Remote user plane deployment and configuration
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11924662
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes providing, by a processing system including a processor, a controller function for a user plane function (UPF) of a communication network; the controller function facilitates automated procedures for authentication, deployment, configuration, testing, and/or controlling availability of the UPF, independent of a source of the UPF. The method also includes providing, by the processing system, an interface to…
Tamper-sensitive splitter for monitoring network traffic
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11923967
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device in which a processing system receives an electromagnetic signal including a plurality of packets, stores a copy of the packets in a memory, converts the signal to an optical signal, and splits the optical signal into first and second optical signals each including the packets. A first converter and second converter then convert the optical signals to electromagnetic signals. A timing coordinator sends a timing signal to…
Method and apparatus for generating a venue map from a digital image
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11922000
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including generating a plurality of discrete polygons from a digital image of a location, modifying a boundary of a first discrete polygon of the plurality of discrete polygons based on a user input at a venue map graphical user interface, assigning, at the venue map graphical user interface, a first zone of a plurality of zones associated with a first venue of a plurality of venues to a second discrete polygon of the…
Encoding and concealing information using deep learning
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11921880
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for training a deep learning model that includes encoding a content item; generating a blended image by combining a background image and the encoded content; decoding the blended image to generate decoded content corresponding to the content item; and defining or specifying a loss function related to the deep learning model. The method also includes determining values of training parameters for the deep learning model…
Managing mobile device voice over Wi-Fi handover
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11917477
The disclosed technology is directed towards preventing a handover of a Wi-Fi call to a Fifth Generation (5G) standalone cellular network. In one alternative, a 5G standalone usage setting is disabled on a mobile device when Wi-Fi calling is enabled on the mobile device. In another alternative, a 5G standalone usage setting is disabled on a mobile device when Wi-Fi calling is enabled on the mobile device and the mobile device is connected to a Wi-Fi network, which facilitates camping on…
Carrier aggregation configuration in fifth generation (5G) networks or other next generation networks
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11917421
The technologies described herein are generally directed to configuring carrier aggregation zones based on transmission information in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include identifying, by carrier aggregation equipment including a processor, carrier transmission information corresponding to a first carrier signal and a second carrier signal. The method can further include analyzing, by the carrier aggregation…
Secure provisioning for wireless local area network technologies
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11917400
Cellular connections can be used to provision non-cellular devices such as internet-of-things (IoT) devices. For example, IoT devices can comprise Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular capabilities. However, the cellular capability can be used to provision the IoT devices using non-internet protocol data delivery to prevent security vulnerabilities. Data can be transmitted to the IoT device using core elements without using an IP stack. Thus, IoT device configurations and the keys can be…
Flexible service based architecture for advanced communication networks
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11916762
A flexible service-based architecture (SBA) for next generation communication networks is described. In an embodiment, a method performed by a system comprising a processor comprises receiving a service request for provision of a data communication service to a communication device via a communication network comprising a plurality of different network resources defined by resource components and sub-components of the resource components. In response to receiving the service request,…
Mesh connectivity between network nodes in hierarchical network
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11910453
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating creating a mesh connectivity between network nodes in a hierarchical network. According an embodiment, a method comprising receiving a first condition, wherein the first condition indicates whether to setup a mesh connection with a first distributed unit node of a first node device. The method further comprising, in response to determining that the first condition indicates establishment of the mesh connection, facilitating…
Universal integrated circuit card-based quality of service allow/deny registration for roaming
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11910476
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, registering a mobile device with a mobile communication network as a roaming network, the roaming network communicating with a home network associated with the mobile device to complete the registering, initiating access to a service on the roaming network, retrieving information about access permission status of the service for the mobile device on the roaming network; responsive to the information about access permission…
Apparatuses and methods for managing network neighbor relations using a reported timing advance
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11910346
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first value for a first timing advance (TA) parameter associated with a first device, obtaining a second value for a second TA parameter associated with a second device, wherein an identification of the second device is included in a list of equipment that is related to the first device, obtaining a third value for a third TA parameter associated with a third device, wherein an identification of the third device is…
System and method of securing allocation of network functions for session slices
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11910305
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving a query for 5G Session Management Functions (SMFs) to handle a connection request, wherein the query includes a slice ID and data network name; determining a list of SMFs that each have a blockchain ID immutably recorded on a…
Passive optical network security
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11909885
Improved optical network security (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. Various embodiments herein can send (e.g., via a network) to a group of network devices comprising a first network device and a second network device, a first encrypted data stream, a second encrypted data stream, a first hash code, and a second hash code, wherein the first network device deletes the second encrypted data stream after the first network device hashes the second encrypted data stream, and in…
Dynamic port allocations in carrier grade network address translation networks
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11909711
An example method includes receiving a domain name server (DNS) query initiated by an endpoint device, determining a current port assignment for the endpoint device, changing an allocation of ports for the endpoint device from the current port assignment based on a predicted port allocation need for a current communication session associated with the domain name server query, and performing a network address translation in accordance with the allocation of ports for the endpoint device.
Federated quantum computing distributed architecture
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11907804
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining instructions for implementing a quantum algorithm adapted to obtain a computational result according to a quantum mechanical process. A sequence of quantum operations is generated according to the instructions for implementing the quantum algorithm, wherein the sequence of quantum operations is adapted to physically manipulate a plurality of quantum bits according to the quantum mechanical process. The sequence of…
Surrogate metadata aggregation for dynamic content assembly
Granted: February 20, 2024
Patent Number:
11907285
Concepts and technologies directed to surrogate metadata aggregation for dynamic content assembly are disclosed. Embodiments can include a system that comprises a processor and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include obtaining a first visual content from a digital data store, where the first visual content is configured to digitally represent a first scene. The operations can include performing…
Quantum satellite-based global networks
Granted: February 13, 2024
Patent Number:
11901958
Quantum satellite-based global networks are provided. A system as provided herein includes a processor and a memory that stores first executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising receiving qubits from a quantum sensor device via a quantum communication channel established between the system and the quantum sensor device; providing quantum input data, derived from the qubits, to a quantum machine learning…
Apparatuses and methods for facilitating a utilization of network resources
Granted: February 13, 2024
Patent Number:
11903094
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first data at a first rate via a first network connection and receiving second data at a second rate via a second network connection that is different from the first network connection based on the first rate being less than a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Real-time ML-supported radio propagation computation for RAN planning
Granted: February 13, 2024
Patent Number:
11902798
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, network deployment or radio-propagation computation based on a combination of photon mapping and machine learning including supporting near-real-time computation of the radio transmissions for different layouts of antennas and allowing examination of a large variety of antenna locations and layouts, changing configuration details, e.g., tilting antennas or optimally selecting the sector that each antenna covers, and so on. Other…
Method and apparatus for creating a custom service
Granted: February 13, 2024
Patent Number:
11902103
A method and apparatus for creating a custom service in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method implemented via a processor determines that the custom service does not exist, receives one or more desired functions for the custom service, creates the custom service having the one or more desired functions and modifies one or more network elements within the communication network to perform the one or more desired functions to deploy the custom service.
