Abstract: A system includes a policy control function (PCF) that receives an indication from a mobile device in a wireless cellular network that indicates a secure connection between the mobile device and an endpoint in the wireless cellular network. The secure connection is associated with a security policy that includes a first set of parameters and operates at a first level of granularity and a routing policy that includes a second set of parameters and operates at a second level of granularity. The PCF then determines a mapping between the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters that aligns the first level of granularity with the second level of granularity. In an example, the alignment improves the utilization of network resources in the wireless cellular network. The mapping is then transmitted to the mobile device, which enables the mobile device to use the secure connection.

Abstract: The system receives a SIP call from a UE associated with the user. The SIP call includes a call setup phase and a data transfer phase, where the call setup phase precedes the data transfer phase. The call setup phase includes an exchange of multiple header fields. The system obtains the multiple header fields from the SIP call. The system determines that the call is an open-line call by identifying an optional field within the multiple header fields, where the optional field indicates that the call is the open-line call. The open-line call indicates that the user of the UE cannot engage in a conversation with a receiver of the open-line call. Upon determining that the call is the open-line call, the system notifies an operator receiving the SIP call to not engage in an audible conversation with the user.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that enable a carrier aggregation of two or more carrier available carriers for uplink transmissions at a base station node. More specifically, a carrier aggregation controller may receive a resource allocation request from a base station node that is associated with an uplink transmission of user plane data from a client device. The carrier aggregation controller may determine a carrier aggregation for the uplink transmission and generate scheduling information for delivery to the base station node that is based at least in part on the carrier aggregation.

Abstract: Systems and methods to identify whether user traffic is generated indoors (e.g., from within a building) or outdoors for a variety of applications, including improving capacity planning, identifying new products offerings, troubleshooting/planning, competitive analysis, planning optimum locations of capacity planning solution deployment, traffic offload analysis, etc. are disclosed. The method receives and aggregates data from a variety of sources, including customer geolocation data, network data, street/building maps, indoor/outdoor classification of traffic, etc. to generate demand density maps that depict network traffic usage patterns at a building level. The method can then use the demand density maps to identify hotspots, evaluate in-building coverage, and select and rank optimum solutions and/or locations for capacity improvement solutions deployment.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an outage of the wireless communication services in an area are discussed herein. A method according to an implementation comprises determining a set of nodes providing wireless services; augmenting one or more capacities of at least one of the set of nodes; receiving, from a mobile device, a request for a data service associated with a throughput that meets or exceeds a threshold level; determining, based at least in part on a proximity of the mobile device, at least one candidate node from the set of nodes; sending, to the mobile device, an instruction that routes the mobile device to the at least one candidate node to receive the data service.

Abstract: The system obtains multiple KPIs and multiple configuration parameters directly from a wireless telecommunication network. The multiple KPIs indicate an observed performance associated with the wireless telecommunication network. The multiple configuration parameters indicate a configuration of the wireless telecommunication network. The system predicts a value of a difficult to predict attribute of the wireless telecommunication network, where the difficult to predict attribute depends on multiple other attributes associated with the wireless telecommunication network. To make the prediction, the system provides the multiple key performance indicators and the multiple configuration parameters to a machine learning model. The machine learning model predicts the value of the difficult to predict attribute associated with the wireless telecommunication network based on multiple key performance indicators and the multiple configuration parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method for vulnerability management of a computer system. The method includes collecting vulnerability information over a network from a publishing source. The vulnerability information includes a known vulnerability of a first computer asset, where at least some of the vulnerability information is a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) published online. Further, at least some of the CVEs is in a human-readable format. The method further includes collecting system information of the computer system subject to the vulnerability management, where the system information includes information about a second computer asset of the computer system. The method further includes processing the collected vulnerability information and the collected system information by interpreting the human-readable CVEs and correlating the interpreted CVEs with the collected system information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using a bootstrap Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to bootstrap an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device on a cellular network. The IoT device uses bootstrap information stored on the bootstrap SIM to authenticate the IoT device with the cellular network. The cellular network receives the bootstrap information and uses a certificate repository to check the bootstrap information against. Upon successful authentication, the IoT device is provided with credentials to register the IoT device on the cellular network.

Abstract: Solutions for providing a data traffic session with proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) restoration include: receiving an indication, by an application server (AS), that a user equipment (UE) is registered with a first proxy node; receiving, at a subscriber information node, from a call session control function (e.g., over an N70 interface), a first message triggering proxy node restoration; based on at least receiving the first message triggering proxy node restoration, transmitting, by the subscriber information node, to a management node, a second message triggering proxy node restoration; receiving an indication, by the AS, that the UE is registered with a second proxy node different than the first proxy node; and based on at least receiving a session initiation message, establishing the data traffic session for the UE with the second proxy node.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for improving road safety use cases in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication environment. The techniques include assigning of a plurality of calculated/precalculated geofencing areas on a projected path of a responding emergency vehicle. With the assigned geofencing areas, a remote management network such as a V2X communications server may identify the V2X components (user equipment, traffic lights, vehicle embedded devices, etc.) and send notifications to the identified V2X components in each assigned geofencing area and at different timing periods. The identification of the V2X components and the sending of the notifications at different timing periods improve the traffic awareness between the V2X components in the V2X communication environment.

Abstract: Machine learning systems and techniques are described herein for monitoring application servers within the computing infrastructure of a wireless network. A machine learning system may train and execute models based on performance metrics, error data, and failures from application servers configured to perform various functions relating to communication session authorization, monitoring, and charging for voice, data, and messaging communication services over the wireless network. Machine learning models may be configured to predict service degradations, detect performance anomalies, and determine root causes, and various models may output particular application servers, components, and/or predicted times of certain events. Based on the outputs of the machine learning models, the machine learning system may perform various actions for the wireless network infrastructure, including data outputting and/or executing processes on the application servers to analyze, restart, and/or repair particular components.

Abstract: A content delivery network uses blockchain to manage content. In various implementations, the content delivery network may specify access rights to content in a blockchain network and allow a content access device to access content when the blockchain network is unavailable using a local copy of the blockchain and reconciling upon reconnection. In some implementations, the content delivery network may track storage of available content in a blockchain and use the blockchain to provide different copies of requested items when the different copies can be provided faster, more efficiently, at a lower cost, and so on. In yet other implementations, the content delivery network may record changes to properties of content in a blockchain and evaluate received disputes by using the blockchain to determine whether a change to the properties of the content occurred prior to the dispute.

Abstract: Systems and methods to identify a growth classification/categorization for a geographic area that helps a network provider to solve for what types of planning opportunities are available at various area granularities is disclosed. The system computes values for a set of growth criteria for a geographic area. The growth criteria are related to planning, usability, customer experience, sales, population, and so on. Based on the growth-criteria values, the system identifies a classification/categorization for the area. For example, the system classifies an area as an invest area (e.g., requiring engineering action), a grow area (e.g., requiring sales action/being sales ready), a defend area (e.g., requiring engineering and sales actions to continue current trend), or a fix area (e.g., likely requiring both engineering and sales actions to improve current trend). Based on the area classification, the system can then provide actionable insights to drive improvement in network coverage and customer experience.

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: In a telecommunication network, a Serving Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF) may be coupled with a Fifth Generation (5G) Equipment Identity Register (EIR) via an N17? interface. In some examples, the S-CSCF can use the N17? interface instead of a diameter protocol for communicating with the 5G-EIR. The S-CSCF can send a request to the 5G-EIR including a Permanent Equipment Identifier (PEI) associated with a user equipment (UE). In response, the S-CSCF can receive identity data indicative of whether the UE is authorized, not authorized, partially authorized, or unknown. Based on the identity data, the S-CSCF can authenticate a user equipment (UE) accessing a network. In some examples, the S-CSCF may route requests between a 5G-EIR and an EIR. In some examples, this authentication step can comprise a second-level authentication to identify stolen or fraudulent devices and to prevent such devices from accessing the network.

Abstract: An improved telecommunications network that can reduce the network load on a rich communication services (RCS) server and/or local routers that implement 1-to-N and/or M-to-N services is described herein. In particular, the improved telecommunications network may include an improved RCS server that can route secure multicast messages instead of and/or in addition to unicast messages. For example, the improved RCS server can create a multicast group for a group of UEs in response to a request from a UE to create a group of UEs. Creation of the multicast group may include creating a shared multicast group key (SMGK) for the multicast group and/or selecting a security algorithm for the multicast group. The improved RCS server can then distribute the SMGK and/or the selected security algorithm to the UEs such that the UEs can use the SMGK and/or the selected security algorithm to encrypt and/or decrypt messages.

Abstract: Examples provide a network testing solution using a remote-controlled testing device. A test device includes a computing device for executing network performance testing logic and a cellular device. The test device controls the cellular device via a series of commands issued to the cellular device by the computing device. The test device is placed onto or inside a vehicle. As the vehicle moves through a geographical area, the test device automatically and autonomously performs network testing operations. The test data generated during the test is periodically uploaded to a central controller. The central controller aggregates test data received from a plurality of test devices assigned to a plurality of vehicles for a given campaign. The aggregated test data is analyzed and filtered to generate performance test results. A user can dynamically set up each campaign and assign test devices and vehicles to each campaign using a graphical user interface.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing hardware configuration updates relating to equipment nodes in a network using change messages. In embodiments, the techniques may comprise receiving a status update comprising status information for one or more equipment nodes, determining, based on the status information, one or more changes in status of the one or more equipment nodes since a prior status update, and generating a change message that includes the one or more changes. The techniques may further involve providing the change message to at least one second computing device, wherein the one or more changes is used to update aggregate data maintained by the second computing device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices that relate to an inspection system deployed in a core network. The inspection system includes one or more inspection agent nodes located close to an edge of the core network configured to generate one or more network reports based on information from one or more access nodes. An inspection manager node is in communication with the one or more inspection agent nodes to receive one or more network reports from the one or more inspection agent nodes, derive an actual network behavior of the one or more access nodes based on the one or more network reports, detect a discrepancy between an expected network behavior and the actual network behavior, and trigger a reconfiguration of at least one of the one or more access nodes based on the discrepancy.

Abstract: A timer may be used by a device during registration for one or more services of a telecommunication service provider. The function of the timer is to decrease the time that the device (and, hence, the user of the device) waits for successful registration in instances where the device becomes aware that the user clearly wants to use a service (e.g., make a call). The timer may be configured to start in response to the device receiving user input to establish a communication session during registration, and to stop in response to the device receiving a response indicating a successful registration. If the timer expires during registration, an IMS restoration procedure may be performed to attempt registration using a different approach, which, because of the relatively short duration of the timer, expedites the IMS restoration procedure to establish the session more quickly.