Abstract: A computer-implemented method for improved monitoring of cellular sites. The method includes identifying a base station of the one or more base stations. The base station has a base station status that is a down status and, based on the down status, the method includes identifying whether a connection is functioning between a mediation server associated with the base station and an operational support system (OSS) associated with an OSS database. The method includes determining whether the base station is connected to the mediation server and, when the base station is connected to the mediation server and the connection is functioning between the mediation server and the OSS, updating the base station status to be an up status.

Abstract: System and methods for managing and tracking hardware assets for a telecommunications network. A set of hardware asset records is maintained in a database table, each hardware asset record corresponding to a hardware asset of a telecommunications service provider. To update hardware asset records, a set of hardware asset objects is received from one or more operations support systems (OSSs) of the telecommunications service provider. Parameters are extracted from the hardware asset objects and compared to parameters in the hardware asset records. When a changed parameter is identified, the hardware asset record is updated to reflect the changed parameter.

Abstract: Techniques for setting up a communication session associated with Evolved Packet System Fallback (EPSFB) are described herein. A fifth generation telecommunications network can implement a server to determine that a user equipment (UE) is incapable of establishing a Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call due to a chipset or other technology used by the UE. The server can send a message (e.g., a SIP380 Alternative Service message) to the UE to cause the UE to begin fallback to another network without waiting for an instruction from a base station in a standardized call flow. The server can establish the communication session for the UE using fewer call flow steps than a number of steps used by a standardized call flow.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method for forecasting a coverage area of a candidate site in an anchor network. The method can include obtaining cell site information of anchor networks and of the candidate site (e.g., a donor site of a donor network), simulating a spatial layout of the anchor sites in a virtual network, and estimating a coverage area of the candidate site in the virtual network. The estimated coverage area of the candidate site forms a polygon-shaped coverage area in the spatial layout of the virtual network. The method can further include modifying the polygon-shaped coverage area of the candidate site relative to an intersection with a coverage area of a neighboring site, pruning the modified coverage area of any portion that exceeds a predefined coverage radius, and causing an output including the pruned coverage area of the candidate site as an indication of the forecast coverage area.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can attempt to register with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) that includes Call Session Control Functions (CSCFs), such as a Proxy CSCF (P-CSCF), an Interrogating CSCF (I-CSCF), and a Serving CSCF (S-CSCF). In situations in which IMS registration procedures may otherwise fail for the UE, due to an unreachable I-CSCF and/or S-CSCF, a P-CSCF can pseudo-register the UE with the IMS by informing the UE that the UE is registered with the IMS. If the UE attempts to initiate a service via the IMS while being pseudo-registered with the IMS, the P-CSCF can instruct other IMS elements to accept the UE and provide the service to the UE even though the UE is not fully registered with the IMS.

Abstract: A system and methods for managing dependencies for telecommunication services, such as software applications, are disclosed. To evaluate a telecommunication service comprising a software application, a set of declared dependencies are accessed for the service. The declared dependencies include services upon which the telecommunication service depends. Actual dependencies are identified for the telecommunication service, such as by analyzing operations performed by the telecommunication service based on network traffic between the telecommunication service and one or more other services. The telecommunication service is evaluated by comparing the actual dependencies to the declared dependencies. For example, the system can evaluate whether actual dependencies are consistent with dependencies specified in an architecture or design for the telecommunication service.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a system and method to obtain a layer selection message from a wireless telecommunication network providing a wireless connection to a UE. The layer selection message includes a contour including an indication of a region served by a cell, an indication of a generation of wireless technology provided by the cell, a radio frequency band provided by the cell, and an indication of how to select the cell. The system can obtain a geographical location of the UE and a wireless capability of the UE. Based on the geographical location of the UE, the wireless capability of the UE, and the layer selection message, the system can determine a cell to which to connect the UE.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of reducing disruption in a cellular network. The method includes receiving a node table including IMS nodes. The IMS nodes include nodes designated as voice nodes and nodes designated as message nodes. The method includes transmitting the node table to user devices in the cellular network, and receiving a first register request from a user device including an IP address of a message node. In response to receiving the first register request, the method includes transmitting the first register request to the IP address of the message node included in the first register request, and receiving a second register request from the user device, the second register request including an IP address of a voice node. The method includes transmitting the second register request to the IP address of the at least one of the one or more voice nodes included in the second register request.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting throughput in a network are described herein. The systems and methods use, in some examples, impaired DNS lookup times to predict what a throughput measurement would have been at the time of the issue had a measurement been taken. Using impaired DNS lookup times rather than constantly measuring throughput can reduce the workload of the cellular network while also reducing the storage capacity needed to measure throughput values for all of the devices using the cellular network. Throughput prediction may be used in other ways, including, but not limited to, device testing and assessment.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to handover between Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) networks. An example method includes receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), a measurement report indicating that a signal threshold has been satisfied. In response to receiving the measurement report, handover of a communication session from a first core network to a second core network may be initiated. A message confirming that the communication session has been handed over from the first core network to the second core network can be received. In response to receiving the message, handover of the communication session can be initiated between a single radio bearer associated with a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and a dual radio bearer associated with the first RAT and a second RAT.

Abstract: The system scans a RAN associated with a wireless telecommunication network to obtain an indication of a hardware status and a software status associated with the RAN. The system determines whether there is an update to the hardware or software status associated with the RAN. Upon determining there is the update, the system obtains from a first database an indication of a remote radio head configured to test the update. Based on the indication of the remote radio head, the system obtains from a second database multiple UEs configured to test the update. The system tests the update by causing the remote radio head to send a communication to a UE among the multiple UEs. The system obtains logs associated with the communication and, based on the logs, determines whether the update passes the tests.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for enabling remote implementation and enforcement of usage settings on one or more user devices. In some embodiments, a wireless carrier network maintains information on relationships between various user devices. Each relationship may be active under specified conditions (e.g., time and/or location) and is associated with usage settings that dictate one or more rules to be enforced while the relationship is active. In some embodiments, a set of usage settings may be generated for a particular user device based on all active relationships associated with that user device. The set of usage settings may be enforced by a mobile application installed upon a user device or by a wireless carrier network that blocks certain network traffic to and/or from the user device.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques described herein are directed to managing discoverability of Session Management Functions (SMFs) in mobile networks based on connectivity to peer network functions (NFs). In particular, the systems, devices, and techniques can be implemented in fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to provide capability for an SMF to monitor connectivity with one or more peer network NFs, determine the connectivity with the one or more peer NFs does not satisfy a threshold level of connectivity with the peer NFs, and determine to suspend assignment of new calls and connections to the SMF. The SMF may then transmit a message to a network resource function (NRF) associated with the SMF to modify at least one status of the SMF at the NRF to cause the suspension of the assignment of the new calls and connections to the SMF.

Abstract: A computer system obtains information describing a geographical area segmented into multiple first clusters serviced by a telecommunications network. Multiple test locations are identified within the first clusters. Each test location is located within a grid of the geographical area. Each first cluster is recursively segmented into multiple second clusters until a difference between a number of test locations within each second cluster and a target number of test locations is less than a threshold number of test locations. A route is generated connecting test locations within each second cluster, using a routing application programming interface for performing drive testing of the telecommunications network. The computer system sends the route to one or more computer devices for performing the drive testing at the test locations in a sequence corresponding to the route.

Abstract: Techniques for enabling real time translation and transcription services between users that have contacted emergency services and PSAP operators who are coordinating the emergency services are discussed herein. For example, a system determines that the user and the PSAP operator speak different language, are unable to effectively hear each other, or are otherwise struggling to communicate effectively. The system can determine that an augmentation of the communication session is to be provided and can initiate translation or transcription services via network edge computing resources. The network edge computing resources are configured to generate the augmented communication data and enable the communication network to merge the augmented communication data and the original communication data in real time.

Abstract: The system receives multiple alarms indicating the issue associated with the network and obtains multiple categories associated with the multiple alarms. The category indicates a component associated with the network. Based on the multiple categories, the system creates a correlation signature associated with the multiple alarms. The system obtains historical data including a historical correlation signature that is the same as the correlation signature, a cause associated with the historical correlation signature, and an indication of accuracy associated with the cause. The system determines whether the indication of accuracy satisfies a first criterion. Upon determining that the indication of accuracy satisfies the first criterion, the system makes a prediction that the cause associated with the multiple alarms indicating the issue is the same as the cause associated with the historical correlation signature.

Abstract: Solutions for dynamically toggling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) interleaving include: a base station receiving radio measurement reports from a user equipment (UE); based on at least the radio measurement reports, determining that radio reception by the UE meets a threshold; based on at least meeting the threshold, ceasing to interleave data on the PDCCH. The base station continues to monitor radio measurement reports from the UE, and based on at least the radio measurement reports indicating that radio reception by the UE meets a second threshold, resuming interleaving data transmitted on the PDCCH. In some examples, UEs are managed in broadcast groups (e.g., UEs within a common in a cell sector), and interleaving or ceasing interleaving is based on a determination of whether all UEs in the broadcast group are able to forego interleaving.

Abstract: Method and system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of a terrestrial wireless telecommunications network are disclosed. The system monitors a current energy consumption metric of the terrestrial network, predicts an energy consumption metric of the terrestrial network in a future time period based on at least one triggering event, and determines an available capacity metric of a non-terrestrial network in the future time period. When the energy consumption metric of the terrestrial network is greater than a first threshold and the available capacity metric of the non-terrestrial network is greater than a second threshold, the system causes the terrestrial network to enter an energy conservation mode of operation by transferring a first call or a first data session from a RAN cell of the terrestrial network to the non-terrestrial network and further causes the RAN cell to enter a low power mode of operation.

Abstract: A roadside unit (RSU) receives, from a first set of on-board units (OBUs) of a first set of vehicles, messages describing events triggered by the first set of OBUs in response to basic safety messages (BSMs). Each BSM is received by a vehicle from the RSU or another vehicle over a PC5 interface. Each vehicle is operating at less than a threshold distance from the RSU. A timestamp is assigned to each event. A feature vector is extracted from the timestamped events. A machine learning model generates an update to functionality of the RSU based on the feature vector. The machine learning model is trained to update the functionality for vehicular management. The RSU is operated using the updated functionality to communicate with a second set of OBUs of a second set of vehicles for preventing vehicular collisions among the second set of vehicles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method to route a call from a roaming UE on a 5G network. The system receives from a UE belonging to a home network an indication of a call to a dialed number. The call requires information associated with the UE that is not available to the first wireless telecommunication network, because the UE is roaming on a visitor network. The indication of the call includes a unique identifier of the visitor network. The system can determine based on the unique identifier that the UE is roaming and send a request to the visitor network to provide instructions on how to route the received call. Upon obtaining the instructions on how to route the received call, the system routes the received call.