公开(公告)号：US20230337012A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18134753

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Ash KHAMAS

IPC: H04W16/18

CPC classification number: H04W16/18

Abstract: A method includes determining if a distributed unit (DU) can be deployed at a cluster created using a containerized application by determining if the DU exceeds a maximum capacity of DUs at the cluster, and in response to determining that the DU exceeds the maximum capacity of DUs at the cluster, creating a second cluster. Also, in another embodiment, in response to determining that the DU exceeds the maximum capacity of DUs at the first cluster, a portion of the DUs in the first cluster is moved to a second cluster. In yet another embodiment, in response to determining that the DU does not exceed the maximum distance from each of DUs in the first cluster, preventing deployment of the DU in the first cluster.

公开(公告)号：US20240223448A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18147427

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Gurpreet SOHI

IPC: H04L41/082 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04L41/082 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W28/0247

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for providing an in-service upgrading of software for a radio access network (RAN) radio unit (RU). The method includes directing traffic from user equipment to the first RU and a second RU that both reside on a first sector of a cell site. A software upgrade is received at the first RU, and the amount of traffic at the first RU is drained to the second RU so that the second RU handles the traffic for the first sector. When the traffic has been drained at the first RU, the software upgrade is installed in the first RU, and the first RU is rebooted.

公开(公告)号：US20230337057A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18134707

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Ash KHAMAS

IPC: H04W28/086 ,  H04W28/08

CPC classification number: H04W28/0861 ,  H04W28/0858

Abstract: A 5G cellular network system is disclosed that includes a plurality of servers, each of the plurality of servers comprising a processor, memory, an operating system; a distributed unit (DU) and a worker. The DU is installed in the memory and comprising computer instructions, that when executed by the processor, processes and controls communications with at least one tower to handle communications between cellular devices. The worker is configured to communicate over a wide area network to a central unit (CU) in a core network for processing the communications to/from the DU and the at least one tower.

公开(公告)号：US20240220231A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18147407

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Gurpreet SOHI

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  H04W28/08

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  H04W28/08

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for providing an in-service upgrading of software for a radio access network (RAN) distributed unit (DU). First, a software upgrade is received at the DU, where the DU is split into a first DU pod and a second DU pod. The amount of traffic is drained at the first DU pod so that the second DU pod handles all user equipment (UE) traffic for the DU. When the traffic has been drained for the first DU pod, the software upgrade is installed for the first DU pod, and the first DU pod running the upgraded software is redeployed.

公开(公告)号：US20230337064A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18134736

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Ash KHAMAS

IPC: H04W28/14 ,  H04L67/1097

CPC classification number: H04W28/14 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: A 5G cellular network system includes a series of clusters that each comprise a distributed unit (DU); and a public network. The public network includes a central unit (CU) configured to communicate with each DU; a processor configured for managing communications from the CU through the DU via the cluster; and a series of availability zones that each is a zone that includes its own infrastructure independent of other availability zones to control the communications between each DU and the CU and to hand over cellular communications between availability zones if one of the availability zones fails.

公开(公告)号：US20230337011A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18134723

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Ash KHAMAS

IPC: H04W16/18 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04W16/18 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W88/085

Abstract: A 5G cellular network system includes a private network accessible to only authorized users. The private network may include: a plurality of servers that each include: a processor; memory; an operating system; a distributed unit (DU) installed in the memory and a worker installed in the memory. The distributed unit includes computer instructions, that when executed by the processor, processes and controls communications with at least one tower to handle communications between cellular devices. Each DU communicates with a central unit (CU) deployed at a public network that is open to the authorized users and users other than the authorized users. The worker is configured to communicate over a wide area network to the CU in a core network for handling the communications to/from the DU and the CU.

公开(公告)号：US20230336407A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18134768

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Inventor： Julio ARMENTA ,  Ash KHAMAS

IPC: H04L41/0663 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/0895 ,  H04L41/0659

CPC classification number: H04L41/0663 ,  H04L41/0886 ,  H04L41/0895 ,  H04L41/0661

Abstract: A method includes running applications for cellular communications on an operational server using a cluster created by a containerized application, and in response to determining that the operational server failed, automatically deploying the application for cellular communications on a spare server in the cluster without human intervention.