Patents by Inventor Leland Douglas BENSON

Leland Douglas BENSON 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).

  • AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF EDGE-BASED DEPLOYMENTS
    Publication number: 20240137331
    Abstract: Computing resources are managed in a computing network comprising a computing service provider and an edge computing network. The edge computing network receives an indication of a disconnection of communications between the computing service provider and the edge computing network. In response to the indication, the edge computing network initiates an autonomous mode at the edge computing network. The edge computing network is configured to continue providing computing and network services at the edge computing network while the edge computing network is operating in the autonomous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Rahul BOSE, Mark Gordon LIBBY, Anand MUTHURAJAN, Ronald Mark PARKER, Michael Anthony BROWN, Leland Douglas BENSON
  • Autonomous operation of edge-based deployments
    Patent number: 11916809
    Abstract: Computing resources are managed in a computing network comprising a computing service provider and an edge computing network. The edge computing network receives an indication of a disconnection of communications between the computing service provider and the edge computing network. In response to the indication, the edge computing network initiates an autonomous mode at the edge computing network. The edge computing network is configured to continue providing computing and network services at the edge computing network while the edge computing network is operating in the autonomous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Rahul Bose, Mark Gordon Libby, Anand Muthurajan, Ronald Mark Parker, Michael Anthony Brown, Leland Douglas Benson
  • AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF EDGE-BASED DEPLOYMENTS
    Publication number: 20230353504
    Abstract: Computing resources are managed in a computing network comprising a computing service provider and an edge computing network. The edge computing network receives an indication of a disconnection of communications between the computing service provider and the edge computing network. In response to the indication, the edge computing network initiates an autonomous mode at the edge computing network. The edge computing network is configured to continue providing computing and network services at the edge computing network while the edge computing network is operating in the autonomous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rahul BOSE, Mark Gordon LIBBY, Anand MUTHURAJAN, Ronald Mark PARKER, Michael Anthony BROWN, Leland Douglas BENSON
  • TO CORE NETWORK FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20220183085
    Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Leland Douglas BENSON, David REEKIE, Benjamin Thomas WRIGHT, Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS, Richard HEWITT
  • Core network functions
    Patent number: 11206698
    Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.
    Inventors: Leland Douglas Benson, David Reekie, Benjamin Thomas Wright, Matthew Ian Ronald Williams, Richard Hewitt
  • Core network functions
    Patent number: 11129212
    Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks, Ltd.
    Inventors: Leland Douglas Benson, David Reekie, Benjamin Thomas Wright, Matthew Ian Ronald Williams, Richard Hewitt
  • CORE NETWORK FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20200359429
    Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Leland Douglas BENSON, David REEKIE, Benjamin Thomas WRIGHT, Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS, Richard HEWITT
  • CORE NETWORK FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20200260505
    Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Leland Douglas BENSON, David REEKIE, Benjamin Thomas WRIGHT, Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS, Richard HEWITT
  • TO CORE NETWORK FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20200260506
    Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Leland Douglas BENSON, David REEKIE, Benjamin Thomas WRIGHT, Matthew Ian Ronald WILLIAMS, Richard HEWITT