC: H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04L51/234

CPC classification number: H04W4/18 ,  H04L51/234 ,  H04W4/14

Abstract: A device may receive, from an application function device (AF), a message intended for a destination user device, wherein the message conforms to a first format. The device may obtain, from a unified data management device (UDM), information indicating that the destination user device is capable of receiving messages that conform to a second format. The device may convert, based on the information indicating that the destination user device is capable of receiving messages that conform to the second format, the message from the first format to the second format. The device may send, after converting the message from the first format to the second format, the message to a short message service function device (SMSF) via a direct connection between the device and the SMSF, wherein the SMSF sends the message to the destination user device.

公开(公告)号：US11540197B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17319359

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Miguel A. Carames ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Alexander Fadeev ,  Suzann Hua ,  Jude M. Munn ,  Michael R. Waters

IPC: H04W40/02

Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive an identifier associated with an application server. The network device may associate the identifier with a service profile associated with a network slice based on a quality of service associated with the network slice. The network device may provide, to a device associated with the application server, information indicating that the identifier is associated with the service profile. The network device may receive address information associated with the application server. The network device may associate the address information with the service profile. The network device may provide service profile information to a security device included in a core network to cause the security device to forward traffic transmitted by the application server toward a destination via the network slice. The service profile information may include an identifier associated with the service profile, the identifier, and the address information.

公开(公告)号：US20220110019A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17552714

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Suzann Hua ,  Ye Huang ,  Jude M. Munn ,  Parry Cornell Booker ,  Miguel A. Carames

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W16/02

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice usage service is provided. The network slice usage service may allow a network device to obtain a network slice usage value of a network slice. The network device may calculate a network slice load value based on the network slice usage value. The network device may also provide the network slice load value to other network devices of a core network.

公开(公告)号：US11233883B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16815640

申请日：2020-03-11

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Michael R. Waters ,  Sameer Muhammad Farooqi ,  Sudhir Patel ,  Jeremy Nacer ,  Miguel A. Carames ,  Andrew E. Youtz ,  Gregory S. Blazi

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04W80/04

Abstract: A device may determine that an application server requires an IPv6 address of a user equipment, and may provide, to another network device, a request for the IPv6 address of the user equipment, wherein the request includes data identifying an IP address of the network device and a port of the network device, and wherein the request is to cause the other network device to provide the request for the IPv6 address to the user equipment via a SMS request message, and receive, from the user equipment, data identifying the IPv6 address and a port of the user equipment via a SMS response message. The network device may receive, from the other network device, a response that includes the data identifying the IPv6 address and the port of the user equipment, and may store the data identifying the IPv6 address and the port of the user equipment.

公开(公告)号：US11166153B1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16937832

申请日：2020-07-24

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Miguel A. Carames ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  David E. Fitzgerald ,  Jignesh S. Panchai ,  Parry Cornell Booker

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for network-based selection of a UE device's 5G operation mode. A network device in a wireless core network receives a policy query for a user equipment (UE) device. The UE device is capable of 5G non-standalone (NSA) and 5G standalone (SA) operation modes. The network device identifies one or more of subscription data for the UE device, stored network data associated with the UE device, or dynamic network data relevant to the UE device. The network device assigns, based on the identifying, a radio access technology/frequency selection and prioritization (RFSP) value for the UE device. The network device sends the RFSP value to an access management function in the wireless core network for controlling selection of the 5G NSA operation mode or 5G SA operation mode.

公开(公告)号：US20210267012A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：US17318716

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ye Huang ,  Miguel A. Carames ,  Parry Cornell Booker

IPC: H04W80/10 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: Systems described herein provide techniques for establishing and modifying user plane communications sessions between Long-Term Evolution (“LTE”) User Equipment (“UE”) devices, connected to LTE base stations, and a Fifth Generation (“5G”) core network. An LTE-5G Interworking function (“LTE-5G IWF”) may logically generate a virtual 5G UE and/or 5G base station, map a LTE UE to the virtual 5G UE, and cause the establishment of a Protocol Data Unit (“PDU”) Session, at the 5G core network, with the virtual 5G UE. The LTE-5G IWF may provide PDU Session information to the LTE UE and base station to facilitate the establishment of user plane communications (e.g., via a tunnel) between the LTE UE and the 5G core network. The LTE-5G IWF may also receive modification parameters, such as Quality of Service (“QoS”) parameters, and provide instructions to the 5G core and/or to the LTE UE to handle traffic according to such parameters.