公开(公告)号：US20240040375A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US17874549

申请日：2022-07-27

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Srinath Gundavelli ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W12/033 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04L61/4511

CPC classification number: H04W12/033 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to provide an operator-encrypted application specific user equipment (UE) route selection policy (URSP) to a UE via different network elements and/or distribution techniques. In one example, a method may include obtaining, by a network element, a policy object from a policy function of a mobile network operated by a mobile network operator, wherein the policy object comprises an application specific user equipment route selection policy (URSP) for an application in which the application specific URSP is encrypted by the policy function; and providing, by the network element, the policy object to a user equipment that has at least one session established with the mobile network, wherein the user equipment is to decrypt the application specific URSP to facilitate network communications for the application via the user equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20230388773A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18449108

申请日：2023-08-14

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Srinath Gundavelli ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W8/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W60/06

CPC classification number: H04W8/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W60/06

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate visited network selection by a user equipment (UE) based on slice considerations. In one example, a method may include requesting, by a UE that is roaming among a plurality of visited mobile networks, registration for a network connection associated with a slice type; obtaining, by the UE from home mobile network for the UE, a priority for each of the plurality of visited mobile networks and an indication of one or more slice types provided by each of the plurality of visited mobile networks; selecting, by the UE, a highest priority visited mobile network of the plurality of visited mobile networks that provides the slice type; and establishing, by the UE, the network connection with the highest priority visited mobile network of the plurality of visited mobile networks that provides the slice type.

公开(公告)号：US20230370950A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17741558

申请日：2022-05-11

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ravi Shekhar ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W48/06 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

CPC classification number: H04W48/06 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to provide network slice admission control in a mobile network. In one example, a method may include obtaining, by an access management element of a mobile network, a registration request from a user equipment; determining, based on the registration request, for each of one or more network slices whether there is: available registration capacity for each network slice for the user equipment based on a registration quota configured for each network slice, available session capacity for each network slice based on a session quota configured for each network slice, and available bit rate capacity for each slice based on a maximum bit rate amount configured for each network slice; and providing, based on the determining, a registration indication to the user equipment for each network slice indicating whether the user equipment is or is not allowed registration for each of the network slices.

公开(公告)号：US11778468B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17088770

申请日：2020-11-04

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Srinath Gundavelli ,  Vimal Srivastava ,  Mark Grayson ,  Sudhir Kumar Jain ,  Anand Oswal

IPC: H04M1/66 ,  H04W12/084 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04W12/69

CPC classification number: H04W12/084 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04W12/69 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: Techniques are described to provide open access in a neutral host environment. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a mobility management node of a neutral host network, a network connectivity request from a user equipment, wherein the network connectivity request comprises an indication of a preferred service provider to which the user equipment is to be connected; determining, by the mobility management node, that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network; based on determining that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network, establishing secure communications for the user equipment, wherein the secure communications are established for the user equipment without authenticating an identity of user equipment; and providing network connectivity between the user equipment and the preferred service provider upon establishing the secure communications.

公开(公告)号：US20230132096A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17509802

申请日：2021-10-25

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ravi Shekhar ,  Aditya Prakash ,  Amit Shivhare ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/06 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W8/18

Abstract: A control plane (CP) function for mobility management may receive, from a user equipment (UE), a message which indicates a registration request for registration to a network slice. The CP function may select, as an allowed slice ID, a first slice ID of a first network slice in which to register the UE. The first slice ID has a slice/service type (SST) value indicating an SST and a first slice differentiator (SD) value associated with a first level of service to be provided. The CP function may alternatively select, as the allowed slice ID, a second slice ID of a second network slice in which to register the UE based on unavailability of the slice type associated with the first level of service. The second slice ID has the SST value indicating the slice type and a second SD value associated with a second level of service to be provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230035976A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17386680

申请日：2021-07-28

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Aditya Prakash ,  Ravi Shekhar ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W28/24

Abstract: A network function selectively supports a mobile device with network settings appropriate for the device context of the mobile device. The network function obtains a device profile for the mobile device, which identifies multiple device groups, with each device group being associated with a corresponding set of network settings. The network function selects a device group among the device groups in the device profile based on the device context of the mobile device. The network function directs at least one network function in the network to support the mobile device with a set of network settings corresponding to the selected device group.

公开(公告)号：US11483750B1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17224621

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Anal Srivastava ,  Srinath Gundavelli ,  Oliver James Bull ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W28/12 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W76/12

Abstract: An enterprise private network includes a simplified Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) core architecture for interworking between an Evolved Packet System (EPS) and a Fifth Generation (5G) system (5GS). The architecture includes an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) control plane (CP) (EPC CP) unit and a 5G core (5GC) CP (5GC CP) unit. The 5GC CP unit receives, from the EPC CP unit via an N26 interface, a message indicating a forward relocation request responsive to an indication of a handover of a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection at a user plane node from the EPS to the 5GS. The 5GC CP node establishes a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session corresponding to the PDN connection based on PDN connection information in the message, which includes establishing a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow corresponding to an EPS bearer, and manages the PDU session at the user plane node.

公开(公告)号：US20220330122A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17224621

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Anal Srivastava ,  Srinath Gundavelli ,  Oliver James Bull ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W28/12 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: An enterprise private network includes a simplified Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) core architecture for interworking between an Evolved Packet System (EPS) and a Fifth Generation (5G) system (5GS). The architecture includes an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) control plane (CP) (EPC CP) unit and a 5G core (5GC) CP (5GC CP) unit. The 5GC CP unit receives, from the EPC CP unit via an N26 interface, a message indicating a forward relocation request responsive to an indication of a handover of a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection at a user plane node from the EPS to the 5GS. The 5GC CP node establishes a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session corresponding to the PDN connection based on PDN connection information in the message, which includes establishing a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow corresponding to an EPS bearer, and manages the PDU session at the user plane node.

公开(公告)号：US20220322065A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17218787

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ravi Shekhar ,  Vimal Srivastava

IPC: H04W8/08 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate resiliency, overload control, and/or the like for an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) in a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mobile network architecture. In one instance, a method is provided that includes initiating, by a buddy AMF, a heartbeat exchange with a primary AMF. The method may further include identifying a status condition for the primary AMF by the buddy AMF based on the heartbeat exchange and providing a status indication to a radio access network node by the buddy AMF based on the status condition for the primary AMF.

公开(公告)号：US11284271B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16713181

申请日：2019-12-13

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Srinath Gundavelli ,  Indermeet Singh Gandhi ,  Vimal Srivastava ,  Sudhir Kumar Jain

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W12/069 ,  H04L101/375 ,  H04L101/654 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Methods are provided for extending sponsored Wi-Fi guest access capability to other enterprise tools and/or access technologies such as private access networks including private LTE and 5G networks. The methods include a controller detecting a user equipment (UE) that is connected to a guest access service provided by a wireless local access network (WLAN) and generating a profile for the guest access service. The methods further include the controller providing, to the UE, the profile to cause the UE to connect to the guest access service provided by another access network.