公开(公告)号：US20210344606A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17243169

申请日：2021-04-28

Applicant: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.

Inventor： Martin TAYLOR ,  James Robert ANDREW ,  Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS

IPC: H04L12/851 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/815

Abstract: User traffic is processed in a virtualised network. First and second VNFs are initialised in the same network namespace as each other in user space in a host and have access to a shared memory region of the host. The first VNF processes user traffic and the second VNF provides a user plane service in relation to user traffic processed by the first VNF. The first VNF is used to establish a point-to-point, shared-memory interface between the first and second VNFs and is used to classify incoming user traffic. In response to the first VNF determining based on the classifying, that the incoming user traffic is to be subject to the user plane service, the first VNF is used to store the incoming user traffic in the shared memory region of the host to enable the second VNF to provide the user plane service in relation to the incoming trier traffic.

公开(公告)号：US20140323083A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：US14266731

申请日：2014-04-30

Applicant: Metaswitch Networks Ltd

Inventor： Andrew CALDWELL ,  Michael Jeffrey EVANS ,  Martin TAYLOR

IPC: H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04M15/41 ,  H04M15/57 ,  H04M15/62 ,  H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/88

Abstract: Measures for processing communication status messages in a telecommunications network which includes a plurality of signaling nodes responsible for processing signaling information in the telecommunications network and a charging node responsible for processing billing information in the telecommunications network. A communication status message is received from a signaling node in the plurality. The received communication status message includes first communication status information. Second communication status information is generated on the basis of at least the first communication status information. One or more communication status messages are transmitted to the charging node. The one or more transmitted communication status messages include the first communication status information and the second communication status information.

Abstract translation: 用于处理电信网络中的通信状态消息的措施，其包括负责处理电信网络中的信令信息的多个信令节点和负责处理电信网络中的计费信息的计费节点。 从多个信令节点接收通信状态消息。 所接收的通信状态消息包括第一通信状态信息。 至少基于第一通信状态信息生成第二通信状况信息。 一个或多个通信状态消息被发送到计费节点。 一个或多个发送的通信状态消息包括第一通信状态信息和第二通信状态信息。

公开(公告)号：US20230254914A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18001709

申请日：2021-10-29

Applicant: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD

Inventor： Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS ,  Colin TREGENZA DANCER ,  Martin TAYLOR ,  David REEKIE ,  Richard HEWITT

IPC: H04W76/12

CPC classification number: H04W76/12 ,  H04W80/10

Abstract: Network slicing allows a network operator to divide up their network into different network slices. The operator can assign specific users or classes of users to 5 each slice. Network functions (NFs) comprising a network slice may be placed in different locations in a network (for example, nearer the network edge), may be configured or tuned for different traffic profiles, and/or may be implemented by different vendors from those in other slices. A network, configured to perform network slicing, receives information from a Session Management Function, SMF, relating to a 10 given packet data session belonging to a given network slice. Based on the information received from the SMF, the network signals to a UPF instance that the given packet data session belongs to the given network slice.