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公开(公告)号：US11611475B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-21
申请号：US17265012
申请日：2019-07-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H04L41/0806 , H04L41/022 , H04W24/02
Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate EC (Edge Computing) in connection with 5GC (Fifth Generation Core Network) system architecture. Various embodiments can facilitate one or more of: (1) providing the location of one or more UPFs (User Plane Functions) associated with at least one AS (Application Server) to a non-3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) EC management system; (2) providing the location of at least one AS associated with one or more UPFs to a 3GPP management system; and/or (3) establishing a relation between one or more UPFs and at least one AS.
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公开(公告)号：US11418383B2
公开(公告)日：2022-08-16
申请号：US16060910
申请日：2016-10-01
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Joey Chou
IPC: H04L41/0813 , H04L41/0654 , H04L41/5009 , H04L43/16 , H04L41/0681 , H04L41/0631
Abstract: Techniques for instantiation and termination of virtualized network functions are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise processing circuitry and computer-readable storage media having stored thereon instructions for execution by the processing circuitry to identify, based on a first message received from an integration reference point manager (IRPManager), a virtualized network function (VNF) instance to be terminated, send a VNF termination request to a virtualized network functions manager (VNFM) to request termination of the VNF instance, determine a VNF instance termination result for the VNF termination request based on a notification received from the VNFM, and send a second message to the IRPManager, the second message to indicate the VNF instance termination result. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US11382150B2
公开(公告)日：2022-07-05
申请号：US16296971
申请日：2019-03-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: Systems and methods of managing PNF connectivity are provided. A NM determines to add to or remove external connectivity from a PNF and transmits a NS update request to a NFVO that contains an identifier of the NS instance to be updated, an indication of a type of update operation requested, and information of the PNF connectivity to be changed. A NS update response contains a lifecycle operation occurrence identifier identifying a NS lifecycle operation occurrence. Separate NS lifecycle change notification from the NFVO indicate that a NS update to change the connectivity of the PNF has started and a result of the change. The notifications include the lifecycle operation occurrence identifier.
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74.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220174519A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-02
申请号：US17435409
申请日：2020-03-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H04W24/08 , H04B17/318
Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate one or more of improvements to Automatic Neighbor Relation(s) (ANR(s)) for cell(s) of a Radio Access Network (RAN), configuration of Physical-layer Cell Identifier(s) for cell(s) of the RAN, and/or end-to-end performance assurance for the RAN based on 5G QoS Identifier (5QI) targets and/or requirements. Various embodiments can employ one or more of the techniques discussed herein, for example, at a component or service of a Fifth Generation (5G) Core Network (5GC), a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Management System, or a node of a Radio Access Network (RAN).
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公开(公告)号：US20220131739A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-28
申请号：US17572440
申请日：2022-01-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H04L41/046 , H04W72/04 , H04W28/08 , H04W28/16 , H04W28/18 , H04W28/12 , H04L41/0813
Abstract: Embodiments of a Network Manager (NM), a (NFVO), and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The NM may transfer, to the NFVO, an update NS request message to update the NS instance based on the new NSD. The NM may encode the update NS request message to include: an nsInstanceID parameter that identifies the NS instance, and an updateType parameter that indicates a type of update for the NS instance. One value of “AssocPnfWithPnfProfile” for the updateType parameter may indicate a request to associate the PNF of the NS instance with a new or updated PNF profile indicated by the new NSD. Another value of “AssocVnfWithVnfProfile” for the updateType parameter may indicate a request to associate the VNF of the NS instance with a new or updated VNF profile indicated by the new NSD.
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公开(公告)号：US20210314220A1
公开(公告)日：2021-10-07
申请号：US17265012
申请日：2019-07-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate EC (Edge Computing) in connection with 5GC (Fifth Generation Core Network) system architecture. Various embodiments can facilitate one or more of: (1) providing the location of one or more UPFs (User Plane Functions) associated with at least one AS (Application Server) to a non-3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) EC management system; (2) providing the location of at least one AS associated with one or more UPFs to a 3GPP management system; and/or (3) establishing a relation between one or more UPFs and at least one AS.
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公开(公告)号：US11102086B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-24
申请号：US16484790
申请日：2018-03-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: G06F15/173 , H04L12/24 , H04W16/18 , H04W28/16
Abstract: Examples provide an apparatus for instantiating a Network Service containing a Virtualised Network Function that is part of a Core Network, and a Virtualised Network Function that is part of a next generation Node B, gNB, comprising a Network Function Virtualisation Orchestrator, NFVO, operable to: receive a request to instantiate a new Network Service from a Network Manager; instantiate the Network Service containing the Virtualised Network Function that is part of the Core Network, and the Virtualised Network Function that is part of the gNB; and respond to the Network Manager indicating that the requested new Network Service has been instantiated. In other examples, there is provided a computer implemented method for instantiating a Network Service.
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78.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210255928A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-19
申请号：US17156966
申请日：2021-01-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Joey Chou , Stephen Gooch , Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde
Abstract: Techniques for identifying and remedying performance issues of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) are discussed. An example system includes processor(s) configured to: process VNF Performance Measurement (PM) data received from a network Element Manager (EM) for a VNF; determine whether the VNF has a negative performance issue based on the VNF PM data; request that the EM create a Virtualization Resource (VR) PM job associated with a VR of the VNF when the VNF has the negative performance issue; process VR PM data received from the EM; determine whether to restart the VNF based on the VR PM data and the VNF PM data; and request a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) to restart the VNF based on a determination to restart the VR.
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79.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11075826B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-27
申请号：US16840738
申请日：2020-04-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Joey Chou , Muthaiah Venkatachalam
IPC: G06F15/173 , H04L12/26 , H04L12/24
Abstract: Examples may include techniques for monitoring virtual network functions or network functions virtualization infrastructure. Examples include receiving performance measurement data from virtualized network functions arranged to support a network service or from network functions virtualization infrastructure composed to support the virtualized network functions. In some examples, corrective actions such as virtualized network function lifecycle management operations are initiated based on the received performance measurement data.
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80.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11051195B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-29
申请号：US16396312
申请日：2019-04-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: An apparatus of a management service producer comprises one or more processors to create a measurement job for one or more NFs, NSSIs, NSIs, networks or subnetworks by receiving a CreateMeasurementJob operation request for creating a measurement job for the one or more NFs, NSSIs, NSIs, networks or subnetworks from a consumer, checking if one or more new measurement types need to be collected for the one or more NFs or constituent NSSIs or constituent NFs, requesting the NFs or the management service producer of the constituent NSSIs or constituent NFs to collect the performance data when one or more new measurements types are to be collected for the one or more NFs or constituent NSSIs or constituent NFs. The management service producer allows the consumer to choose the reporting method from performance data file reporting and performance data streaming for the collected performance data in the CreateMeasurementJob operation request.
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