公开(公告)号：US10366069B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US14956267

申请日：2015-12-01

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Joseph S. Pearson ,  Dave E. Reimer ,  John D. Schultz ,  Joshua J. Sternadel

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06F16/11

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein are associated with database maintenance and querying, in particular updating a database where entries in the database may be associated with an order indicated by at least one field associated with each entry. Entries added to the database may comprise ordering identifiers that are strings and that may comprise sub-strings, these ordering identifiers are automatically assigned by an application and when the database is queried, the data file returned comprises at least some of the entries ordered based upon the ordering identifiers.

公开(公告)号：US20190222563A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16367018

申请日：2019-03-27

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Ronald R. Marquardt ,  Lyle Walter Paczkowski ,  Arun Rajagopal

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/72 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06F21/57

Abstract: A data communication system exchanges user data between a first System-On-Chip (SOC) and a second SOC. The SOCs hash and transfer their read-only hardware-trust keys and receive hardware-trust digital certificates. The SOCs exchange and validate the hardware-trust digital certificates. The first SOC encrypts user data and transfers the encrypted user data responsive to the hardware-trust validations. The second SOC receives the encrypted user data, decrypts the encrypted user data, and processes the decrypted user data responsive to the hardware-trust validations. In some examples, the second SOC encrypts and transfers other user data responsive to the hardware-trust validations, and the first SOC receives, decrypts, and processes the other user data responsive to the hardware-trust validations. The first and/or the second SOC could be wireless communication devices.

公开(公告)号：US20190215741A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16351795

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Marouane Balmakhtar ,  Aaron Paul Hinkle ,  G. Murat Karabulut

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04B7/0413 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W76/10 ,  H04B7/0413 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/57 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/8214 ,  H04M15/8228 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W36/0072 ,  H04W36/0077 ,  H04W80/04

Abstract: A data communication system delivers voice-conferencing and video-conferencing to User Equipment (UE). A wireless communication network establishes a signaling bearer between the UE and an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The IMS initiates a video-conference bearer for the UE over the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network exchanges video data over the video-conference bearer using Carrier Aggregation (CA). In response to a UE handover to a target wireless access node, the wireless communication network signals the IMS to convert the video-conference bearer into a voice-conference bearer based on Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology at the target wireless access node. The IMS initiates a voice-conference bearer for the UE over the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network exchanges voice data over the voice-conference bearer. After another handover, the wireless communication network and the IMS may convert the voice-conference bearer back into a video-conference bearer.

公开(公告)号：US10341195B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15196655

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Marouane Balmakhtar ,  Arun Rajagopal

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Software Defined Network (SDN) controls NFV resources consumed by Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) that support a data service. An NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) executes SDN application VNFs, SDN controller VNFs, and SDN virtual Switches (vSWs) to support the data service. The NFVI responsively transfers SDN Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). An NFV Management and Orchestration (MANO) system processes the SDN KPIs to generate VNF control data to darken one of the SDN VNFs. The NFV MANO system processes the VNF control data to generate and transfer NFV control data to darken the SDN VNF. The NFVI darkens the SDN VNF responsive to the NFV control data by restricting access to NFVI hardware for the SDN VNF.

公开(公告)号：US10313193B1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15637647

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Marouane Balmakhtar ,  Arun Rajagopal ,  Carl Joseph Persson

IPC: H04J3/22 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F9/44 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A Software-Defined Network (SDN) distributes Proxy Correlation Index (PCI) information across an SDN data-plane. A central SDN controller receives inbound SDN signaling from a source SDN controller serving a source geographic area indicating a PCI threshold breach in the SDN data-plane in the source geographic area. The central SDN controller generates PCI information that characterizes the PCI threshold breach. The central SDN controller selects a target SDN controller in a target geographic area responsive to the PCI threshold breach. The central SDN controller transfers outbound SDN signaling having the PCI information for delivery to the target SDN controller in the target geographic area.

公开(公告)号：US10313179B1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15498410

申请日：2017-04-26

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： David N. Douberly ,  Bryson Earl ,  Justin L. Ford ,  Jonathan E. Mejias

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein are associated with network data element maintenance, including determining access times for the collection of network element data, as well as delivering and analyzing real-time data to detect and avoid collisions between parties who desire to access network elements. The systems and methods used herein may also determine the most effective command to execute in response to different faults on network elements in order to automatically resolve faults in a more efficient manner.

公开(公告)号：US10250498B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15284506

申请日：2016-10-03

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Mark R. Bales ,  Lyle T. Bertz ,  Lyle W. Paczkowski

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/723 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/725 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A system for proving secure streamed data sessions is disclosed. The system comprises a first computer system executing an orchestrator virtualized network function (VNF). The orchestrator VNF collects performance metrics on routers, receives a request for a secure streamed data session, analyzes the metrics based on the request, determines a secure routing path, creates a routing instruction set that defines the secure routing path, and transmits the routing instruction set to a session aggregator. The system further comprises a second computer system that executes the session aggregator in a trusted security zone. The session aggregator establishes trusted end-to-end communication links with a first edge router, a second edge router, and at least one of the plurality of routers and configures the routing instruction set into each of the CPE node, the first edge router, the second edge router, and the at least one router via the trusted end-to-end communication link.

公开(公告)号：US10248295B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US13803299

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Woo Jae Lee ,  Peter Syromiatnikov ,  Sanjay K. Sharma

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are described for suggesting an action based on multiple descriptors within a textual communication (e.g. email, text message). In one embodiment, event descriptors within an email are identified and displayed to the email recipient with an indication that the descriptors are selectable. Upon receiving the selection of at least two descriptors, an action is suggested to the recipient for acceptance. Upon receiving the acceptance, the proposed action is performed.

公开(公告)号：US10237274B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15944613

申请日：2018-04-03

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Marouane Balmakhtar ,  Arun Rajagopal

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/701

Abstract: A Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) controls a Software Defined Network (SDN) Application Programming Interface (API) between a source SDN Virtual Network Function (VNF) and a target SDN VNF. NFV circuitry executes the source SDN VNF and transfers an identity code embedded in the source SDN VNF to Management and Orchestration (MANO) circuitry. The MANO circuitry translates the SDN VNF identity code into API privileges between the source SDN VNF and the target SDN VNF. The MANO circuitry transfers the SDN API privileges to the target SDN VNF. The NFV circuitry executes the source SDN VNF and transfers SDN API data from the source SDN VNF to the target SDN VNF. The NFV circuitry executes the target SDN VNF and processes the SDN API data based on the SDN API privileges.

公开(公告)号：US10225821B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15278491

申请日：2016-09-28

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Sreekar Marupaduga ,  Saravana Velusamy ,  Vanil Parihar ,  Nitesh Manchanda

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04B7/14 ,  H04W40/22 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A wireless communication system controls Carrier Aggregation (CA) at a wireless relay. A wireless access point wirelessly receives user data and transfers a first portion of the user data to a wireless User Equipment (UE) using a UE CA configuration and a second portion of the user data to the wireless relay using a relay CA configuration, wherein the wireless relay wirelessly serves additional UEs. The wireless access point determines an amount of the transferred user data and translates the amount of the transferred user data into a new UE CA configuration and a new relay CA configuration. The wireless access point wirelessly receives additional user data and transfers a first portion of the additional user data to the wireless UE using the new UE CA configuration and a second portion of the additional user data to the wireless relay using the new relay CA configuration.