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公开(公告)号：US10965522B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-30
申请号：US16297017
申请日：2019-03-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: Systems and methods of managing creation and configuration for 5G networks, NFs and NSSIs are provided. An instantiation or configuration request received from a managed entity respectively instantiates or configures the appropriate element. For NF instantiation, when the NF has a virtualized part to be instantiated by a VNF, interaction with an NFV MANO system instantiates the VNF is followed by NF instantiation notification and MOI creation for the NF. For NF configuration, the NF is configured and notification provided thereof. For network instantiation, after reception of a network creation request, interaction with the system to instantiate a NS that realizes the network is followed by determination that a new VNF associated with the NS has been instantiated, creation of a NF (constituting the network) MOI is realized by the new VNF, and NF configuration. For NSSI creation, a NF constituting the NSSI is created and configured.
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公开(公告)号：US12273938B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-08
申请号：US17844652
申请日：2022-06-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: Systems and methods of managing PNF connectivity are provided. A NM determines to add to or remove external connectivity from a PNF and transmits a NS update request to a NFVO that contains an identifier of the NS instance to be updated, an indication of a type of update operation requested, and information of the PNF connectivity to be changed. A NS update response contains a lifecycle operation occurrence identifier identifying a NS lifecycle operation occurrence. Separate NS lifecycle change notification from the NFVO indicate that a NS update to change the connectivity of the PNF has started and a result of the change. The notifications include the lifecycle operation occurrence identifier.
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23.发明授权公开(公告)号：US12267221B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-01
申请号：US17276406
申请日：2019-09-19
Applicant: APPLE INC.
IPC: H04L43/0852 , H04L43/106 , H04W24/10
Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses provide for collecting end-to-end (e2e) one way latency measurements and solutions for performance data streaming. The e2e performance measurements and performance data streaming (real-time performance measurements) may be used for performance assurance of 5G networks including network slicing.
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公开(公告)号：US12120006B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-15
申请号：US17283615
申请日：2019-10-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H04L43/062 , H04L43/04 , H04W24/08 , H04W24/10
CPC classification number: H04L43/062 , H04L43/04 , H04W24/08 , H04W24/10
Abstract: A service device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), a new radio NB (gNB), or other network component or network management component) as a service provider or a service consumer can process or generate performance data streaming in response to a request to create a performance data stream. Information overhead related to the performance data stream can be provided that enables use of the performance data stream in and through data stream units to support performance measurement collection activities.
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公开(公告)号：US12081401B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-03
申请号：US16485088
申请日：2018-03-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H04L41/0893 , H04L41/0813 , H04L41/5003 , H04W4/50 , H04W48/18
CPC classification number: H04L41/0893 , H04L41/0813 , H04L41/5003 , H04W4/50 , H04W48/18
Abstract: An apparatus for self-optimization of a Network Slice Instance, NSI, comprising network slice related management functions is provided. The apparatus can include a Network Slice Management Function, NSMF, operable to monitor a performance of a Network Slice Instance in use, and evaluate whether the Network Slice Instance meets a received set of Network Slice requirements, wherein the received set of Network Slice requirements are received from a Service Management Function, SMF, and/or an Operator's target for performance of the Network Slice Instance. The apparatus can also include a Network Slice Subnet Management Function, in communication with the Network Slice Management Function, and operable to modify a Network Slice SubNet Instance, NSSI, for use in the Network Slice Instance in use in order to meet the received Network Slice requirements.
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公开(公告)号：US12058543B2
公开(公告)日：2024-08-06
申请号：US18213072
申请日：2023-06-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: H04L43/0876 , H04W24/04 , H04W24/08 , H04W36/00 , H04W74/0833 , H04W76/18 , H04W84/04 , H04W88/18
CPC classification number: H04W24/08 , H04W24/04 , H04W36/0079 , H04W74/0833 , H04W76/18 , H04W84/042 , H04W88/18
Abstract: An apparatus of a management service equipment includes processing circuitry. To configure the management service equipment for measuring a plurality of key performance indicators (KPIs) in a 5G network with a plurality of network functions (NFs), the processing circuitry is to retrieve using a data analytic function of the management service equipment, a plurality of performance measurements associated with a cell of a radio access network (RAN) within the 5G network. A KPI of the plurality of KPIs associated with the cell is generated using the data analytic function of the management service equipment, based on the plurality of performance measurements. The KPI is encoded for transmission to a service application executing on a user equipment (UE) active within the cell of the RAN or executing within a cloud architecture.
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公开(公告)号：US12022306B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-25
申请号：US17440687
申请日：2020-05-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: In an example method, a management service (MnS) producer sends a first request to establish a connection for streaming performance data regarding a wireless communications network to a MnS consumer. The MnS producer receives a first response from the MnS consumer confirming establishment of the connection, and streams one or more units of performance data to the MnS consumer sequentially using the connection. The one or more units include one or more performance metrics regarding the wireless communications network. The MnS producer sends a second request to the MnS consumer to terminate the connection, and receives a second response from the MnS consumer confirming termination of the connection.
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公开(公告)号：US11864092B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-02
申请号：US17440111
申请日：2020-06-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: Techniques for performance measurements related to application triggering and short message service (SMS) over non-access stratum (NAS) including obtaining raw performance measurements from one or more network functions in a wireless communication network, the one or more network functions including at least one of a network exposure function (NEF) or an access and mobility management function (AMF), and generating performance measurements for the one or more network functions based on the raw performance measurements.
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公开(公告)号：US11178555B2
公开(公告)日：2021-11-16
申请号：US16499857
申请日：2018-04-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatuses related to enhanced network slice management. An apparatus may identify a first network slice instance management action request. The apparatus may identify a second network slice instance management action request. The apparatus may determine a coordination between the first modification and the second modification based on a received policy.
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公开(公告)号：US20210168643A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-03
申请号：US17267089
申请日：2019-08-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: A network management system can monitor and process raw measurements of network functions (NFs). The NFs are coupled to one another via service based interfaces in a 5G network core (5GC) of a 5G network system (5GS). A server producer generates performance measurements corresponding to the one or more NFs based on the raw measurements. The performance measurements are used to evaluate and optimize the performance related to network services enablement, mobility tracking and reachability with a user equipment (UE) or the gNB according to an Access Mobility Function (AMF) component, a Session Management Function (SMF) component, a Policy Control Function (PCF) component, a Network Exposure Function (NEF) component, or a Network Function Repository Function (NRF) component, as well as associated performance parameters or measurements disclosed.
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