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公开(公告)号:US11445335B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-13
申请号:US16540877
申请日:2019-08-14
申请人: Xu Li , Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang
发明人: Xu Li , Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang
IPC分类号: H04W48/18 , H04W12/37 , H04W12/08 , H04W4/08 , H04M15/00 , H04L12/18 , H04W12/06 , H04L61/5069 , H04L9/40 , H04L61/10 , H04W12/033
摘要: The present invention provides systems and methods and apparatuses for enabling private communication between user equipments (UEs) in a (LAN) UE group. The UEs in the (LAN) UE group can communicate with each other using IP and/or non-IP type communication services. The communications between these UEs may take place in the form of point to point (e.g. UE to UE) communication or point to multi-point communication (e.g. UE to multiple UEs) as opposed to UE to Data Network (DN) communication.
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公开(公告)号:US10904947B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-26
申请号:US16412162
申请日:2019-05-14
申请人: Xu Li , Ngoc Dung Dao , Patrice Hede , Hang Zhang
发明人: Xu Li , Ngoc Dung Dao , Patrice Hede , Hang Zhang
摘要: An aspect of the disclosure provides for a method for user equipment (UE) internet protocol (IP) address management. The method includes sending by an application function (AF), a request to a policy control function (PCF), the request including information identifying traffic and an indication that a UE IP address associated with the traffic should be preserved. The method further includes sending by the PCF, to a session management function (SMF) being responsible for managing a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with the traffic, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule including the indication. In some embodiments, the request is sent by the AF to the PCF via a network exposure function (NEF). In some embodiments, the method further includes managing, by the SMF, the UE IP address according to the PCC rule. In some embodiments, the managing includes preserving the UE IP address for a PDU session associated with the traffic. In some embodiments, the preserving includes preventing reselection of a protocol data unit (PDU) session anchor (PSA) to which the UE IP address is associated.
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公开(公告)号:US10736155B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-04
申请号:US16210216
申请日:2018-12-05
申请人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang , Xu Li
发明人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang , Xu Li
摘要: A network function and a method for associating a UE of a UE group to a PDU session with in a CN. The NF establishes a shared PDU session for the UE group before all of the UEs in the UE group register with the CN and binds a UE that has not yet registered with the CN to the shared PDU session when the UE registers with the CN, provided the UE will share at least one of a UL UP connection and a DL UP connection associated with the shared PDU session. The NF may be an SMF.
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公开(公告)号:US10666458B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-26
申请号:US15704819
申请日:2017-09-14
申请人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Xu Li , Hang Zhang
发明人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Xu Li , Hang Zhang
IPC分类号: H04L12/26 , H04L12/46 , H04L12/24 , H04L12/801 , H04L12/823 , H04L29/08 , H04L29/06 , H04W88/02
摘要: A method and apparatus for connecting a user equipment (UE) to a wireless communication network such as a 5th generation network. The network supports node-level tunneling. Node-level tunnels can be pre-configured prior to receipt of UE attach requests. The tunnels can be shared by plural UEs, flows, or services. A policy function is connected to a network management function and performs tasks such as applying constraints to the node-level tunnels. A session management function pre-establishes node-level tunnels based on policy information from the policy function. Operations of network elements such as the access network node and user plane function to handle UE attachment, session establishment, and handling of mobile-originated and mobile-terminated traffic are described. Also described is a method and apparatus for packet transmission in which packets are processed according to an identified tunnel type. The tunnel type can be identified using a field in the tunnel encapsulation header.
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公开(公告)号:US10630506B2
公开(公告)日:2020-04-21
申请号:US15704819
申请日:2017-09-14
申请人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Xu Li , Hang Zhang
发明人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Xu Li , Hang Zhang
IPC分类号: H04L12/26 , H04L12/46 , H04L12/24 , H04L12/801 , H04L12/823 , H04L29/08 , H04L29/06 , H04W88/02
摘要: A method and apparatus for connecting a user equipment (UE) to a wireless communication network such as a 5th generation network. The network supports node-level tunneling. Node-level tunnels can be pre-configured prior to receipt of UE attach requests. The tunnels can be shared by plural UEs, flows, or services. A policy function is connected to a network management function and performs tasks such as applying constraints to the node-level tunnels. A session management function pre-establishes node-level tunnels based on policy information from the policy function. Operations of network elements such as the access network node and user plane function to handle UE attachment, session establishment, and handling of mobile-originated and mobile-terminated traffic are described. Also described is a method and apparatus for packet transmission in which packets are processed according to an identified tunnel type. The tunnel type can be identified using a field in the tunnel encapsulation header.
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公开(公告)号:US11368873B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US16217923
申请日:2018-12-12
申请人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Xu Li , Hang Zhang
发明人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Xu Li , Hang Zhang
摘要: Methods, systems and architectures are described which provide at least one aggregated tunnel protocol, in addition to the existing per PDU session tunnel protocols (1, 2, . . . N). When the UE requests a new PDU session or a new QoS flow, the SMF may establish a Per PDU Session Tunnel to serve this PDU session. Alternatively, an Aggregated Tunnel may be selected to serve the PDU session or to serve the QoS flow. When a packet from a UE arrives, the receiving network function can send this packet either using a per PDU session tunnel protocol or aggregated tunnel protocol.
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公开(公告)号:US10972575B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-06
申请号:US15989863
申请日:2018-05-25
申请人: Xu Li , Hang Zhang , Ngoc Dung Dao
发明人: Xu Li , Hang Zhang , Ngoc Dung Dao
摘要: A method, apparatus and system for supporting Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) in a network such as a 5G communication network. Application Function (AF) request data is received from an AF operating in the network in support of MEC, stored in memory, and transmitted from the memory to one or more Policy Control Functions (PCFs) operating in the network. Subscribing PCFs may be notified of the receipt and storage of the data and request retrieval of the data. The data may be stored and handled by a function referred to as the Application Data Repository, or by another data repository. The operations may be performed by a network function such as but not limited to an Application Data Repository function. The function can store the AF request data and notify the PCFs. The function can handle AF requests associated with roaming UEs.
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公开(公告)号:US10462840B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US15862287
申请日:2018-01-04
申请人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang , Xu Li
发明人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang , Xu Li
IPC分类号: H04W76/30 , H04W76/27 , H04W76/10 , H04L29/08 , H04W36/14 , H04W36/00 , H04W24/10 , H04W80/10 , H04W28/24
摘要: A network architecture and methods of managing packet data unit (PDU) sessions in a network are provided. The methods include PDU session establishment procedures, PDU session modification procedures, PDU session state transfer procedures, PDU session release procedures, and user equipment (UE) handover procedures.
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公开(公告)号:US10856183B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-01
申请号:US15805043
申请日:2017-11-06
申请人: Nimal Gamini Senarath , Xu Li , Hamidreza Farmanbar , Ngoc Dung Dao , Philippe Leroux , Hang Zhang
发明人: Nimal Gamini Senarath , Xu Li , Hamidreza Farmanbar , Ngoc Dung Dao , Philippe Leroux , Hang Zhang
IPC分类号: H04W28/24 , H04L12/24 , H04L12/911 , H04W24/02 , H04W48/18 , H04L12/801
摘要: A method of providing a network slice service includes a mobile network operator (MNO): providing one or more service profiles to a virtual service provider (VSP) serving a user population including a plurality of user devices, each service profile comprising attributes defining characteristics of a respective network slice service offered by the MNO, the network slice service comprising any one or more of: a Virtual Network with E2E service requirements; a Virtual Network with a specified network topology; and a virtualized infrastructure. The MNO receives a request for a selected network slice service from the VSP; determines whether or not the requested service can be provided; and responsive to determining that the requested service can be provided: sending a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the network slice service to the VSP; and subsequently facilitating a network slice service instance in accordance with the SLA.
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公开(公告)号:US10728952B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-28
申请号:US15862194
申请日:2018-01-04
申请人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang , Xu Li
发明人: Ngoc Dung Dao , Hang Zhang , Xu Li
IPC分类号: H04L12/26 , H04W76/30 , H04W76/34 , H04W76/27 , H04W76/10 , H04L29/08 , H04W36/14 , H04W36/00 , H04W88/14 , H04W24/10 , H04W80/10 , H04W28/24
摘要: A network architecture and methods of managing packet data unit (PDU) sessions in a network are provided. The methods include PDU session establishment procedures, PDU session modification procedures, PDU session state transfer procedures, PDU session release procedures, and user equipment (UE) handover procedures.
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