公开(公告)号：US11202193B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16804295

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04L12/875 ,  H04W40/12 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04L12/727 ,  H04W8/20

Abstract: A device can receive, from a node in a core network, application identifiers associated with applications accessible by a first user device. The application identifiers can be associated with latency requirements. The device can obtain, from the first user device, a first packet associated with a first packet flow. The device can compare information regarding the first packet flow, and the application identifiers to determine that the first packet is destined for a low-latency application having a specified latency range. The device can identify a first low-latency bearer that satisfies the specified latency range associated with the low-latency application. The device can map the first packet flow to the first low-latency bearer, and communicate packets, associated with the first packet flow, using the first low-latency bearer. The packets can include data packets communicated between an entity hosting the low-latency application and the first user device, while bypassing the core network.

公开(公告)号：US11184953B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16669272

申请日：2019-10-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jignesh S. Panchal

IPC: H04W88/18 ,  H04W28/12 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W8/04 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04M15/00

Abstract: A controller may create pseudo-slices to provide differentiated levels of service and/or execution of services at different edge locations within an Evolved Packet Core (“EPC”) network based on existing identifiers that are used to configure control plane and/or user plane function of the network. Each pseudo-slice may allow User Equipment (“UE”) to directly exchange user plane traffic with remote nodes in the core network for latency insensitive services, or with local nodes at the closer edge locations for low latency services. The different classes of service provided by the controller may be based on an Access Point Name (“APN”), Quality-of-Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), Service Provider Identifier (“SPID”), Allocation and Retention Priority (“ARP”), and/or other request or profile identifiers. The controller may also create pseudo-slices to leverage Fifth Generation (“5G”) connectivity when exchanging the user plane traffic in an EPC network that supports 5G Non-Standalone Access (“NSA”).

公开(公告)号：US11128545B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US16219458

申请日：2018-12-13

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kalyani Bogineni ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Hans Raj Nahata ,  Ratul Kumar Guha

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W36/28 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/04

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) node can receive, from a user equipment (UE), a request to establish a session associated with a low-latency service level agreement (SLA). The session can be mapped to a radio bearer associated with a network slice configured to support the low-latency SLA, wherein the network slice can include a RAN portion and a core network portion that are co-located at a RAN edge to support the low-latency SLA. The RAN node can provide information related to the radio bearer to a distributed unit (DU) associated with the RAN portion of the network slice and route traffic associated with the session through the network slice configured to support the low-latency SLA via the radio bearer mapped to the session. As such, the session can have a context maintained in the RAN portion and the core network portion of the network slice.

公开(公告)号：US20210136870A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16669272

申请日：2019-10-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jignesh S. Panchal

IPC: H04W88/18 ,  H04W28/12 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W8/04 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W8/08

Abstract: A controller may create pseudo-slices to provide differentiated levels of service and/or execution of services at different edge locations within an Evolved Packet Core (“EPC”) network based on existing identifiers that are used to configure control plane and/or user plane function of the network. Each pseudo-slice may allow User Equipment (“UE”) to directly exchange user plane traffic with remote nodes in the core network for latency insensitive services, or with local nodes at the closer edge locations for low latency services. The different classes of service provided by the controller may be based on an Access Point Name (“APN”), Quality-of-Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), Service Provider Identifier (“SPID”), Allocation and Retention Priority (“ARP”), and/or other request or profile identifiers. The controller may also create pseudo-slices to leverage Fifth Generation (“5G”) connectivity when exchanging the user plane traffic in an EPC network that supports 5G Non-Standalone Access (“NSA”).

公开(公告)号：US10932238B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16225827

申请日：2018-12-19

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Lily Zhu ,  Xin Wang ,  Hui Zhao

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  G06F9/30 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W74/00

Abstract: A user device parses system information block data, received from a first cell, to identify an upper layer indicator element, and determines, based on the upper layer indicator element, that the user device is in an EN-DC area. The user device causes, based on determining that the user device is in the EN-DC area, first display of a first indicator on a display of the user device, and sends a request to the first cell for a data connection. The user device receives, from the first cell, a message that indicates a second cell will initiate the data connection via a 5G NR millimeter wave connection. The user device causes, based on the message, display of a second indicator on the display of the user device for a threshold amount of time, and then causes second display of the first indicator on the display of the user device.

公开(公告)号：US10897726B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16872496

申请日：2020-05-12

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kristen Sydney Young ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Ratul Kumar Guha

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W16/02 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W28/24

Abstract: A device can receive, from first user equipment, information that relates to a first application, where the information includes a plurality of S-NSSAI. The device can determine whether the plurality of S-NSSAI are configured as a group of associated S-NSSAI. The device can determine that a preference is to be given to one of: communication sessions associated with the first application relative to a communication session associated with a second application, that does not utilize multiple network slices, of the first user equipment or second user equipment; traffic flows associated with the first application relative to a traffic flow associated with the second application; or a plurality of network slices associated with the first application relative to a network slice associated with the second application. The device can perform one or more actions based on determining the preference to thereby facilitate a particular functionality of the first application.

公开(公告)号：US10778729B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US15805172

申请日：2017-11-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Andrew E. Youtz ,  Jun Yuan ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Lily Zhu ,  Xin Wang

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L1/20 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: A network device determines radio frequency (RF) conditions at a first endpoint and a second endpoint of a call or session. The network device determines optimum first codec parameters for the determined RF conditions at the first endpoint of the call or session, and determines optimum second codec parameters for the determined RF conditions at the second endpoint of the call or session. The network device sends the first codec parameters to the first endpoint for altering operation of a first codec at a first device at the first endpoint. The network device sends the second codec parameters to the second endpoint for altering operation of a second codec at a second device at the second endpoint.

公开(公告)号：US10757720B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16124958

申请日：2018-09-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Hans Raj Nahata ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Jignesh S. Panchal

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W80/04

Abstract: A device determines whether an application, utilized by a user device and associated with a network, is a low latency application or a best effort application. The device designates a first network device or a second network device as a designated network device to be an IP anchor point for the application based on a set of rules. The first network device is designated as the designated network device when the application is the low latency application, or the second network device is designated as the designated network device when the application is the best effort application. The device provides, to the user device, information informing the user device that the designated network device is to be the IP anchor point for the application, and provides, to the network, information instructing the network to utilize the designated network device as the IP anchor point for the application.

公开(公告)号：US20200008069A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16031332

申请日：2018-07-10

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lily Zhu ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Jignesh S. Panchal ,  Balaji L. Raghavachari ,  Niranjan B. Avula ,  Timothy M. Dwight ,  Sudhakar Reddy Patil ,  Imtiyaz Shaikh ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Andrew E. Youtz ,  Xin Wang ,  Sagiv Draznin

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W68/00

Abstract: Systems and methods provide reliable voice connections and highest possible data rates in New Radio dual-connectivity environments, given limitations of available spectrum. A system includes a first wireless station and a second wireless station. The first wireless station provides a shared spectrum of a first frequency band, the shared spectrum including a first spectrum for a first cellular wireless standard and a second spectrum for a second cellular wireless standard. The second wireless station is at least partially within a coverage area of the first wireless station and provides a third spectrum for the second cellular wireless standard. The third spectrum is a millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. The first wireless station broadcasts cell parameters barring an end device in an idle mode from camping on the second spectrum. The first wireless station or the second wireless station triggers the end device to swap to the second spectrum when a paging request for a voice call is received.

公开(公告)号：US20190373483A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-05

申请号：US16273033

申请日：2019-02-11

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Jignesh S. Panchal

IPC: H04W16/18 ,  H04W88/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: A Component Carrier (“CC”) controller may monitor usage, by a set of user equipment (“UE”), of radio resources provided by an access node, of a wireless telecommunications network, that utilizes one or more CCs. The CC controller may optimize coverage and/or capacity of the access node by adjusting the number of CCs that are active at the access node, and the power that is allocated for each active CC in response to monitoring radio resource usage that exceeds one or more first thresholds, or monitoring radio resource usage that is below one or more second thresholds.