METHOD TO DYNAMICALLY CHANGE CONNECTIVITY OF VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION (VNF) AND PHYSICAL NETWORK FUNCTION (PNF) INSTANCES IN NEW RADIO (NR) NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20200014582A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16509959

    申请日:2019-07-12

    Inventor: Joey Chou Yizhi Yao

    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.

    PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT JOB CONTROL FOR 5G NETWORKS AND NETWORK SLICING

    公开(公告)号:US20190253907A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16281160

    申请日:2019-02-21

    Inventor: Yizhi Yao Joey Chou

    Abstract: Systems and methods of performance management over a life cycle is provided. A measurement job control service producer receives, from an authorized consumer, a request to consume a measurement job control service. The request is analyzed, appropriate action is taken to satisfy the request and a response indicating the request result is generated. A request is to create or terminate a measurement job to collect the performance data for a NF, NSSI, NSI, or network. To create a job, the producer checks if the job can be supported by an existing job, creates the job if no such existing job exists, and otherwise responds that the job can be supported by the existing job. To terminate a job, the producer checks if the job is serving other consumers, terminates the job if other consumers are not being served, and otherwise responds that the job is currently serving other consumers.

    Predefined policy and charging control rules management

    公开(公告)号:US12301751B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US17918441

    申请日:2021-06-03

    Inventor: Yizhi Yao Joey Chou

    Abstract: A method and system for managing predefined PCC rules and 5QIs in a 5G network are described. The predefined PCC rules and 5QIs are assigned to a PCF and/or SMF and managed by a MOI of an IOC modelling the PCC rule and 5QIs. Attributes of the MOIs are specific to the PCC rule and 5QIs being managed.

    Orchestration and configuration of E2E network slices across 3GPP core network and ORAN

    公开(公告)号:US12200498B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US18109035

    申请日:2023-02-13

    Inventor: Joey Chou Yizhi Yao

    Abstract: Systems and methods for orchestration and configuration of end-to-end network slices across a 3GPP core network and ORAN are described. The network includes a NSMF that receives an AllocateNSI operation with attributes to allocate an NSI. The AllocateNSI operation includes an attributeListIn parameter that specifies network slice properties in a ServiceProfile to be supported by the NSI. The NSMF determines that a new NSI is to be created rather than using an existing NSI and that the new NSI is to contain a NSSI (RAN) and a NSSI (CN). The NSMF communicates with a NSSMF (RAN) and NSSMF (CN) to create the new NSI. The new NSI includes an O-CU-CP, O-CU-UP and O-DU VNFs, and an O-RU PNF for the NSSI (RAN), and UPF, AMF, and SMF VNFs for the NSSI (CN).

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