公开(公告)号：US20250106110A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18975225

申请日：2024-12-10

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Abhishek Kumar ,  Bharath Thiruveedula ,  Myron Eugene Bagwell ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04L41/0895 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/084

Abstract: A network function virtualization (NFV) orchestration service includes a centralized orchestration device and a multi-cluster container management (MCCM) platform. The centralized orchestration device stores a catalog of virtual network function descriptors (VNFDs) in an input language; generates, based on the catalog of VNFDs, intents for containerized network function (CNF) services; and stores the generated intents as blocks in a central intent database, wherein the blocks include an input data model for the CNF services. The MCCM platform includes one or more processors to receive and store a copy of the intent database; read design time policies from the copy of the intent database; and convert the input data model into a vendor-specific output data model in an output language.

公开(公告)号：US12199825B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18175594

申请日：2023-02-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Abhishek Kumar ,  Bharath Thiruveedula ,  Myron Eugene Bagwell ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04L41/0895 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/084

Abstract: A network function virtualization (NFV) orchestration service includes a centralized orchestration device and a multi-cluster container management (MCCM) platform. The centralized orchestration device stores a catalog of virtual network function descriptors (VNFDs) in an input language; generates, based on the catalog of VNFDs, intents for containerized network function (CNF) services; and stores the generated intents as blocks in a central intent database, wherein the blocks include an input data model for the CNF services. The MCCM platform includes one or more processors to receive and store a copy of the intent database; read design time policies from the copy of the intent database; and convert the input data model into a vendor-specific output data model in an output language.

公开(公告)号：US11838221B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17574730

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Prasad Deviprasad ,  Hans Raj Nahata ,  Fernando Oliveira ,  Kristen Sydney Young

IPC: H04L47/78 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L15/16 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L67/10

CPC classification number: H04L47/781 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  H04L47/788 ,  H04L47/828 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: A system may receive a first definition for a virtualized instance of a network function. The first definition may include a first set of declarations in a first format that is different than respective formats supported by different virtualized environments. The system may select a first virtualized environment to run the virtualized instance based on requirements specified within the first definition, and may generate a second definition with a second set of declarations that map the first set of declarations from the first format to a second format supported by the first virtualized environment. The system may deploy the virtualized instance to the first virtualized environment using the second set of declarations from the second definition. Deploying the virtualized instance may include configuring its operation based on some of the second set of declarations matching a configuration format supported by the first virtualized environment.

公开(公告)号：US11647422B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17389751

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kalyani Bogineni ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04W28/16 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/10

CPC classification number: H04W28/16 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A device can receive, at a radio access network (RAN) and from a user device, first information to initiate a communications session that has one or more properties. The device can send second information to an access and mobility management function component (AMF) to authenticate the user device. The device can send third information to a user plane function component (UPF) to determine a set of network slice policies for managing the communications session. The device can receive the set of network slice policies and apply the set of network slice policies to the communications session. The device can detect a change in the one or more properties of the communications session and send a signal to the UPF to analyze the communications session. The device can receive a new set of network slice policies and apply the new set of network slice policies to the communications session.

公开(公告)号：US11146965B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16743444

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Prasad Deviprasad ,  Ravi Potluri ,  Kalyani Bogineni ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04W16/10 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice deployment service is described. The network slice deployment service includes storing network resource and capability information that indicates available network resources in a network. Network level requirement information pertaining to a request for network service from a user is generated. The network level requirement information is used to select available network resources based on the network resource capability information. The network slice deployment service calculates network resource utilization associated with available network resources so that optimal usage of network resources can be selected and end-to-end network slice deployment layout information can be generated and used to provision a network slice deployment layout that supports the request for network service.

公开(公告)号：US10484911B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15987556

申请日：2018-05-23

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kalyani Bogineni ,  Ratul Kumar Guha ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04W28/16 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A device can receive, at a radio access network (RAN) and from a user device, first information to initiate a communications session that has one or more properties. The device can send second information to an access and mobility management function component (AMF) to authenticate the user device. The device can send third information to a user plane function component (UPF) to determine a set of network slice policies for managing the communications session. The device can receive the set of network slice policies and apply the set of network slice policies to the communications session. The device can detect a change in the one or more properties of the communications session and send a signal to the UPF to analyze the communications session. The device can receive a new set of network slice policies and apply the new set of network slice policies to the communications session.

公开(公告)号：US12016077B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17457272

申请日：2021-12-02

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

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

IPC: H04W8/08 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L45/121 ,  H04L47/56 ,  H04W40/12 ,  H04W72/543 ,  H04W8/20

CPC classification number: H04W8/082 ,  H04L43/0858 ,  H04L45/121 ,  H04L47/56 ,  H04W40/12 ,  H04W72/543 ,  H04W8/20

Abstract: A device can determine, based on a first packet flow associated with a first user device and application identifiers associated with applications accessible by the first user device, that a first packet associated with the first packet flow 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240007370A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US17809654

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Madhan Muralimanohar ,  Muthukumar Retnasamy ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04L43/065 ,  H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0894 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: H04L43/065 ,  H04L43/0882 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0894 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a resource counter tracking service is provided. The service may include the collection of resource information by a charging function from a virtualized device. The resource information may include information pertaining to hardware usage, quality of service, and transport resources associated with the virtualized device, a cluster, or a data center of relevance. The charging function may generate event information based on the resource information, and make available the event information to third party devices.

公开(公告)号：US11831556B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US16848109

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Kristen Sydney Young ,  Prasad Deviprasad ,  Hans Raj Nahata

IPC: H04L47/10 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04L47/283 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/625 ,  H04W28/08

CPC classification number: H04L47/29 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/283 ,  H04L47/626 ,  H04W28/0975 ,  H04W28/10

Abstract: A network device obtains service requirements associated with a customer identifier, obtains a first profile describing an infrastructure design of multiple transport domains associated with at least one network slice of a network, and obtains a second profile describing performance characteristics of the multiple transport domains of the at least one network slice. The network device receives training data associated with performance measurements of the multiple transport domains of the at least one network slice, and updates a machine learning model based on the training data. The network device selects at least one of the multiple transport domains for orchestration using the updated machine learning model, the service requirements, the first profile, and the second profile.

公开(公告)号：US11785488B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17387558

申请日：2021-07-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Madhan Muralimanohar ,  Jolly Lal ,  Marc Chiaverini ,  Muthukumar Retnasamy ,  Hans Raj Nahata ,  Barry F. Hoffner

IPC: H04W24/08 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04W24/08 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/58

Abstract: A real-time network consumption tracking service is provided. A charging function (CHF) device receives transaction records of network consumption by user equipment (UE) devices in a wireless network and generates individual event messages based on each of the transaction records. Each of the individual event messages includes a detailed record based on one of the transaction records. The CHF device associates each of the individual event messages with a message bus topic, formats each of the individual event messages for publication on the message bus, and publishes each of the formatted individual event messages to the message bus. The message bus is accessible to external systems that generate dynamic network consumption data sets based on the formatted individual event messages.