Patents by Inventor Ravi Guntupalli
Ravi Guntupalli 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).
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Patent number: 10341947Abstract: The present disclosure includes gateways and methods for node selection of virtual network nodes in virtual evolved packet core networks. The methods include receiving, at a gateway from an evolved Node B (eNodeB), an attach request for a user equipment (UE), and determining a network selection hint corresponding to the received attach request, where the network selection hint is used for determining a virtual network node for selection in a mobile cloud network. The methods further include determining a domain name for establishing a network connection based at least in part on the network selection hint, where the selected domain name is associated with a virtual network node in the mobile cloud network. The methods also include selecting a virtual network node associated with the determined domain name, and establishing a network session to the selected virtual network node.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Stinson Mathai, Ravi Guntupalli, Aeneas Dodd-Noble
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Publication number: 20170238245Abstract: The present disclosure includes gateways and methods for node selection of virtual network nodes in virtual evolved packet core networks. The methods include receiving, at a gateway from an evolved Node B (eNodeB), an attach request for a user equipment (UE), and determining a network selection hint corresponding to the received attach request, where the network selection hint is used for determining a virtual network node for selection in a mobile cloud network. The methods further include determining a domain name for establishing a network connection based at least in part on the network selection hint, where the selected domain name is associated with a virtual network node in the mobile cloud network. The methods also include selecting a virtual network node associated with the determined domain name, and establishing a network session to the selected virtual network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Stinson Mathai, Ravi Guntupalli, Aeneas Dodd-Noble
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Patent number: 9642077Abstract: The present disclosure includes gateways and methods for node selection of virtual network nodes in virtual evolved packet core networks. The methods include receiving, at a gateway from an evolved Node B (eNodeB), an attach request for a user equipment (UE), and determining a network selection hint corresponding to the received attach request, where the network selection hint is used for determining a virtual network node for selection in a mobile cloud network. The methods further include determining a domain name for establishing a network connection based at least in part on the network selection hint, where the selected domain name is associated with a virtual network node in the mobile cloud network. The methods also include selecting a virtual network node associated with the determined domain name, and establishing a network session to the selected virtual network node.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Stinson Mathai, Ravi Guntupalli, Aeneas Dodd-Noble
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Patent number: 9374777Abstract: A method for mobile management entity (MME) selection includes receiving at a base transceiver station (BTS) a message from each of multiple MMEs including information for advertising functionalities of each of the MMEs. The functionalities include at least one type of communications session supported by each of the MMEs. The method also includes receiving at the BTS a message from a user equipment (UE) to request for a communications session. The request message includes session type information indicating a type of session requested by the UE. At least one of the MMEs is capable of serving the requested type of session. The method further includes generating a list of candidate MMEs capable of serving the requested type of communications session from the MMEs by matching the session type information with the capability information, and selecting a serving MME from the list based on the information relating to the advertised functionalities.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Nirav Salot, Aeneas Dodd-Noble, Ravi Guntupalli
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Publication number: 20150249956Abstract: A method for mobile management entity (MME) selection includes receiving at a base transceiver station (BTS) a message from each of multiple MMEs including information for advertising functionalities of each of the MMEs. The functionalities include at least one type of communications session supported by each of the MMEs. The method also includes receiving at the BTS a message from a user equipment (UE) to request for a communications session. The request message includes session type information indicating a type of session requested by the UE. At least one of the MMEs is capable of serving the requested type of session. The method further includes generating a list of candidate MMEs capable of serving the requested type of communications session from the MMEs by matching the session type information with the capability information, and selecting a serving MME from the list based on the information relating to the advertised functionalities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Nirav Salot, Aeneas Dodd-Noble, Ravi Guntupalli
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Patent number: 9055520Abstract: A method for mobile management entity (MME) selection includes receiving at a base transceiver station (BTS) a message from each of multiple MMEs including information for advertising functionalities of each of the MMEs. The functionalities include at least one type of communications session supported by each of the MMEs. The method also includes receiving at the BTS a message from a user equipment (UE) to request for a communications session. The request message includes session type information indicating a type of session requested by the UE. At least one of the MMEs is capable of serving the requested type of session. The method further includes generating a list of candidate MMEs capable of serving the requested type of communications session from the MMEs by matching the session type information with the capability information, and selecting a serving MME from the list based on the information relating to the advertised functionalities.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Nirav Salot, Aeneas Dodd-Noble, Ravi Guntupalli
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Publication number: 20150109995Abstract: The present disclosure includes gateways and methods for node selection of virtual network nodes in virtual evolved packet core networks. The methods include receiving, at a gateway from an evolved Node B (eNodeB), an attach request for a user equipment (UE), and determining a network selection hint corresponding to the received attach request, where the network selection hint is used for determining a virtual network node for selection in a mobile cloud network. The methods further include determining a domain name for establishing a network connection based at least in part on the network selection hint, where the selected domain name is associated with a virtual network node in the mobile cloud network. The methods also include selecting a virtual network node associated with the determined domain name, and establishing a network session to the selected virtual network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Stinson MATHAI, Ravi GUNTUPALLI, Aeneas DODD-NOBLE
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Publication number: 20140169269Abstract: A method for mobile management entity (MME) selection includes receiving at a base transceiver station (BTS) a message from each of multiple MMEs including information for advertising functionalities of each of the MMEs. The functionalities include at least one type of communications session supported by each of the MMEs. The method also includes receiving at the BTS a message from a user equipment (UE) to request for a communications session. The request message includes session type information indicating a type of session requested by the UE. At least one of the MMEs is capable of serving the requested type of session. The method further includes generating a list of candidate MMEs capable of serving the requested type of communications session from the MMEs by matching the session type information with the capability information, and selecting a serving MME from the list based on the information relating to the advertised functionalities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Nirav Salot, Aeneas Dodd-Noble, Ravi Guntupalli