公开(公告)号：US11689968B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17184060

申请日：2021-02-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seonjun Park ,  Youngsun Seo ,  Byonggon Chun ,  Jihun Ha

IPC: H04W28/12 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L43/0882

CPC classification number: H04W28/12 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  H04L43/0882 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: Provided is a technology for executing a virtualized network function in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a server may obtain traffic processing information and mobile edge computing (MEC) service usage information regarding user equipments (UEs) that have accessed a plurality of base stations connected to the server, obtain, based on the traffic processing information and the MEC service usage information, information about traffic to occur due to UEs accessing the plurality of base stations and MEC services to be used by the UEs, and determine, based on the obtained information about the traffic and usage of the MEC services, at least one hardware component on which a software component virtualizing a network function in the server is to be executed.

公开(公告)号：US11272552B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US16422400

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jihun Ha ,  Soohyun Baek ,  Sangjin Kim

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A network connection method and apparatus are provided. The network connection method includes obtaining information about at least one network to be accessed by the terminal, obtaining information about a network slice allowed for the terminal from among network slices included in the at least one network, and based on a network corresponding to the information about the at least one network being detected, accessing the allowed network slice of the detected network based on the information about the allowed network slice.

公开(公告)号：US11695626B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17506429

申请日：2021-10-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jihun Ha

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L41/0813 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04L41/0813 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: A method, performed by a server, of executing a software package in a wireless communication system includes: obtaining package usage information for each of a plurality of software packages with respect to user equipment's (UEs) accessing a plurality of base stations (BSs) connected to the server; determining a first hardware component (HC) set, including a plurality of HCs, for processing tasks operating in a first software package from among the plurality of software packages, based on the package usage information including a use for each of the plurality of HCs included in the first HC set and a respective usage amount for the plurality of HCs; generating a second software package that is allocated to the first HC set; migrating the tasks operating in the first software package to the second software package; and deleting the first software package.

公开(公告)号：US11219032B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16880183

申请日：2020-05-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Joonghoon Kim ,  Jihun Ha ,  Hanna Cha

IPC: H04W72/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for performing a radio access network (RAN) function in a wireless communication system. A server performing a radio access network (RAN) function may obtain traffic processing information about a plurality of base stations (BSs) connected to the server, may obtain information about traffic according to each of service types to occur in the plurality of BSs, based on the traffic processing information and pre-configured service type information, and may adjust at least one of a resource or the number of software components (SCs) to virtualize at least one RAN function in the server, based on the information about the traffic according to each of the service types to occur in the plurality of BSs.

公开(公告)号：US11140564B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16884476

申请日：2020-05-27

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyuna Jo ,  Jihun Ha

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04W24/08

Abstract: Provided are a method and/or apparatus for performing a radio access network (RAN) function in a wireless communication system. A server performing a radio access network (RAN) function may be configured to obtain traffic processing information about a plurality of base stations (BSs) connected to the server, obtain information about traffic to occur in the plurality of BSs, based on the traffic processing information, and adjust a resource and/or the number of software components (SCs) to virtualize a RAN function in the server, based on the information about the traffic to occur in the plurality of BSs.