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4528 results about "Network element" patented technology

In computer networks, a network element is a manageable logical entity uniting one or more physical devices. This allows distributed devices to be managed in a unified way using one management system. According to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the term 'network element' means a facility or equipment used in the provision of a telecommunications service. Such term also includes features, functions, and capabilities that are provided by means of such facility or equipment, including subscriber numbers, databases, signaling systems, and information sufficient for billing and collection or used in the transmission, routing, or other provision of a telecommunications service.

Auto-filling method and device of northbound FTP (File Transfer Protocol) performance file for telecommunication network management system

The invention discloses an auto-filling method and device of a northbound FTP (File Transfer Protocol) performance file for a telecommunication network management system. The method comprises the following steps of: setting the granularity state of granularity of performance data according to the reported time of the performance data from a foreground network element by a performance loading module of the telecommunication network management system; when the performance loading module receives information reported subsequently by the foreground network element, wherein the information contains the performance data, if judging that the granularity of the performance data is in a completed state according to the set granularity state, then sending filling information containing the performance data to a northbound FTP performance module; and carrying out the processing that the performance data is filled to a previously generated northbound FTP performance file with the granularity by the northbound FTP performance module according to the filling information. Through the auto-filling method, the information reported by the foreground network element is analyzed to judge whether the northbound FTP performance file is complete or not, and the auto-filling of the performance data is carried out when the judgment result is that the northbound FTP performance file is incomplete.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Underground pipe network construction drawing generation and verification method and system based on image recognition

The invention discloses an underground pipe network construction drawing generation and verification method and system based on image recognition, relates to the technical field of construction drawing verification analysis, and solves the technical problem that in the verification process, detection of pipe network element integrity and space conflicts is not comprehensive and efficient enough. According to the method, extracted pipe network element data is compared with original design data element by element, verification is carried out from element types, number, attributes and other dimensions, whether a construction drawing is complete or not can be rapidly and accurately judged, missing or wrong elements can be found in time, and a minimum rectangular bounding box and a three-dimensional projection overlapping judgment algorithm are utilized to judge whether the construction drawing is complete or not. According to the method, the space conflicts among the pipe network elements can be efficiently detected, the conflict detection efficiency and accuracy are improved, the overlapped elements are classified according to the elastic modulus of the element material, the hard and non-hard overlapped elements are subjected to targeted analysis, whether design conflicts exist or not can be judged, and a more scientific basis is provided for design optimization.
Owner:NINGBO MUNICIPAL ENG CONSTR GROUP

Key-indicator-based core network anomaly identification method and apparatus, and electronic device

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication network operation and maintenance. Provided are a key-indicator-based core network anomaly identification method and apparatus, and an electronic device. By taking a network element type and a pool as an aggregation unit, dimensionality reduction is performed on multi-dimensional key indicators of network elements to obtain three-dimensional key indicators for easy visualization; and key indicators of all network elements in a network element pool are input on the basis of pool relationships, such that the capability of horizontal comparison of features across multiple network elements and multiple indicators can be provided, and anomaly analysis is then performed on three-dimensional data by means of a clustering algorithm, so as to find and obtain outliers representing anomalies, and thus, related information can be extracted from the outliers to generate a three-dimensional clustering view, and results such as an anomalous network element list, anomaly time, a complete KPI record and the clustering view are returned. The disclosure can realize quick locating of anomalies of a core network, and significantly improves the effect of multi-dimensional indicator analysis and the accuracy of anomaly detection, thereby facilitating early intervention and early troubleshooting of network problems, and thus ensuring stable and normal network operation.
Owner:CHINA MOBILE GROUP DESIGN INST +1

Communication method and device

The invention provides a communication method and device, and the method comprises the steps: a label management function network element sends first information to a network warehouse function network element, and the first information comprises the information of an area corresponding to the label management function network element; a first checking request is received, the first checking request carries information of a target area, and the target area belongs to an area corresponding to the label management function network element; determining a first device serving a target reader-writer corresponding to the target area; and sending a second checking request to the first device. Through the technical scheme provided by the invention, network addressing from the requester to the reader-writer can be realized.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Methods and Systems for Predicting Incidents in a Network

A method comprises obtaining signature data associated with a network element using a predictive model based on historical radio access data describing a prior incident at the network element in the radio access network, wherein the signature data indicates a pattern of the historical radio access data associated with the prior incident at the network element, inputting current radio access data into the predictive model to obtain a prediction output based on the signature data, wherein the prediction output indicates data regarding a predicted incident at the network element, a predefined time period in which the predicted incident is likely to occur, and a preventative resolution to the predicted incident, and generating a service report indicating at least one of the predicted incident at the network element, the predefined time period, or the preventative resolution.
Owner:T MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

Communication method, apparatus, and system

A communication method is described that receives, by a policy control network element, a quality of service (QoS) request message from an application function network element. The QoS request message comprises a QoS requirement of a service of the application function network element. The policy control network element based on the QoS requirement, determines M policy and charging control (PCC) rules corresponding to the service, wherein N of the M PCC rules comprise first indication information, the first indication information indicates data flows of the service corresponding to the PCC rules comprising the first indication information to share a bit rate of the service. The N PCC rules are mapped to at least two QoS flows used to carry the data flows of the service, M and N are integers greater than 1, and N is less than or equal to M. The policy control network element sends the M PCC rules to a session management network element.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Method, device, and system for physical channel encryption in wireless networks

This disclosure above describes a method, a device, and a system for encrypting / decrypting physical channels in a wireless communication network. Among various embodiments are: pre-allocating a key, dynamically granting a key, encrypting the physical channel based on key in various levels, dividing the spectrum into two categories, or dividing a network into an initial access network and a private network. In one embodiment, a method for physical channel encryption is disclosed. Performed by a UE, the method may include obtaining a first key for decrypting a first physical channel, the first physical channel being encrypted; and decrypting the first physical channel based on the first key to obtain a signal or data transmitted by a first network element, the signal or the data being carried in the first physical channel.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Method for sending training data of ai model and communication apparatus

This application provides a method for sending training data of an AI model, which is applied to a scenario in which a reporting network element of the training data sends the training data to a training network element of the AI model. After obtaining the training data, the reporting network element classifies the training data into reference data and non-reference data, and indicates the training data by sending first-type information and second-type information to the training network element. The first-type information includes full information of the reference data, and the second-type information includes incremental information of the non-reference data relative to reference data corresponding to the non-reference data. Thus to help reduce overheads of sending the training data, thereby helping reduce air interface overheads in an AI model training or updating process, reduce a transmission delay, and improve model training performance.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Communication method, apparatus, and system

A communication method includes receiving, by a service discovery network element from a first data analytics network element, a first request for requesting information about a second data analytics network element for distributed learning. The first request comprises first indication information indicating a type of the second data analytics network element is a client type. The communication method also includes determining, by the service discovery network element based on the first request, information about the second data analytics network element. The communication method further includes sending, by the service discovery network element, the information about the second data analytics network element to the first data analytics network element.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Communication method and communication device

A communication method and a communication device, the method comprising: a first network element receiving a registration request message from a second network element for requesting registration of the second network element as a service network element of a terminal device to the first network element, the registration request message comprising a first uniform resource identifier; and under the condition that the first uniform resource identifier is the same as the uniform resource identifier stored in the first network element, the first network element sends a message used for indicating registration failure to the second network element. Based on the method, the malicious network element can be prevented from registering to the first network element by using the uniform resource identifier of the network element actually providing service for the terminal equipment, and the network security can be improved.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Automated diagnosis and audit of telecommunication service provisioning

Errors in network service provisioning are upstream causes to service disruptions interruptions, and failures experienced by a telecommunications network’s subscribers. These challenges are overcome by the disclosed systems for diagnosing and auditing service provisioning errors in telecommunications networks. By addressing discrepancies between Customer Facing Services (CFS) as selected by network subscribers (e.g., voice calling, messaging, roaming, unlimited or limited broadband access) and the current states of network elements in the telecommunications network, the system ensures accurate service delivery. The system performs real-time diagnosis by comparing expected network service configurations, derived from queried subscriber CFS, with the actual network states or configurations through a reverse mapping process. The system's auditing process reduces operational costs and obviates existing techniques of manual inspection.
Owner:T MOBILE US INC

Adaptive endpoint-to-endpoint data path selection for data centers

An embodiment selects, using performance data of a plurality of paths, a first path, each path comprising a data communication path from a first network endpoint through a subset of a plurality of network elements in a data communication network to a second network endpoint. An embodiment adjusts a packet header of a data packet, wherein a parameter setting in the adjusted data packet header causes a first network element in the data communication network to forward the adjusted data packet to a next network element in the data communication network along the first path. An embodiment sends the adjusted data packet, wherein the adjusted data packet causes a first subset of the plurality of network elements in the data communication network to forward the adjusted data packet to the second network endpoint along the first path.
Owner:INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

Communication method, apparatus, device and storage medium

A communication method, a communication apparatus, a communication device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: sending, by a network element, first information to a cloud platform; the first information is used to indicate computing resource configuration of a network function of the cloud platform, and the first information is determined based on at least measurement information of the cloud platform.
Owner:CHINA MOBILE COMM LTD RES INST +1

Communication method and communication apparatus

This application provides a communication method, including: A network element obtains a measurement result of a first parameter based on a channel measurement result, and determines, based on a correspondence between the first parameter and an AI model, a specific AI model corresponding to the current measurement result of the first parameter. The AI model corresponding to the measurement result of the first parameter is compared with an AI model currently used for positioning, to determine whether to switch or update the AI model used for positioning. In this way, determining, based on the measurement result of the first parameter, whether to switch or update the AI model can implement switching or updating of the AI model in a timely manner based on the change of the channel environment, thereby improving positioning precision of the AI model.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Micro burst traffic detection method, network element equipment and computer readable storage medium

The invention discloses a micro burst traffic detection method, network element equipment, a computer readable storage medium and a computer program product, and relates to the technical field of communication, the method is applied to the network element equipment, the network element equipment is provided with a microsecond-level timer, and the method comprises the following steps: counting the number of forwarding message bytes of each sub-time window in a sliding time window; performing mean value calculation on the forwarding message byte numbers of all the sub-time windows in the sliding time window to obtain a sub-window byte number mean value of the sliding time window; determining a sub-window byte number threshold value of the sliding time window based on the sub-window byte number mean value; and determining the state of the sub-time window of which the forwarding message byte number is greater than the byte number threshold value of the sub-window as a flow micro-burst state. According to the invention, the size of the micro-burst flow and the corresponding time delay can be accurately detected in a fine-grained manner, and the detection precision of the micro-burst flow is effectively improved.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Power distribution network partition and transformer substation power-carbon collaborative planning method and device considering multi-terminal uncertainty

The invention relates to a power distribution network partition and transformer substation power-carbon collaborative planning method considering multi-terminal uncertainty. The method comprises the following steps: extracting a representative wind-light output curve and a load curve; constructing an electrical coupling degree index, a load carbon flux index and a load balance degree index, calculating a comprehensive division index, and performing dynamic partitioning; and planning the transformer substation capacity which meets the main transformer N-1 verification, considers the influence of the load coincidence rate and the load prediction coefficient, and can meet the maximum load demand in the network element. The node carbon flux clustering index is combined with the traditional electrical coupling degree and load balance in the partition index, the limitation that traditional partition only depends on the electrical topological relation is broken through, the real-time carbon emission intensity of the load nodes is accurately quantified, and balanced partition of the power distribution network elements is achieved; carbon loss can be obviously reduced, and joint optimization of low carbon emission and high safety in the planning process of the transformer substation is realized; a typical scene expected value curve is used as input, and the influence of uncertainty on power distribution network planning is remarkably reduced.
Owner:ECONOMIC TECH RES INST OF STATE GRID ANHUI ELECTRIC POWER

Method of artificial intelligence-assisted configuration in wireless communication system

This disclosure is generally directed to wireless communication systems and methods and relates particularly to a mechanism for implementing an artificial intelligence framework for adaptively configure the over-the-air communication interfaces of the wireless communication systems. AI network configuration functions may be provided as services for AI-assisted network configuration (AI configuration services, or AICS). Such AICS may be requested and configured via various messaging and signaling mechanisms. The AI model life cycle management including training, delivery, activation, inference, deactivation, switching, performance evaluation, and the like may be configured, triggered, and otherwise provisioned via control and data messages and signaling communicated between the various network elements in the wireless communication system.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Perception processing method and device, terminal and network side equipment

The invention discloses a perception processing method and device, a terminal and network side equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication, and the perception processing method comprises the steps that first equipment sends first indication information to second equipment, the first indication information is used for indicating multipath related information, and the first indication information is used for indicating multipath related information; the multipath related information is used for eliminating sensing non-ideal factors of the first measurement, and the first equipment is a first node, a sensing function network element or a second node; wherein the sensing non-ideal factor comprises at least one of local oscillation frequency deviation, sampling clock deviation and random phase between the first node and the second node; wherein under the condition that the first equipment is the first node or the sensing function network element, the second equipment is the second node, and under the condition that the first equipment is the second node, the second equipment is the first node or the sensing function network element; the first node is a sending node of a first signal for the first measurement, and the second node is a receiving node of the first signal for the first measurement.
Owner:VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD

Communication method and apparatus

A communication method includes a first device that receives first indication information and a service flow identifier of a protocol data unit (PDU) session from a session management network element, where the first indication information indicates the first device to determine a transmission link for a service flow of the PDU session. The first device selects the transmission link for the service flow of the PDU session based on the service flow identifier and the first indication information.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Troubleshooting for 5g wireless network

PendingUS20250365222A1TransmissionEngineeringG-network
Systems and automated processes are described to provide collection of wireless network status data, such as a 5G network, and to automatically respond to queries regarding the performance of the network. Systems and automated processes may, in response to a request for network performance information, obtain performance and static data from network data sources, analyze the static data to generate validated site data, apply a KPI formula to the performance data to generate KPI data, and generate a network performance report based on the validated site data and KPI data. In addition, the systems and automated processes may use an appropriate machine learning model from a library of models to determine recommended actions to increase network performance and may automatically implement such actions. A top offender system may be implemented to analyze the status data to determine the network elements having the largest negative impact on network performance.
Owner:DISH WIRELESS LLC

Addressing method for policy control network element, application side network element and control plane network element

The invention provides an addressing method for a strategy control network element, an application side network element and a control plane network element, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a device address of a strategy binding network element retrieval database network element based on the local static data configuration information of the application side network element; retrieving a device address of a database network element according to the policy binding network element, and sending the control plane network element query message to a corresponding target policy binding network element retrieval database network element, so as to query an address of a target control plane network element in the target policy binding network element retrieval database network element according to the control plane network element query information; according to the address of the target control plane network element, sending the policy control network element address query request to the target control plane network element; and receiving a query result corresponding to the policy control network element address query request sent by the target control plane network element. According to the invention, the problem that the application side network element cannot acquire the IP address of the policy control network element according to the user IP address information is avoided.
Owner:CHINA MOBILE GROUP DESIGN INST +1

System and methods for self-learning management of next generation networks

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system including: one or more probes in a communication network; 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: collecting data from the one or more probes and application program interfaces of network elements in the communication network; converting the data into semantic vectors using an embedding model; storing the semantic vectors in a vector database; using foundation models to generate outputs based on the semantic vectors; generating synthetic data using a generative adversarial network, wherein the synthetic data is used test the foundation models; using federated reinforcement to incorporate human feedback into the semantic vectors; and managing the communication network based on the outputs. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Owner:AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P

Inter-satellite link load balancing method, system and device and storage medium

The invention discloses an inter-satellite link load balancing method, system and device and a storage medium, relates to the field of satellite communication, and is used for solving the problem of network congestion of a core network user plane. In the application, an SMF network element receives inter-satellite link state information from each UPF network element; calculating a routing path from the source satellite node to the target satellite node according to the inter-satellite link state information under the limitation of inter-satellite link time delay and bandwidth; and distributing the routing path decision to the UPF network element of the corresponding satellite node. According to the invention, the load balancing of inter-satellite links can be realized, the user plane network congestion of the satellite-borne core network is avoided, and the service quality of the satellite-borne core network is improved.
Owner:CHINA SATELLITE NETWORK EXPLORATION CO LTD

Data transmission method and communication apparatus

A data transmission method and a communication apparatus, relating to the field of communications, and capable of selecting, when a network element supports multiple data transmission protocols, a data transmission mode that enables efficient data transmission. In the method, a third network element receives first information used for indicating at least one data transmission protocol supported by a first network element, and thus a first data transmission protocol for data transmission with the first network element or for data transmission between the first network element and the third network element can be determined on the basis of the first information.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Communication method and device, storage medium and computer program product

The invention provides a communication method and device, a storage medium and a computer program product, relates to the technical field of communication, and is used for improving the reliability of AKMA service. The method comprises the steps that under the condition that parameters of a terminal are updated, a UDM network element obtains authentication and key management AKMA service data of an application and a parameter updating reason of the terminal; and under the condition that the AKMA service data indicates that the terminal subscribes to the AKMA service and the parameter updating reason of the terminal is route identifier updating, initial registration request information of the terminal is sent to an access and mobility management function AMF network element, and the initial registration request information is used for requesting the terminal to execute initial registration.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Methods and apparatuses for enabling computing aware traffic steering using internet protocol (IP) address anchoring

PCT designated stageWO2025168644A1TransmissionCATSEngineering
Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products for enabling computing aware traffic steering (CATS) using internet protocol (IP) address anchoring are described. One method may include receiving a request for a service that is offered by two or more nodes in a network domain associated with a network element. The request comprises information indicating an identifier associated with the service and CATS requirements to assist the network element to determine which one of the nodes to select to instantiate the service. The method may include determining, based on an ability of the nodes to provide the service under the CATS requirements, which one of the nodes to select to instantiate the service, and sending information indicating an allocated internet protocol (IP) prefix associated with the selected one of the nodes that is instantiating the service.
Owner:INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS SAS

Scalable distribution of identification information with identification-based policies in overlay networks

A network controller in an overlay network maintains a total set of identification-based policies and identification mappings for online users of the network for distribution to notifications across network elements of the network. When a new user is online, the controller identifies a site of a network where the user is online, and determines an identification map and applicable policy for the user for distribution to network elements at the identified site. The controller assigns an index value to each identity and communicates the index with the corresponding identity map and policy to the network element. The network element encapsulates cross-site traffic with an index value corresponding to the sender, so that the receiver network element can obtain the index value from the encapsulated header format, query the controller for a corresponding identification map, and apply a policy to traffic determined as relevant based on the sender's identification map obtained from the controller.
Owner:PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC

Measuring and minimizing the impact of co-band mobility on terrestrial network performance during satellite overpass

A method includes recording a first bitrate of a data transfer session between a user endpoint device and a network element of a terrestrial mobile network, wherein the user endpoint device is locked into a radio frequency band of the terrestrial mobile network, recording a second bitrate of the data transfer session, during a test interval in which a satellite of a non-terrestrial network that shares the radio frequency band with the terrestrial mobile network is executing a function that generates a data transmission to generate full-bandwidth noise signals, calculating a difference between the first bitrate that is recorded and the second bitrate that is recorded, and initiating, in response to the difference exceeding a threshold, an action to modify a parameter of at least one of the terrestrial mobile network or the non-terrestrial network to reduce an effect of channel interference resulting from the sharing of the radio frequency band.
Owner:AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES CO INC +1

Method for realizing NAT (Network Address Translation) on UPF network element of core network

The invention relates to a method for realizing NAT on a core network UPF network element, and the method comprises the steps: when a user terminal establishes a 5G session, the UPF pre-allocates a public network IPv4 address and a continuous source port set for the session, the number of ports is dynamically adjusted according to a user package, and resources are bound to a session data structure; receiving a downlink packet of which a destination address is a public network IP based on a private network-to-public network mapping relation, positioning a session level hash table through a flow label direct index mechanism, adding a GTP-U packet header after reverse NAT conversion, and forwarding the packet to a mobile phone through service processing; on the basis of a stream label direct index mechanism, each session exclusively occupies an IP port pool and a hash table through a session-level resource isolation architecture, and is used for avoiding global lock competition in combination with multi-core CPU parallel processing; based on a DPI function switching strategy, an NAT mapping table is synchronized through a UPF cluster session mirroring mechanism for node fault switching zero packet loss.
Owner:IPLOOK NETWORKS CO LTD

System and method for automated drilling network

A system may include a control system coupled to various network elements that define a drilling management network. The control system may include a programmable logic controller (PLC) that performs a drilling operation. The system may further include a virtualization services manager coupled to the control system and the network elements. The virtualization services manager may implement a virtualization service on the drilling management network that controls the drilling operation. The system may further include a virtual connection controller coupled to the network elements. The virtual connection controller may establish a virtual connection between the control system and a user network.
Owner:SCHLUMBERGER TECH CORP