Abstract: A method may be disclosed in accordance with some embodiments, comprising: receiving, at a virtualizing gateway, a first service request from a first user equipment (UE) via a first eNodeB; creating, at the virtualizing gateway, an association from each of a plurality of UE identifiers to a desired core network; applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a first filter using a first UE identifier of the first UE, based on the association; forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied first filter, the first service request from the first UE to the first core network; receiving, at the virtualizing gateway, via a second base station, a second service request from a second user equipment (UE); applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a second filter using a second UE identifier of the second UE, based on the association; and forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied second filter, the second service request from the second UE to the second core network.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for port reduction, comprising: calculating, at a distributed unit (DU), beamforming weights based on received DMRS channel estimates; sending the calculated beamforming weights to a radio unit (RU); applying, at the RU, port reduction to DMRS symbols based on the calculated beamforming weights; compressing IQ data and received DMRS symbol data to compensate for an underlying bandwidth increase, thereby enabling beamforming at the RU. PUSCH data may be compressed. Beamforming weight calculations may be performed in the O-DU. Beamforming weight calculations may be provided to the L2 scheduler. BFP format compression may be performed. Channel information may be compressed for non-signal data. DMRS compression may be performed at the CU. The DMRS pattern may be received from the control plane. An equalizer weight calculation may be performed to merge a plurality of CSI estimates from different RUs for a given user to calculate joint equalization.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable medium and a system are described for handling data traffic during Dedicated Bearer creation at a Packet Gate Way (PGW). In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a PGW user plane from a PGW control plane, a PFCP session modify request; creating a PDR-id (P1); sending, from the user plane to the control plane, a PFCP session modify response; receiving, at the control plane, downlink data matching PDR(P1); and performing at least one of allowing data since FAR(Fx) has a forwarding parameter, and sending data to peer node as per FAR (F1) forwarding parameters.

Abstract: A method may be disclosed in accordance with some embodiments, comprising: receiving, at a virtualizing gateway, a first service request from a first user equipment (UE) via a first eNodeB; creating, at the virtualizing gateway, an association from each of a plurality of UE identifiers to a desired core network; applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a first filter using a first UE identifier of the first UE, based on the association; forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied first filter, the first service request from the first UE to the first core network; receiving, at the virtualizing gateway, via a second eNodeB, a second service request from a second user equipment (UE); applying, at the virtualizing gateway, a second filter using a second UE identifier of the second UE, based on the association; and forwarding, at the virtualizing gateway, based on the applied second filter, the second service request from the second UE to the second core network.

Abstract: A method of providing a base format for Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) power control is disclosed, the method comprising: defining a base format PUCCH based on established relationships with the different formats of PUCCH configured in the network, measuring an acceptable Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) for PUCCH formats x?{0, . . . , 4} over varying channel, wherein the PUCCH format with a minimum SINR is defined as the Base format for the PUCCH calculations, calculated by multiplying PUCCH_FORMAT_X with the min of the SINR of each of the measurements of the SINR over each of the PUCCH formats.

Abstract: With the current mechanism there is no way to enforce policy based on events that occur at near-RT RIC and that could provide better control over enforcing certain policies that are meant to come into effect only under certain conditions/event. Accordingly, this disclosure discloses methods and systems for provisioning event-trigger based policies and enforcement thereof at Near-RT-RIC based on policy information sent from non-RT RIC to near-RT RIC. In some embodiments, the near-RT RIC is configured to send a list of event triggers to the non-RT RIC when the non-RT RIC sends a query policy type, and the near-RT RIC is configured to associate a trigger from the list of event triggers with a policy to be enforced at the near-RT RIC.

Abstract: Dynamic Traffic Control (DTC) aims at balancing network capacity demand and supply at a finer grain to minimize capacity buffer always comfortably meeting the demand trends. Resiliency of DTC enables handling traffic management of network regions that have gone thru equipment replacement, or upgrades, or service expansions. DTC should be a fully automated close-loop control process in managing regional traffic without human intervention but reporting benefits measuring improvements from a baseline. In one embodiment, a method of providing dynamic traffic control includes forecasting, using a model, network traffic build up over a region ahead of time; and adjusting network capacity to match a forecasted demand from the model, allowing a precise control of capacity and demand closely matched all times.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for fronthaul. In one embodiment a method is disclosed, comprising: providing a virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) having a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU); and interconnecting the CU and DU over an Input/Output (I/O) bus using Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe); wherein the CU and the DU include a PCI to optical converter and an optical to PCI converter.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a 5G native architecture. In one embodiment a method includes providing an all G software platform, including a core virtualization stack capable of communication with all hauls, and a radio virtualization stack capable of communication with all cores; and wherein the core virtualization stack communicates with an analytics layer, the analytics layer communicates with an orchestration layer, the orchestration layer communicates with a consolidation layer, and the consolidation layer communicates with the radio virtualization stack such that any G core is able to communicate with any G radio access network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a 5G interoperability architecture. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: at least one Radio Access network (RAN); at least one core network; and a gateway in communication with the RAN and the core network, the gateway including: a Radio Access Network (RAN) interface for communicating with the at least one RAN; a core network interface for communicating with the at least one core network; and a processor configured to: process 5G signaling received from the at least one RAN on the RAN interface and provide core signaling to at least one core network; and process signaling received from the at least one core on the core network interface and provide 5G RAN signaling to at least one RAN.

Abstract: A multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) remote radio head (RRH) is disclosed, comprising: a first functional radio unit (RU) providing RF and Low PHY functions for a first RAT; a second functional radio unit (RU) providing RF functions for a second RAT; and a shared radio fronthaul interface in communication with a virtual baseband unit (VBBU) for the first RAT and the second RAT, The first functional RU and the second functional RU use the shared radio fronthaul interface to send partially processed radio data to the VBBU.

Abstract: A system is shown for identifying cell user load in different quadrants (A quadrant is a logical division of the cell coverage into sectors) of the cell coverage and based on cell user load, light up additional cells in that quadrant which can handle the UE load and bring the cells when the load decreases after a particular defined threshold.

Abstract: Systems, computer readable media and methods are disclosed for providing Artificial Intelligence (AI) based AutoComplete for network node configuration. In one embodiment a method includes predicting a configuration to use based on a model, wherein predicting a configuration comprises: accepting user inputs; converting, by a tokenizer, the user inputs into word tokens; taking, by the model, the word tokens as input sequences and using transfer learning methods calculating parameters of occurrences of next words; and ranking the word tokens according to values of their parameters wherein word tokens with a highest value are suggested to a user for auto completion of the network node configuration.

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.