Charging and policy interface for local breakout edge gateway

    公开(公告)号:US11451672B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US15931923

    申请日:2020-05-14

    摘要: An edge network gateway, located in an edge network and connected to a core network, receives packets for a local breakout (LBO) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with a mobile subscriber. The edge network gateway sends, based on receipt of the packets for the LBO PDU session, a request for charging to a core network node, and forwards the packets for the LBO PDU session to a network or multi-access edge computing (MEC) data center connected to the edge network. The edge network gateway sends, via an online charging interface, charging data counts for the packets of the LBO PDU session to the core network node for reporting to an Online Charging System and charging to the mobile subscriber.

    AUTHORIZATION FOR NETWORK FUNCTION REGISTRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210152554A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US16689853

    申请日:2019-11-20

    摘要: A method for performing authorization for network function registration. The method includes instantiating a network function (NF) based on at least one micro-service; providing a software module with each of the at least one micro-service; sending, from each software module, an authorization code to a NF authorization platform, where the authorization code is associated with the micro-service; forwarding the at least one authorization code received at the NF authorization platform to an NF registration function (NRF); sending, from the NF, a service registration request to the NRF, where the service registration request includes each authorization code associated with the at least one micro-service; and registering the NF with the NRF, where the NRF validates each authorization code received from the NF.

    MANAGING A 5G NETWORK USING EXTENSION INFORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200328953A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16828173

    申请日:2020-03-24

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26 H04W24/10 H04L12/24

    摘要: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to maintain a repository of network function devices in a network; obtain a transport network key performance indicator (KPI) for a particular network function device in the network; and generate an administration weight based on the obtained transport network KPI, wherein the administration weight corresponds to a measure of performance associated with the particular network function device. The processor may be further configured to receive, from a requesting network function device, a network function discovery request for a network function type associated with the particular network function device; and provide a network function discovery answer to the requesting network function device, wherein the network function discovery answer includes the generated administration weight for the particular network function device.