Abstract: A method is disclosed for task and container pod startup and registry in a telecommunications core network, the method comprising: in a telecommunications core network microservices architecture, registering a credential for a container and task in a database as a microservice pod comes up; retrieving container information updated in the database once information for the microservice pod is updated; and sending a message to a controller task to register the microservice pod with the database.

Abstract: A method for optimizing parameters affecting Paging Optimization is disclosed, comprising: determining a first paging stage timeout value based on at least one of how much congested is the radio network, and whether paging from a same sub from a same location but paging optimization had already moved to a second stage; determining a second paging stage timeout value based on receiving retransmissions from core network for the same sub within this time; and how many times the subscribers respond later after the timer expiry; and applying a function to the paging cache timeout value, the first paging stage timeout value; and the second first paging stage timeout value to obtain a paging optimization value.

Abstract: High capacity, long range wireless communication link was ever needed. With the technology advancement and the requirement for higher data rates and limited latency requirements the existing solutions are providing partial and very limited solution. We propose new approach that provides the need in an efficient way and with the required properties to allow easy use and tuning as well as great robustness with link redundancy.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for providing paging optimization using Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC)/OpenRAN (ORAN) in 5G and 4G Systems. The method comprising the RIC using a user equipment (UE) context which is updated on UE movement and calculates the UEs current location. Using this paging is sent in stages where in the first stage paging will be sent to most probable ORAN centralized unit (O-CU)/ORAN distributed unit (O-DU)/ORAN evolved NodeB (O-eNB) that will be having higher possibility of paging to succeed and avoid broadcasting to entire Tracking area(s).

Abstract: The disclosed invention presents new approach for FEC implementation as part of existing link between the PHY layer (L1) and MAC layer. In one embodiment a method for providing cellular network Forward Error Correction (FEC) offload, includes merging FEC functionality into the PHY-MAC interface including placing FEC functionality IPs inside a small form factor (SFP) transceiver and allowing configurations from the PHY controller; identifying data carrying packets; encoding/decoding of the data payload; and forwarding an encoded/decoded payload to the next layer.

Abstract: A method may be disclosed for energy savings in cellular networks, comprising: collecting performance data from the cellular network; sharing the performance data with a batch process to train a prediction model; loading the prediction model into a closed-loop process; using the performance data in combination with the trained prediction model to predict cellular access network load for a particular cell; using the predicted cellular access network load to determine a recommended action; and executing the recommended action. The method may be implemented using a public cloud. The trained prediction model may be used to classify different cells and determine different recommended actions for the different cells.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing base station localization. In one embodiment the system includes a network including a base station such as a 5G gNodeB (gNB); a Hetnet Gateway (HNG) in communication with the gNB, wherein the HNG includes a location server and wherein the HNG virtualizes and abstracts a collection of base stations and provides a complex network under its purview as a simple base station to a mobile packet core network; a plurality of Hyper Sync Network (HSN) nodes in communication with the gNB and the HNG, wherein the plurality of HSN nodes listen to User Equipments (UEs) to locate the UEs and to synchronize clocks on the gNB with the collection of HSN nodes or other gNBs; and an Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC) server in communication with the HNG and for reporting the location of a UE.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multi-tier beamforming are disclosed. The method includes receiving a first-tier beamformed frequency-domain IQ data packet and a plurality of second-tier beamformed frequency-domain IQ data packets at a transceiver integrated circuit (IC) subarray. Each transceiver IC of the transceiver IC subarray (i) forms a multi-tier beamformed frequency-domain IQ data set by combining beamformed frequency-domain IQ data from the first-tier beamformed frequency-domain IQ data packet with beamformed frequency-domain IQ data from selected ones of the second-tier beamformed frequency-domain IQ data packets, (ii) generates a discrete-time-domain signal from the multi-tier beamformed frequency-domain IQ data set, and (ii) generates a modulated radio frequency (RF) signal from the discrete-time-domain signal.

Abstract: A device, method and software are presented for a 5G OpenRAN controller. In one embodiment the 5G OpenRAN controller includes an interface for an EPC virtualization stack; an interface for a radio virtualization stack; a software suite executing on the 5G OpenRAN controller; and wherein the 5G OpenRAN controller virtualizes existing cells into a pool of virtualized resources that can be allocated dynamically and virtualizes multiple cores into a pool of resources for multi-technology RANs and presents them as standard interfaces to a packet core.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced CSFB in a mobile operator core network are described. In one embodiment, a method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) is disclosed, comprising: directing a UE to move from an original cell using a first radio access technology (RAT) to a second cell using a second RAT to permit a circuit switched (CS) call; terminating the CS call at the second cell; determining whether the UE should reselect to the first RAT; identifying a target cell that may be in a same location as the second cell and that uses the first RAT; and sending the identified target cell to the UE within a field in a radio resource control message.

Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium for providing access network bit rate recommendation for Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) Coder Decoder (CODEC) change using dynamic VoLTE allocation is presented. In one embodiment a method includes determining, by an eNodeB, if Transmit Time Intervals (TTI) bundling is configured for a User Equipment (UE); and when TTI bundling is not configured, then sending an Access Network Bitrate Recommendation (ANBR) Medium Access Control (MAC) SE for VoLTE CODEC decrease.

Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium and system are presented for providing prioritized connectivity service based on geography using a HetNet Gateway (HNG). In one embodiment, the method includes specifying a location and time where an event will take place; specifying a User Equipment (UE) prioritization to be used for the event; generating a prioritization profile for the event; providing prioritization for the event based on the prioritization profile; and monitoring prioritization during the event and taking remedial actions when the prioritization performance is not met.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a Diameter multifold message. In one embodiment a method is disclosed, comprising: providing a multifold-command Attribute Value Pair (AVP), the multifold-command AVP including an AVP code, a set of VMP flags, an AVP length and a vendor ID; including the AVP in a Capabilities Exchange Request (CER) command for a Diameter stack supporting multiplexing of commands in one message; and using the AVP to combine messages from multiple applications running on a single Diameter node and multiple commands from a single application.

Abstract: A method of providing CU-CP high availability is disclosed, comprising: configuring a single CU-CP instance across a first node and a second node, The single CU-CP instance appears as a single node having multiple IPs to all its peer nodes; keeping session information of the single CU-CP instance at the first node and at the second node; and wherein if the first node fails, the second node may be configured to take up calls from the first node.

Abstract: Transceiver integrated circuit (IC) subarrays, each transceiver IC subarray comprising at least a first transceiver IC and a second transceiver IC physically arranged in a subarray: the transceiver ICs configured to process series of commonly-processed aggregated signal-port IQ data packets in accordance with (i) beam-tilt information received in control message packets and (ii) the subarray position of the transceiver ICs, using one or more signal processing techniques to achieve electronic beam tilt selected from the group consisting of: (i) applying an incremental phase rotation to each subcarrier frequency-domain IQ data point (via, e.g., an NCO), (ii) applying a constant phase rotation to each subcarrier frequency-domain IQ data point (e.g., via a complex multiplication), (iii) applying a constant phase rotation to each sample of the baseband time domain signal (e.g., via a complex multiplication), and (iv) imposing time delays in the discrete time domain signals of the transmit baseband signals.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of providing user equipment (UE) mobility context creation in 4G and 5G systems, comprising: downloading, by a non-real time (non-RT) Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC), a policy to connected centralized units (CUs) that whenever a User Equipment (UE) attaches to a CU and the UE's location changes, the Non-RT RIC be updated about UE's mobility; allocating, by the Non RT RIC, a fresh UE identifier (ID) and creating a context with parameters including Current Location, UE ID allotted by RIC, Current cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), and cell information; sending the fresh UE ID to the CU that the CU maintains as part of the UE context information; determining whenever the UE moves within the CU served distributed units (DUs), and updating the Non-RT RIC about UEs mobility.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for demand-based dynamic carrier scaling. In one embodiment a method is disclosed, comprising: determining, at a gateway supporting dynamically created cells in a wireless network, whether there is a requirement for additional capacity; when there is a requirement for additional capacity, then providing, by the gateway, dynamically created cells as needed to handle the requirement for additional capacity; determining, at the gateway, whether there is a requirement for less capacity; and when there is a requirement for less capacity, then turning off, by the gateway, dynamically created cells as needed to handle the requirement for less capacity.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed for providing inter virtual-eNodeB optimized handover. In one example embodiment, a method includes sending, from a first eNodeB, a handover required message to a first HetNet Gateway (HNG)/virtual eNodeB; matching a target cell in a virtual eNodeB database; receiving, at a second eNodeB, a handover request from a second HNG/virtual eNodeB; sending, by the second eNodeB, a handover request acknowledge message to the second HNG/virtual eNodeB; and performing call context switching using the virtual eNodeB database.

Abstract: A method, computer readable media, and system are described for providing updating policy capabilities between Near-Real Time (RT) Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) and Non-Real Time RIC. In one embodiment a method includes sending a policy update notification message from a near-RT RIC to a non-RT MC with a list of policy types that are supported whenever the node identifies that there is a change in currently exchanged policy types; and updating policy to reflect the update notification.

Abstract: Coordinated signal processing at at least a first and second transceiver integrated circuit (IC) configured to commonly process aggregated signal-port IQ data packets; and, each transceiver IC having a transmit signal processing circuit configured to process the commonly-processed aggregated signal-port IQ data packets in accordance with frequency-specific beam-tilt information received in control message packets. The frequency-specific electronic beam tilt may be applied to either a designated component carrier, or to a designated subset of subcarriers within a given component carrier.