Patents by Inventor Ahmed M. Akl

Ahmed M. Akl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods, systems, and computer readable media for processing network function (NF) discovery requests at NF repository function (NRF) using prioritized lists of preferred locations
    Patent number: 11930083
    Abstract: A method for processing NF discovery requests using prioritized lists of preferred locations includes maintaining an NF profiles database including NF profiles of producer NFs registered to provide service to other NFs and a preferred locality attribute mappings database including mappings between preferred locality attributes and prioritized lists of preferred locations. The method includes receiving, from an NF, an NF discovery request including query parameters and a preferred locality attribute. The method further includes accessing the preferred locality attribute mappings database using the preferred locality attribute and obtaining a prioritized list of preferred locations corresponding to the preferred locality attribute, accessing the NF profiles database using the query parameters and identifying NF profiles of producer NFs capable of providing a service indicated by the query parameters, and prioritizing the NF profiles according to the prioritized list of preferred locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yesh Goel, Sridhar Karuturi, Ahmed M. Akl, Doki Satish Kumar Patro, Amarnath Jayaramachar
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROCESSING NETWORK FUNCTION (NF) DISCOVERY REQUESTS AT NF REPOSITORY FUNCTION (NRF) USING PRIORITIZED LISTS OF PREFERRED LOCATIONS
    Publication number: 20230052267
    Abstract: A method for processing NF discovery requests using prioritized lists of preferred locations includes maintaining an NF profiles database including NF profiles of producer NFs registered to provide service to other NFs and a preferred locality attribute mappings database including mappings between preferred locality attributes and prioritized lists of preferred locations. The method includes receiving, from an NF, an NF discovery request including query parameters and a preferred locality attribute. The method further includes accessing the preferred locality attribute mappings database using the preferred locality attribute and obtaining a prioritized list of preferred locations corresponding to the preferred locality attribute, accessing the NF profiles database using the query parameters and identifying NF profiles of producer NFs capable of providing a service indicated by the query parameters, and prioritizing the NF profiles according to the prioritized list of preferred locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yesh Goel, Sridhar Karuturi, Ahmed M. Akl, Doki Satish Kumar Patro, Amarnath Jayaramachar