Migration of network traffic between licensed and unlicensed spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US12058567B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17857550

    申请日:2022-07-05

    IPC分类号: H04W28/08 H04W28/086

    CPC分类号: H04W28/0865 H04W28/0942

    摘要: The present disclosure is directed to migrating network traffic from a licensed spectrum to an unlicensed spectrum within the same radio access technology (RAT). In one aspect, a method includes identifying a user device connected to a cellular wireless access technology, over a licensed spectrum; determining whether a condition for switching network traffic associated with the user device to an unlicensed spectrum is triggered; in response to determining that the condition is triggered, determining an unlicensed spectrum to move the network traffic to, the unlicensed spectrum being within a same cell as the licensed spectrum or in a different cell compared to a cell in which the licensed spectrum is; and migrating at least a portion of the network traffic to the unlicensed spectrum while maintaining network connectivity of the user device over the cellular wireless access technology.

    DYNAMIC ADDITION OF NETWORK RESOURCES BASED ON APPLICATION FUNCTION NOTIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240196267A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-13

    申请号:US18583330

    申请日:2024-02-21

    IPC分类号: H04W28/02 H04W72/543

    CPC分类号: H04W28/0268 H04W72/543

    摘要: The present technology is generally directed to dynamically adding network resources based on an application function (AF) notification. The present technology can determine, by an AF of a service provider, a network congestion on a network, the network congestion indicating that network resources for servicing a user device using services of the service provider do not meet corresponding Quality of Service (QOS) requirements. Further, the present technology can transmit a notification by the AF to a core network of a network provider to request additional network resources to be allocated for servicing the user device, the network provider providing network connectivity for the user device to receive the services provided by the service provider.

    Dynamic user equipment (UE) group creation to coordinate devices

    公开(公告)号:US12010758B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US18319737

    申请日:2023-05-18

    IPC分类号: H04W8/18 H04W8/20 H04W28/24

    CPC分类号: H04W8/186 H04W8/20 H04W28/24

    摘要: A network function selectively supports a mobile device with network settings appropriate for the device context of the mobile device. The network function obtains a device profile for the mobile device, which identifies multiple device groups, with each device group being associated with a corresponding set of network settings. The network function selects a device group among the device groups in the device profile based on a device context of the mobile device. Responsive to a notification of the mobile device in a different device context, the network function supports the mobile device with a different set of network settings that cause a Session Management Function (SMF) to reconfigure the user plane for the mobile device.

    Providing slice attribute information to user equipment in a mobile network environment

    公开(公告)号:US11910299B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17494107

    申请日:2021-10-05

    摘要: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate providing slice attribute information to a user equipment (UE) for one or more slice types with which the user equipment is allowed to establish one or more session(s). In one example, a method may include obtaining, by a network element, a registration request for connection of a UE to a mobile network; performing an authentication for connection of the UE to the mobile network; and upon successful authentication, providing, by the network element, a registration response to the UE, wherein the registration response identifies one or more network slice types with which the UE is authorized to establish a session and the registration response identifies one of: attribute information for each of the one or more network slice types or network location information from which attribute information for each of the one or more network slice types is to be obtained.

    TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE SPONSORED DATA FOR A USER EQUIPMENT IN A MOBILE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240057183A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US17886953

    申请日:2022-08-12

    摘要: Presented herein are techniques to provide sponsored data to a user equipment in a mobile network environment. For example, techniques provided herein may provide for the ability to enhance sponsored data connectivity by enabling a mobile network to facilitate sponsorship of a network slice as part of sponsored data connectivity in which the network slice can provide traffic flow specific Service Level Agreement (SLA) connectivity and treatment. In one example, a method is provided that includes determining, via a first session of a user equipment (UE), that the UE seeks to access content in which financial sponsorship for accessing the content by the UE is to be provided by a sponsoring entity in which the first session involves a first network slice and enabling the UE to establish a second session to access the content in which the second session involves a second network slice.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING LOCALIZED SERVICES USING A MULTI-OPERATOR USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICY

    公开(公告)号:US20240049106A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US17819282

    申请日:2022-08-11

    IPC分类号: H04W40/18 H04W60/04

    CPC分类号: H04W40/18 H04W60/04

    摘要: Disclosed are a system and method for updating a user equipment route selection policy. The method includes receiving, at a home network in communication with a user equipment, an indication that a user of the user equipment desires to connect to a standalone non-public network for an event, receiving service hosting information for the event, revising a user equipment route selection policy at the home network based on the service hosting information to yield an updated user equipment route selection policy and transmitting the updated user equipment route selection policy to the user equipment. The user equipment registers, based on the updated user equipment route selection policy, with the standalone non-public network for the event.

    PROVISIONING USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICIES WITH SERVICE ASSURANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20240022989A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US17813197

    申请日:2022-07-18

    IPC分类号: H04W40/02

    CPC分类号: H04W40/02

    摘要: Provisioning User Equipment (UE) Route Selection Policies (URSP) may be provided. A policy of a user equipment (UE) may be updated by a Policy Control Function (PCF). Then, the PCF may create a UE route selection policy (URSP) based on the updated UE policy. Next, the PCF may set a flag in in the URSP that may indicate to the UE that the URSP is applicable for new sessions and inapplicable for ongoing sessions. The PCF may then send the URSP to the UE, wherein the UE applies the URSP for new sessions.

    Secure communications for a client device involving authentication and key management for applications (AKMA)

    公开(公告)号:US11696124B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US17497320

    申请日:2021-10-08

    摘要: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate secure communications with an Application Function (AF) for a client device that does not support Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) functionality. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a user plane function (UPF), a first uplink data packet from a client device, wherein the first uplink data packet is to be communicated to an application; determining, by the UPF based on the first uplink data packet, whether the client device supports AKMA functionality; based on determining that the client device does not support the AKMA functionality, buffering at least the first uplink data packet by the user plane function and determining whether the application supports the AKMA functionality; and based on determining that the application supports the AKMA functionality, performing AKMA functionality by the UPF for the client device for data communications between the client device and the application.

    FACILITATING USER EQUIPMENT TO USER EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATIONS IN A MOBILE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230189115A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US17550322

    申请日:2021-12-14

    IPC分类号: H04W40/04 H04W40/12 H04W48/18

    CPC分类号: H04W40/04 H04W40/12 H04W48/18

    摘要: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate user equipment (UE) to UE communications in a mobile network environment. In one example, a method may include provisioning a UE route selection policy (URSP) for each of a first UE and a second UE, wherein each URSP provisioned for each of the first UE and the second UE comprises: a first token that identifies at least one network resource that is to be utilized for a session for each of the first UE and the second UE; and a second token associated with a quality of service (QoS) that is to be provided for each session. The first token can be used to establish a session for each of the first and second UE using the same at least network resource and each session can be provided a QoS level based on the second token.