Abstract: A primary access node adds a secondary access node to deliver wireless communication service and comprises a radio and baseband circuitry. The radio receives a measurement report from a User Equipment (UE) and transfers the measurement report to the baseband circuitry. The baseband circuitry determines a frequency channel size for the secondary access node and an add threshold for the secondary access node based on the frequency channel size. The baseband circuitry determines an add value for the secondary access node based on the measurement report. When the add value is greater than the add threshold, the baseband circuitry signals the secondary access node to serve the UE and transfers user signaling for the UE to the radio. The radio wirelessly transfers the user signaling to the UE. The UE attaches to the secondary access node and the secondary access node delivers the wireless communication service to the UE.

Abstract: A method of testing a communication network. The method comprises providing network communication service to communication service subscribers by a first set of computing resources that are part of a communication network, replicating communication data packets, directing the replicated communication data packets to the first set of computing resources and to a second set of computing resources that are part of the communication network but which do not provide network communication service to communication service subscribers, introducing a random error into the second set of computing resources, capturing by a testing application executing on a server computer the outputs from the second set of computing resources after processing the replicated communication data packets in the context of the random error, analyzing the captured outputs by the testing application, determining that the captured outputs indicate a failure by the testing application, and taking action by the testing application.

Abstract: A Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Software Defined Network (SDN) controls NFV resources consumed by Virtual Network Functions (VNFs). An NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) executes SDN application VNFs, SDN controller VNFs, and SDN data-machine VNFs. The NFVI responsively transfers SDN Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). A VNF control system processes the KPIs to generate and transfer NFV control data to lighten one of the SDN VNFs. The NFVI lightens the one SDN VNF responsive to the NFV control data by increasing access to NFVI hardware for the one SDN VNF.

Abstract: A method of establishing a network connection between a subscriber device and a network server having a server processor matching a device processor of the subscriber device. The method comprises receiving a processor matching message (PMM) by an Exposure Function (EF) executing on a computer system, where the PMM comprises a request for a network service and an EF attribute representing an identity of a device processor of a subscriber device, determining by the EF the existence of a matching network server offering the requested network service and having a server processor with an identity matching the identity of the device processor, and based on the determination that the matching network server exists, establishing by the EF a connection between the matching network server and the subscriber device.

Abstract: A method for edge network authentication and access, implemented by an edge server, including receiving user equipment (UE) information from an application client executed on a UE to establish a connection between the edge server and the UE, verifying whether the UE has authorization to the local access point name (APN) based on the UE information, generating a session key when the UE has authorization to the local APN, sending the session key to the UE, receiving a request to access content of an application on a content server from the UE, decrypting the information to obtain a key, comparing the key with the application key to validate the UE, verifying identifiers of the UE when the UE is valid, identifying the application on the content server to obtain the content based on the request, encrypting and sending a session identifier to the UE based on a new application key.

Abstract: A wireless access point controls Carrier Aggregation (CA) over a wireless repeater chain. The wireless access point exchanges signaling with User Equipment (UE) over the wireless repeater chain which uses a number of repeater hops. The wireless access point selects a radio frequency for a Primary Component Carrier (PCC) based on the number of repeater hops. The wireless access point exchanges user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the selected radio frequency for the PCC. The wireless access point determines uplink throughput for the user data. The wireless access point re-selects the radio frequency for the PCC based on the number of repeater hops and the uplink throughput. The wireless access point exchanges additional user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the re-selected radio frequency for the PCC.

Abstract: A primary access node adds a secondary access node to deliver wireless communication service to a wireless User Equipment (UE). The primary access node comprises a radio and baseband circuitry. The radio wirelessly receives a measurement report from the UE characterizing a radio metric for the secondary access node and transfers the measurement report to the baseband circuitry. The baseband circuitry determines cell site density for the UE's location and determines an add threshold for the secondary access node based on the cell site density. The baseband circuitry determines an add value for the secondary access node based on the radio metric. When the add value exceeds the add threshold, the baseband circuitry transfers network signaling to the secondary access node to serve the UE and transfers user signaling to the radio. The radio wirelessly transfers the user signaling to the UE to attach to the secondary access node.

Abstract: A method for delivering a network slice to a user is disclosed. The method includes receiving communication from a network slice artifact comprising a multi-segment filename that includes a first segment comprising instructions for executing the network slice artifact, and a second segment comprising an identity of a network slice instantiable by the network slice artifact The method also includes retrieving a set of executable instructions associated with the network slice from a data store of the network in response to receiving the communication from the network slice artifact, and communicating the set of executable instructions to the network slice artifact whereby the network slice artifact instantiates the network slice transforming the computer system into an endpoint node of the network slice. The method further includes completing the instantiation of the network slice in response to receiving the communication from the network slice artifact.

Abstract: An electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile delivery and activation system is disclosed comprising a user equipment that includes an eSIM, a WIFI transceiver, a radio modem, and an application. The application is configured to detect that the eSIM is not initially provisioned with an eSIM profile, and in response to the detection, request, receive, and store via the WIFI transceiver a branding information handle from an over-the-air (OTA) platform in the eSIM, and reboot the eSIM and/or the radio modem. The radio modem is configured to receive the branding information handle stored in the eSIM after reboot, determine which subscription manager data preparation (SMDP+) server to access based on the handle, and obtain and configure the eSIM profile from the SMDP+ server into the eSIM. The radio modem is subsequently rebooted and configured to communicate with a carrier specific OTA platform to finalize activation of the eSIM profile.

Abstract: A primary wireless access node receives primary power headroom for User Equipment (UE). A secondary wireless access receives secondary power headroom for the UE and transfers the secondary power headroom to the primary wireless access node. The primary wireless access node compares the power primary headroom to the secondary power headroom to determine a primary uplink grant amount and a secondary uplink grant amount for the UE. The primary wireless access node grants primary uplink resources to the UE based on the primary uplink grant amount. The secondary wireless access node grants secondary uplink resources to the UE based on the secondary uplink grant amount. The wireless access nodes receive user data from the UE based on the uplink grant amounts.

Abstract: A test environment availability system is disclosed that comprises test servers that include JAVA virtual machines (JVMs), applications executing on the JVMs, and monitoring tools. The system comprises a server including an application that receives a mapping of each function to applications executing on one or more of the test servers that enable an end-to-end journey of the function, obtains operational statuses of the JVMs and the applications on the test servers from the monitoring tools, coalesces each of the operational statuses with a corresponding function based on the mapping to create a coalesced operational statuses mapping, applies a rules set to the coalesced operational statuses mapping, determines whether each function is operational based on the application of the rules set, and creates and provides a dashboard based on the determination that illustrates each function and each function's operational status to an electronic device for display on the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of testing production server applications. The method comprises monitoring a production server that is executing a first version of a production application by an agent application executing on the production server, recording changes made on the production server by the agent application in a reporting file on the production server, launching a test application on a test server, wherein the test application is associated with a second version of the production application, in response to launching the test application, reading the reporting file by a script executing on the test server, determining by the script that changes were made on the production server based on reading the reporting file, and sending by the script a notification about the changes made on the production server, whereby a tester testing the second version of the production application is made aware of changes that have been made on the production server.

Abstract: A Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) network serves User Equipment (UE) with low-latency Quality-of-Service (QoS). A source 5GNR node receives signaling from the UE and transfers the signaling to a network controller. The network controller processes the signaling to determine a low-latency QoS. A network gateway receives user data and transfers the user data to the source 5GNR node. The source 5GNR node wirelessly transfers the user data to the UE. Responsive to the low-latency QoS, the source 5GNR node transfers multicast signaling to the network controller when received signal strength at the UE reaches a multicast trigger. The network controller transfers multicast signaling to the network gateway. The network gateway multicasts the user data to the source 5GNR node and to neighbor 5GNR nodes.

Abstract: A system for sensing an environmental parameter at a cell site of a cellular communication network and transporting corresponding data over an operations and maintenance (“O&M”) channel of the cellular communication network comprises a remote radio head and a sensor operably coupled to the remote radio head to receive electrical power from the remote radio head and transmit sensor data corresponding to the environmental parameter to the remote radio head. The sensor is operable to use at least some of the electrical power to generate the sensor data and is operable to use at least some of the electrical power to transmit the sensor data to the remote radio head. The remote radio head is operable to provide the electrical power to the sensor, is operable to receive the sensor data, and is operable to transmit operations and maintenance data and the sensor data over the O&M channel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of gathering data from a wireless data device that isn't connected to the internet using a mobile device like a phone, laptop, or tablet. The wireless data device signals an device monitoring application on the smartphone to connect. The device monitoring application and the wireless data device trade passwords to establish a secure wireless connection. The data is sent from the wireless data device to the smartphone and stored in memory. The device monitoring application connects wirelessly to the internet through a cell tower. If cell service is not available, the device monitoring application waits till cell service is available to connect to the internet. The device monitoring application on the smartphone establishes a secure connection to a server located on the internet and sends the data to an device monitoring application executing on the server.

Abstract: A mobile communication device. The device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a memory comprising a mobile application incorporating a search client that. When executed by at least one of the CPU and the GPU, the application receives an input selecting the search client, begins execution in a trusted security zone execution mode wherein instructions of the search client execute in the GPU, creates a genesis block of a block chain via the search client instructions executing in the GPU, creates an event block of the block chain via the search client instructions executing in the GPU, attaches the event block to the block chain via the search client instructions executing in the GPU, transmits the block chain to a data store, and reverts to execution in a normal execution mode.

Abstract: A wireless User Equipment (UE) executes user applications that have user requirements. The wireless UE wirelessly receives network information that indicates wireless network slices and their individual slice characteristics. The wireless UE compares the user requirements to the slice characteristics and responsively selects one or more of the wireless network slices. The wireless UE generates network signaling that indicates the selected wireless network slices. The wireless UE wirelessly transfers the network signaling.

Abstract: A wireless access node controls the uplink transmit power of wireless User Equipment (UEs). The wireless access node receives uplink data from the UEs. The wireless access node performs uplink error correction on the uplink data and transfers the corrected uplink data to network elements. The wireless access node determines received signal strengths at the access node for the wireless UEs. The wireless access node determines uplink error rates for the wireless UEs based on the uplink error correction. The wireless access node determines transmit power instructions for the wireless UEs based on their uplink error rates, their received signal strengths, and typically other metrics like backhaul throughput, noise, and interference. The wireless access node transfers the transmit power instructions to the wireless UEs which control their transmit power responsive to the power instructions.

Abstract: A method of testing an operations support system (OSS). The method comprises receiving an input by a test tool executing on a computer system from a user interface of the test tool selecting an OSS application to test, querying the data store by the test tool for test system configuration information associated with the selected OSS application, automatically generating test case OSS input data by the test tool, testing a plurality of different user interface screens of the OSS by the test tool based on the test system configuration information associated with the selected OSS application and based on the automatically generated test case OSS input data, capturing screen shots of test results presented in the user interface screens of the OSS by the test tool, and storing the screen shots of test results in a test results data store.

Abstract: A data management platform server that organizes and transforms data in a 3-tier data structure. The server comprises an application stored in a memory that transforms data into profiles. The application stores the profiles to a profile data store. The application selects a first profile subset from the profiles based on a first criterion. The application selects a second profile subset form the profiles based on a second criterion, where at least some of the profiles in the first profile subset are not in the second profile subset and wherein at least some of the profiles in the second profile subset are not in the first profile subset. The application stores the first profile subset and the second profile subset to a profile data store. The application receives a request from an ad gateway for the first profile subset and transmits the first profile subset to the ad gateway.