29 results about "Next-generation network" patented technology

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.

Methods and apparatuses for handover key management are provided according to one or more embodiments. A wireless transmit / receive unit (WTRU) may be handed over from a source base station to a target base station. The source base station may request a handover to a WTRU context management function (UCF). The UCF may generate a freshness parameter associated with the target base station. The UCF may utilize the freshness parameter to generate one or more access stratum (AS) keys. The freshness parameter may be provided to the WTRU by the UCF via the source base station. The WTRU may also utilize the freshness parameter to generate the one or more AS keys. The one or more AS keys may be securely shared with the target base station. The one or more AS keys may be utilized for securing an AS communication between the WTRU and the target base station.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to using a reflective surface to reflect a signal from access point equipment to signal receiving equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include receiving a request from access point equipment to establish a communications session between the access point equipment and a user equipment. The method can further include identifying a reflective surface to facilitate a connection between the user equipment and the access point equipment using a mode of communication, resulting in reflected path information corresponding to a reflected path usable by the mode of communication for the communications session. Further, the method can include communicating to the access point equipment, mode information corresponding to the mode of communication and the reflected path information.

Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and provide a communication method and apparatus, which can meet the communication requirements of a next-generation GT network by means of transmitting a superframe capable of expanding coverage. The method comprises: generating and transmitting at least one superframe to a terminal node. The length of each superframe among the at least one superframe is 1 millisecond, each superframe comprises S first frames, the S first frames comprise a first-type frame, and the first-type frame comprises N first symbols used for uplink / downlink data transmission / reception switching by the terminal node. Herein, S=2a, a is a positive integer, 1<a<24, N≤X, both N and X are positive integers, and X is the number of symbols comprised in each first frame.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to, based on a determination that a user equipment is operating from an airborne aircraft, limiting the use signals with potentially interfering bands in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include receiving, via a communications network, altitude information corresponding to an altitude of a user equipment. Further, the method can include, based on the altitude, generating a signal limiting instruction applicable to limit a signal. The method can further include, communicating the signal limiting instruction to alter the signal associated with the user equipment with respect to a potentially interfering band.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to the autonomous onsite remediation of adverse conditions for network infrastructure in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include detecting a condition of a component of network equipment at a site that has a likelihood of indicating a defined adverse event that has at least a threshold likelihood of occurring. The method can further include, in response to detecting the condition, facilitating generating a graphical image of the component. Further, the method can include, based on information determined from the graphical image, remediating the condition.

The application discloses a mobility management method, a terminal and a network side device, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method of the application embodiment comprises the following steps: a terminal sends a first message to a first core network device corresponding to a first network; wherein, the first message is used for registration of the first network or mobility registration update (MRU), and the first message comprises first indication information, the first indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a registration state at the first network or comes from the first network, or the first indication information is used for indicating that the terminal is in a registration state at a second network or comes from the second network, and the first network is a successor network or a next generation network of the second network.

In some implementations, a method implemented in a first NF may include receiving first information from a second NF during a PDU session establishment procedure or a PDU session modification procedure, where the first information includes an identifier of a third NF. The method may include storing the received first information associated with the PDU session. The method may include receiving a downlink (DL) data notification and at least one of a plurality of second information from the third NF, the DL data notification including DL data to be delivered using the PDU session to a wireless transmit / receive unit (WTRU). Moreover, the device may include determining a state of the WTRU. Also, the device may include sending a request to the second NF to initiate radio resource establishment to activate user plane (UP) resources for the PDU session when it is determined that the WTRU is in a connected state.

Terminal devices can request and receive authorization to transmit on the same channel for which a serving base station that can serve the terminal devices has authorization to transmit. Upon transmit authorization or termination being received from a spectrum administration system, the base station can autonomously update the system information it broadcasts. Thus, terminal devices connected to the serving base station can be informed about the channel on which the terminal device should request authorization to transmit.

Techniques pertaining to performing initial registration in a next-generation network in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) determines whether a cell is connected to a first type of core network or a second type of core network. The UE then performs a procedure based on a result of the determining by: (a) performing a first type of non-access-stratum (NAS) procedure using a first type of message to the cell responsive to determining that the cell is connected to the first type of core network; and (b) performing a second type of NAS procedure using a second type of message to the cell responsive to determining that the cell is connected to the second type of core network.

Systems and methods are provided for transmitting low latency traffic in next generation wireless local area networks. A new Media Access Control (MAC) layer frame can be transmitted by an AP to establish a reserved time period during which interference from / collisions with other stations transmitting non-high priority data is avoided. Stations with non-high priority data queued for transmission can defer accessing a channel on which to effectuate the transmission until the reserved time period expires.

This patent is based on a networking approach that realizes a semantic communications framework initiated from the receiver. The goal of this patent is to increase efficiency in terms of data and energy consumption as well as network availability, while also ensuring the completion of the task at hand. By initiating the communication from the receiver side, this patent substitute static approaches with autonomous ones that adapt in real-time to the changing topologies and dynamic condition of next generation network. Once the receiver's request is conveyed to the source, the latter extracts the relevant semantic information from the collected data and transmits it to the destination, where the goal of the communication is achieved in an efficient manner.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and related apparatuses for managing cryptographic keys using a Network Capability Description Language (NCDL). The method enables a device to subscribe to a key management service, negotiate security attributes, and receive key materials for a session, radio bearer (RB), and end-to-end (E2E) protection. The method includes provisioning cryptographic keys to network entities, updating security parameters dynamically, and ensuring authentication through a structured negotiation framework. The NCDL framework facilitates automated key management, allowing network elements to describe, subscribe to, and enforce security policies efficiently. By enabling flexible key granularity and algorithm selection, the disclosure enhances security provisioning while optimizing network resource utilization. The proposed solution supports scalable, real-time security adaptation, improving interoperability and automation in next-generation networks such as 6G.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to mapping signal propagation using idle mode user equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. An example method can include, facilitating receiving, a message from a user equipment, with the message including signal information describing detection of a signal of a carrier of base station equipment while the user equipment was in an idle mode at a first location. The method can further include identifying a second location of the base station equipment corresponding to a time when the signal was transmitted, wherein the second location is different from the first location. Further, the method can include based on the first location, the second location, and the signal information, estimating a path loss of the carrier at the first location.

The invention provides a network intention recognition and translation method and device based on a large language model and a medium, user network intention theme recognition is assisted by introducing theme modeling, related configuration documents are dynamically acquired from a professional network knowledge base in combination with an RAG mechanism to serve as context reference, structured network configuration suggestions are generated by using the large language model, and the user network intention recognition and translation efficiency is improved. And the intellectualization and automation level of network intention processing is improved. The end-to-end processing normal form remarkably improves the intelligent level of the network planning process, so that a user of a non-professional network engineer can also obtain a professional network configuration scheme through a natural language interaction mode. The method is suitable for novel network architectures such as a software defined network and cloud network convergence, and provides key technical support for intelligent evolution of a next-generation network management system.

The invention relates to the field of medical diagnosis and discloses an auxiliary medical record diagnosis method and system based on a next-generation network, and the method comprises the steps: S1, collecting a medical record of a patient through a data collection terminal in the next-generation network, and generating original medical record data; performing data cleaning and preliminary format unification on the original medical record data to obtain standardized medical record data; s2, based on the data processing capacity of the next-generation network, feature extraction is conducted on the standardized medical record data, the physiological information, the medical history information and the environment information of a patient can be comprehensively and accurately collected through the multi-terminal data collection function of the next-generation network, standardization of the medical record data is achieved through data cleaning and format unification, and the medical record data can be obtained more accurately. The system has the capability of collecting the treatment feedback information of the patient in real time, and can dynamically adjust and optimize the treatment scheme according to the treatment effect and physiological index change of the patient, thereby achieving the individuation and precision of the treatment process.

Terminal devices can request and receive authorization to transmit on the same channel for which a serving base station that can serve the terminal devices has authorization to transmit. Upon transmit authorization or termination being received from a spectrum administration system, the base station can autonomously update the system information it broadcasts. Thus, terminal devices connected to the serving base station can be informed about the channel on which the terminal device should request authorization to transmit.

Automatic neighbor relationships (ANR) can be implemented within a radio access network intelligent controller (RIC), which receives load information from network nodes and user equipment measurements from user equipment. The RIC can create and maintain real-time load information and leverage slicing knowledge of neighbor cells during mobility to direct the user equipment to various network slices. Thus, an enhanced radio access network (RAN) neighbor relationship that utilizes slicing information can provide slice level RAN neighbor visibility on top of physical ANR relationships to enable enhancements for mobility management optimization.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to providing radio resources to facilitate a predicted transition to active mode by idle user equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. An example method can include predicting that a user equipment of a group of user equipment in an idle mode will transition to an active mode during a time duration. The method can further include, identifying base station equipment that are able to provide coverage to the group of user equipment during the time duration. Further, the method can include, based on predicting the user equipment will transition to active mode, prioritizing allocation among the base station equipment, of resources to provide coverage to facilitate an active mode connection by the user equipment to the base station equipment.

An enhanced Edge Application Server Discovery Function (eEASDF) for service discovery in cellular networks, addresses the limitations of static and DNS-based discovery mechanisms. The eEASDF dynamically matches user equipment (UE) requests with edge application servers (EAS) based on detailed filters, such as compute resource requirements, quality-of-service objectives, and location scope. Utilizing Protocol Configuration Options (PCO), the eEASDF can facilitate efficient service discovery by integrating metadata and telemetry from a Unified Data Repository (UDR) or Service Repository Function (SRF). This functionality can support user-plane traffic steering through PDU session modifications, uplink classifier updates, and user plane function reselection. The described technology enhances latency performance, reduces rediscovery churn, and optimizes resource allocation for compute-intensive applications in next-generation networks. Primary applications can include augmented reality, real-time analytics, and AI-assisted services.

A method (1) of operating a scheduling function (2) of a functional component (6) of a mobile network (8) is disclosed. The method (1) comprises receiving (102) a message, the message comprising one of: a capability announcement message of a first execution node (82) of the mobile network (8), the capability announcement message comprising a default execution capability or an actual execution capability of the first execution node (82); a scheduling request message for a functional component (6) of a mobile network (8), the scheduling request message comprising an execution requirement of the functional component (6). The method (1) further comprises rescheduling (103A) one or more functional components (6) operating on a first execution node (82) of the mobile network (8) to one or more second execution nodes (82) of the mobile network (8) in response to the received capability advertisement message according to the execution requirements of the respective functional components (6) and the respective execution capabilities of each execution node (82) of the mobile network (8). The method (1) further comprises scheduling (103B) the functional component (6) to one or more second execution nodes (82) of the mobile network (8) according to the execution requirements of the functional component (6) and the respective execution capabilities of each execution node (82) of the mobile network (8) in response to the received scheduling request message. Therefore, energy awareness and zero-carbon resource scheduling are realized in the next generation of network.

This application discloses a communication method, a terminal, and a network-side device, belonging to the field of communication technology. The method in this application includes: a terminal acquiring a first GUTI corresponding to a first network and a second GUTI corresponding to a second network, allocated by a first core network device, wherein the first network is a successor network or next-generation network of the second network; when the terminal enters a connected state through the first network, it sends a first identifier to an access network device corresponding to the first network, the first identifier being used to identify the core network device corresponding to the first network, and the first identifier being determined based on the first GUTI; or, when the terminal enters a connected state through the second network, it sends a second identifier to an access network device corresponding to the second network, the second identifier being used to identify the core network device corresponding to the second network, and the second identifier being determined based on the second GUTI.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to modeling radio wave propagation in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include, for a network application, identifying, by a system comprising a processor, a characteristic value of a performance characteristic associated with an uplink connection enabled via a network of a user equipment to application server equipment hosting the network application. The method can further include, based on the characteristic value and a criterion, selecting, by the system, a first packet size for the uplink connection. The method can further include communicating, by the system, to the user equipment, the first packet size for use with the uplink connection.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to using a reflective surface to reflect a signal from access point equipment to signal receiving equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include receiving a request from access point equipment to establish a communications session between the access point equipment and a user equipment. The method can further include identifying a reflective surface to facilitate a connection between the user equipment and the access point equipment, resulting in reflected path information corresponding to a reflected path for the communications session. Finally, the method can include, in response to the request, communicating to the access point equipment, the reflected path information.

Systems and methods are provided for transmitting low latency traffic in next generation wireless local area networks. A new Media Access Control (MAC) layer frame can be transmitted by an AP to establish a reserved time period during which interference from / collisions with other stations transmitting non-high priority data is avoided. Stations with non-high priority data queued for transmission can defer accessing a channel on which to effectuate the transmission until the reserved time period expires.

A node device for forming a multi-hop network is provided. The node device is configured to discover two routing topologies, one for regular data delivery and one for priority data delivery. Regular routes are discovered for all data nodes in the IoT network and priority routes are discovered only for priority data nodes. Regular data routes (D-routes) are discovered using a distance-based routing discovery protocol, RPL, and priority routes (P-routes) are optimally discovered for priority data nodes only to minimize routing overlap, routing transmission time, and routing length. The node device comprises a transceiver configured to receive and transmit regular data in a destination-oriented directed acyclic graph (DODAG) based topology and to receive and transmit priority data in an optimal routing topology, a memory configured to store computer executable programs comprising a communication mode (CM), a multi-rate link count (MLC), a degree of routing overlap (DRO), neighbor information, a routing transmission time, and a routing length, and a processor configured to execute the steps of the computer executable programs. The steps comprise discovering D-routes and discovering P-routes, which in turn comprise non-cyclic routing discovery, minimal overlap routing discovery, minimal transmission time routing discovery, and minimal length routing discovery.

Methods and apparatuses for handover key management are provided according to one or more embodiments. A wireless transmit / receive unit (WTRU) may be handed over from a source base station to a target base station. The source base station may request a handover to a WTRU context management function (UCF). The UCF may generate a freshness parameter associated with the target base station. The UCF may utilize the freshness parameter to generate one or more access stratum (AS) keys. The freshness parameter may be provided to the WTRU by the UCF via the source base station. The WTRU may also utilize the freshness parameter to generate the one or more AS keys. The one or more AS keys may be securely shared with the target base station. The one or more AS keys may be utilized for securing an AS communication between the WTRU and the target base station.