TRUST BASED CONTINUOUS 5G SERVICE ASSESSMENT
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240040383
A trust based continuous Fifth Generation (5G) network service assessment, and more specifically a trust based continuous 5G network service assessment for a user equipment to ensure an authorized user is using the user equipment may be provided. A registration request may be received by an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) from a User Equipment (UE). In response to the registration request, a Policy Control Function (PCF) may exchange a policy with the AMF, wherein the…
DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY RULES AND POLICIES
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240039957
A method of managing security rules may include extracting metadata from a data packet received at a first network device. The metadata including network metadata and network system metadata. The method may further include distributing the metadata to at least one service endpoint registered with the first network device, receiving from the at least one service endpoint, an indication as to how traffic associated with the data packet is to be handled, and enabling the traffic based at…
MULTI-MODE RADIO UNIT
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031830
A multi-mode radio unit, and more specifically providing a multi-mode radio unit having a 7.2 split mode and a full gNodeB (gNB) mode may be provided. A 7.2 split mode may be executed at a Multi-Mode Radio Unit (MMRU). Next a metric associated with a front-haul link between the MMRU and a Distributed Unit (DU) may be monitored. The metric may be compared to a first threshold, and when the metric is above the first threshold, the MMRU may be caused to switch from the 7.2 split mode to a…
FIFTH GENERATION (5G) AUTHENTICATION AND KEY AGREEMENT USER EQUIPMENT AUTHENTICATION
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031804
Providing 5G-AKA User Equipment (UE) authentication and, more specifically, providing 5G-AKA UE authentication at an edge of a network may be provided. An Authentication Server Function (AUSF) at an edge of a network, and the AUSF may request an Authentication Vector (AV) from a Unified Data Management (UDM). The AUSF may receive AV from the UDM and cache the AV at an AV cache. An authentication request may be received from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and the AV from…
ENHANCED MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL PROXIMITY TO TRUSTED DEVICES AND USERS
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031349
This disclosure describes techniques for performing enhanced authentication of a device based on physical proximity of the device to one or more other authenticated devices. An example method includes performing a first authentication of a first device or a first user and connecting the first device to a protected resource. Based on determining that the first device is within a threshold distance of a second, authenticated, device, a reauthentication interval is selected. Based on…
STORAGE AWARE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031295
A method of congestion mitigation may include determining whether a host is sending a read command or a write command to an NVMe controller, and in response to a determination that the host is sending the read command, transmitting the read command via a first transmission control protocol (TCP) connection between the host and the NVMe controller. The method may further include in response to a determination that the host is sending the write command, transmitting the write command via a…
TRIGGER TO ENABLE DATA TRAFFIC REPLICATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031062
A trigger to enable data traffic replication in a wireless network may be provided. A data packet comprising a Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) field in a header may be received. A determination may be made that the data packet comprises a candidate traffic for bi-casting. In response to determining that the data packet comprises the candidate traffic for bi-casting, a flag may be set in the DSCP field in the header of the data packet. The flag triggers bi-casting of the data…
TRAFFIC-BASED POWER SAVING MODE FOR OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031029
In part, the disclosure relates to a method for power saving in optical transceivers during idle activity. The method may include receiving, by a first receiver a request to initiate idle mode; identifying, based on the request to initiate the idle mode, a frequency of ping times during the idle mode; initiating the idle mode and deactivating one or more functions of the digital signal processor; receiving, by the first receiver, from the first transmitter, a plurality of ping signals on…
INTENT-BASED CHAOS LEVEL CREATION TO VARIABLY TEST ENVIRONMENTS
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240028499
A method includes receiving, at a chaos level engine, initial input parameters. The method may further include, with the chaos level engine, determining scaled input parameters based on the initial input parameters. The scaled input parameters define how the initial input parameters effect a computing environment to be tested. The method may further include, with the chaos level engine determining a chaos level for performing a chaos experiment on the computing environment based on the…
MULTI-MODE RADIO UNIT
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031830
A multi-mode radio unit, and more specifically providing a multi-mode radio unit having a 7.2 split mode and a full gNodeB (gNB) mode may be provided. A 7.2 split mode may be executed at a Multi-Mode Radio Unit (MMRU). Next a metric associated with a front-haul link between the MMRU and a Distributed Unit (DU) may be monitored. The metric may be compared to a first threshold, and when the metric is above the first threshold, the MMRU may be caused to switch from the 7.2 split mode to a…
FIFTH GENERATION (5G) AUTHENTICATION AND KEY AGREEMENT USER EQUIPMENT AUTHENTICATION
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031804
Providing 5G-AKA User Equipment (UE) authentication and, more specifically, providing 5G-AKA UE authentication at an edge of a network may be provided. An Authentication Server Function (AUSF) at an edge of a network, and the AUSF may request an Authentication Vector (AV) from a Unified Data Management (UDM). The AUSF may receive AV from the UDM and cache the AV at an AV cache. An authentication request may be received from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and the AV from…
ENHANCED MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL PROXIMITY TO TRUSTED DEVICES AND USERS
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031349
This disclosure describes techniques for performing enhanced authentication of a device based on physical proximity of the device to one or more other authenticated devices. An example method includes performing a first authentication of a first device or a first user and connecting the first device to a protected resource. Based on determining that the first device is within a threshold distance of a second, authenticated, device, a reauthentication interval is selected. Based on…
STORAGE AWARE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031295
A method of congestion mitigation may include determining whether a host is sending a read command or a write command to an NVMe controller, and in response to a determination that the host is sending the read command, transmitting the read command via a first transmission control protocol (TCP) connection between the host and the NVMe controller. The method may further include in response to a determination that the host is sending the write command, transmitting the write command via a…
TRIGGER TO ENABLE DATA TRAFFIC REPLICATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031062
A trigger to enable data traffic replication in a wireless network may be provided. A data packet comprising a Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) field in a header may be received. A determination may be made that the data packet comprises a candidate traffic for bi-casting. In response to determining that the data packet comprises the candidate traffic for bi-casting, a flag may be set in the DSCP field in the header of the data packet. The flag triggers bi-casting of the data…
TRAFFIC-BASED POWER SAVING MODE FOR OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240031029
In part, the disclosure relates to a method for power saving in optical transceivers during idle activity. The method may include receiving, by a first receiver a request to initiate idle mode; identifying, based on the request to initiate the idle mode, a frequency of ping times during the idle mode; initiating the idle mode and deactivating one or more functions of the digital signal processor; receiving, by the first receiver, from the first transmitter, a plurality of ping signals on…
INTENT-BASED CHAOS LEVEL CREATION TO VARIABLY TEST ENVIRONMENTS
Granted: January 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240028499
A method includes receiving, at a chaos level engine, initial input parameters. The method may further include, with the chaos level engine, determining scaled input parameters based on the initial input parameters. The scaled input parameters define how the initial input parameters effect a computing environment to be tested. The method may further include, with the chaos level engine determining a chaos level for performing a chaos experiment on the computing environment based on the…
PROVISIONING USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICIES WITH SERVICE ASSURANCE
Granted: January 18, 2024
Application Number:
20240022989
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…
COORDINATED ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (C-OFDMA) IN HIGH DENSITY NETWORKS
Granted: January 18, 2024
Application Number:
20240023040
Coordinated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (C-OFDMA) in high density networks may be provided. A primary Access Point (AP) and a subordinate AP may be caused to use an omnidirectional antenna pattern during a synchronization period. Next, the primary AP and the subordinate AP may be caused to use an omnidirectional antenna pattern during a time in which the primary AP sends a subordinate Trigger Frame (TF) during a first C-OFDMA period. The primary AP and the subordinate…
PROVISIONING USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICIES WITH SERVICE ASSURANCE
Granted: January 18, 2024
Application Number:
20240022989
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…
COORDINATED ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (C-OFDMA) IN HIGH DENSITY NETWORKS
Granted: January 18, 2024
Application Number:
20240023040
Coordinated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (C-OFDMA) in high density networks may be provided. A primary Access Point (AP) and a subordinate AP may be caused to use an omnidirectional antenna pattern during a synchronization period. Next, the primary AP and the subordinate AP may be caused to use an omnidirectional antenna pattern during a time in which the primary AP sends a subordinate Trigger Frame (TF) during a first C-OFDMA period. The primary AP and the subordinate…
