Abstract: A provisioning server, a registration/communication server (e.g., a cable modem termination system (CMTS)), and an access device (e.g., a cable modem (CM)) for a communication network communicate to register or re-register the access device in the communication network, using a configuration file for the access device, to enable the access device to become operational in the communication network without the access device ever receiving the configuration file. In response to access device ranging, the registration/communication server requests and receives the configuration file from the provisioning server. When the access device requests registration in the communication network, the registration/communication server processes information in the configuration file to determine whether to grant the request. By not sending the configuration file to the access device, the new access device registration process reduces the risk of the access device being a compromise point at the customer site (e.g.

Abstract: An alternative channel for communicating information relating to renewal of a spectrum grant from SAS to a base station is implemented. This alternative channel provides a communications path to communicate status of a grant from an SAS to the base station, while the base station's primary communication channel with SAS, which typically involves a domain proxy remains interrupted. The alternative channel includes a UE with a connection manager (CM). An identified UE sends a grant renewal request message to SAS for the base station and receives a grant renewal request response message indicating grant status from the SAS. The grant status is forwarded to the base station, and if the grant is renewed, the base station renews the grant transmit expiration time and continues to transmit. This approach reduces potential service outages at the base station due to lack of awareness of the actual status of the SAS grant.

Abstract: A computing device accesses, from a storage device, a plurality of public keys. The computing device generates, for each public key of the plurality of public keys, a code verification certificate (CVC). The computing device extracts, from each CVC, information associated with each CVC. The computing device obtains, for each respective customer premises equipment (CPE) device of a plurality of CPE devices, a corresponding configuration file of a plurality of configuration files. The computing device extracts, from each respective configuration file of the plurality of configuration files, a CPE-assigned CVC used by the CPE device corresponding to the respective configuration file. The computing device performs a comparison of the information associated with each CVC and information associated with each CPE-assigned CVC. The computing device generates one or more notifications based the comparison.

Abstract: Various methods and processing systems for the effective management of network traffic and facilitating data forwarding within distributed computing environments. Network components may be configured to amalgamate the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) with Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) or network address port translation (NAPT) technologies to facilitate dynamic notification of network address accessibility and use port index identifiers to augment the precision and resilience of routing. A distributed SNAT/NAPT virtual network function (VNF) or cloud-native network function (CNF) may collaborate with LEAF switches or server aggregation devices to refine data transmission via adaptable address mapping and forwarding and enhance network scalability and resilience.

Abstract: Methods and systems for correlating a mobile device with respect to wireless communications services provided by a service provider. A method includes triggering a correlation engine when a mobile device connected to an access device has mobile services capability, comparing access device and mobile services based customer identifiers, comparing access device and mobility services based characteristics when the customer identifiers match, marking in a fidelity matrix that the mobile device is a potential service provider provided mobile device if the mobile device foregoes use of mobile services for data usage when the characteristics match and an average connection time with the access device exceeds or meets a threshold, and verifying that the mobile device is a service provider provided mobile device when a fidelity score level in the fidelity matrix meets or exceeds a defined fidelity threshold, wherein the fidelity score level is based on data usage patterns.

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus enabling communications between a mobile network node (e.g., base station, eNB, gNB) and a large number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices by defining IoT device groups comprising at least one primary IoT device and a plurality of secondary IoT devices. The mobile network node communicates directly with group primary IoT devices via a mobile network protocol, and the group primary IoT devices further communicate with the secondary IoT devices via a local wireless protocol. Identifiers are used to identify secondary IoT devices that are the source of transmitted uplink messages, or the target/destination of downlink messages. Identifiers may be bundled or concatenated such that the primary IoT devices can manage messages or other communications to/from the base station, which in turn handles all backhaul services necessary to support the group of IoT devices.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing multiple techniques to a customer premises equipment to acquire network connectivity. A method for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) lease includes sending, by a network device at a customer premises to a service provider system, a request for a preferred acquisition posture, where the network device is provisioned with multiple acquisition postures including the preferred acquisition posture, receiving, by the network device from the service provider system, a selected acquisition posture, attempting, by the network device, to acquire the IP lease using the selected acquisition posture, and operating, by the network device, using the acquired IP lease.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for streamlined cell activation in a wireless network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide enhanced wireless services which utilize bandwidth-efficient setup/configuration messaging and cell activation, including for very large numbers of cells, and which do not overwhelm data backhaul(s) associated with wireless nodes used for communication. In one embodiment, a message protocol is used wherein a prescribed number of cells of a given DU (e.g., all, a prescribed subset, etc.) are activated without having to enumerate or include specific data relating to the cells being activated. In one variant, this “global” activation is conducted using an Activate All Cells IE (Information Element) disposed with the F1SETUP RESPONSE message issued by a controlling CU entity within a 5G-NR infrastructure. In other variants, cells of multiple DUs can be controlled simultaneously, such as via distribution of a system-wide global activation IE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum allocation among two or more entities within a prescribed coverage or operational area. In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated between two or more Federal or commercial SASs (Spectrum Access Systems), for use by various service provider entities such as a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs). In one variant, each of two or more SAS entities generate both proposed allocations for themselves and other participating SAS entities with respect to available GAA spectrum, and differences between the proposed allocations are reconciled and condensed using a dynamic, iterative process to converge on a final allocation which fits the available GAA spectrum and which equitably distributes the spectrum between the participating SAS entities.

Abstract: Efficient sidelink communications between devices, e.g., user equipment (UE) devices, is supported when at least one of the user devices is within a network coverage area. Various embodiments are well suited for use in a communications system including a network of CBRS base stations. A core network implements a sidelink control component (CNSCC), working in conjunction with a spectrum access system (SAS) and/or an interference management module. The CNSCC manages the allocation of air link resources, e.g., PAL channels and/or GAA channels, to UEs to support efficient sidelink device to device communications while limiting interference levels and/or increasing throughput in the communications system. In some embodiments the allocation of a channel to UEs for sidelink communications is based on one more or all of: i) the current location of the UEs, ii) the current usage of spectrum in the system, and/or iii) the current levels of interference in the system.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a clearinghouse AAA server receives, from a network AAA server of a network, a request for a priority UE to access an external data network via the network, accesses a Declared Emergency Location Registry (DELR) database to determine whether a current emergency situation has been declared for the network, determines whether the priority UE is permitted (e.g., authenticated and authorized) to access the external data network via the network, and determines whether the priority UE should receive priority or non-priority access to the external data network via the network. Depending on the situation, the network may be the UE's home network or a visited network having a roaming agreement with the home network. In this way, priority UEs can receive priority access to external data networks via networks during declared emergency situations.

Abstract: A communication management resource such as associated with a first wireless access point receives a first communication from a first mobile communication device. Via the first communication, the communication management resource associated with the first wireless access point determines a channel quality associated with a first wireless channel, the first wireless channel acquirable by the first mobile communication device via clear channel assessment. Based on the determined channel quality, the communication management resource controls conveyance of a second communication between the first mobile communication device and a first wireless access point over the first wireless channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods which maintain active communications sessions in the event of channel grant suspensions. A method includes reviewing available radio resources at the base station for an impacted user device due to a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) channel suspension, receiving, by a network optimizer from the base station, neighbor base station measurement reports and radio resource requirements for the impacted user device, determining a neighbor base station which can allocate radio resources for the impacted user device based on the neighbor base station measurement reports, the radio resource requirements, and a neighbor base station capacity, initiating, by the base station, a radio resource redirection of the impacted user device to the neighbor base station in response to a message from the network optimizer; and allocating, by the neighbor base station, radio resources to the impacted user device while maintaining active communications sessions.

Abstract: In wireless communications, an uplink imbalance can exist for a wireless device (e.g., a cell phone), where the uplink signal strength is insufficient for reliable uplink transmissions from the wireless device to the serving node (e.g., 4G/5G base station or Wi-Fi access point) even though the downlink signal strength is sufficient for reliable downlink transmissions from the serving node to the wireless device. In one implementation, the wireless device detects an uplink imbalance based on missing downlink ACK messages from the serving node in response to its periodic uplink measurement reports to the serving node. In another implementation, the network (e.g., the serving node) detects an uplink imbalance based on missing uplink measurement reports from the wireless device. In either case, the detection of an uplink imbalance triggers initiation of handover processing to a neighbor node having sufficient signal strength.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing interference management and load balancing in a wireless network. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus utilize quasi-licensed CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum in conjunction with enhanced SAS (Spectrum Access System) and base station (e.g., CBSD) components to enable creation and management of virtual clusters of bases stations connected to the network, so as to enable inter-cluster interference mitigation, while also supporting load balancing between the base stations using coverage area overlap. In one implementation, the SAS reduces the coverage area (transmit power) of one or more base stations on a cluster edge to mitigate inter-cluster interference, and increases or adjusts the coverage of one or more base stations inside of the cluster to enable load balancing.

Abstract: An access gateway for an internet service provider (ISP) network has at least one enterprise gateway, an internet gateway, at least one processor operative to cause the access gateway to perform a dynamic policy-based routing algorithm that routes (i) enterprise-associated traffic (e.g., mostly if not all IoT traffic) to and from at least one associated enterprise server via the at least one enterprise gateway and (ii) non-enterprise-associated traffic (e.g., mostly if not all non-IoT traffic) to and from the public internet via the internet gateway. The access gateway employs a machine-learning (ML) module that accesses an enterprise database to distinguish enterprise-associated traffic from non-enterprise-associated traffic based on (e.g., MAC) addresses of the wireless devices that generate the traffic.

Abstract: A wireless access point (AP) receives a certificate from an application executing on a computing device that has not connected to the wireless AP, wherein the certificate does not include a password to a service set identifier (SSID) that is broadcast by the wireless AP. The wireless AP determines that the certificate is associated with an entity that is an authorized entity. In response to determining, that the certificate is associated with the entity that is the authorized entity, the wireless AP establishes a time-limited connection with the computing device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automated positioning of a wireless router in a premises. The method includes placing a slidable wireless router device on a linear rail attached to a wall, initiating, by a wireless router in the slidable wireless router device, a search cycle for a determined event, obtaining, by the wireless router from connected devices, signal connectivity measurements from a starting point on the linear rail, obtaining, by the wireless router from the connected devices, additional signal connectivity measurements by incrementally moving the slidable wireless router device over remaining points on the linear rail, and moving, by a controller in the slidable wireless router device, the slidable wireless router device to an optimal position on the linear rail based on the signal connectivity measurements and the additional signal connectivity measurements.

Abstract: A system includes a primary playback system and a secondary playback system. The primary playback system receives primary content including multiple segments of content for playback. The multiple segments of content may include a first segment of content modified by a video analyzer resource to include a supplemental audio signal. During playback of the first segment of content, the primary playback system plays back both an original audio signal associated with the first segment of content and the supplemental audio signal. The supplemental audio signal support synchronization of the secondary playback system with the primary playback system.