Patents by Inventor Alexandre Saso Stojanovski

Alexandre Saso Stojanovski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12156079
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for transitioning a UE to a new application server in response to a mobility event comprising, at a source application server handler: receiving an application ID (AC-ID) associated with an application client for a user equipment (UE); receiving a mobility event notification including a UE ID of the UE and a target data network access identifier (DNAI) to indicate a target edge data network to which a transition of a data connection for the application client is to be performed; encoding an outgoing transition request for transmission to a source application server to indicate the transition of the data connection from the source application server; and encoding an incoming transition request for transmission to a target application server handler (ASH) of the target edge data network to indicate the transition of the data connection to the target edge data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Changhong Shan, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Ching-Yu Liao, Danny Moses
  • Patent number: 12127126
    Abstract: A network device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), a new radio NB (gNB), or other network component) can process or generate a one-step paging reception or a two-step paging reception based on being in a sub-state of an idle mode. A UE can enter into an idle state to enable a decreased power consumption of battery, and further reduce power consumption by only monitoring a PDCCH in response to operating in a camped on any cell state, and eliminate processing a paging message when in the camped on any cell state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeongin Jeong, Sudeep Palat, Robert Zaus, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Youn Hyoung Heo
  • Patent number: 12120553
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for controlling the derivation of QoS rules in the UE by flexibly defining the scope of packet header fields over which packet filter derivation is performed. The scope of packet header fields for derivation of QoS rules may be provided by the network to the UE upon PDU Session establishment or modification. For PDU Session of IP type, the network indicates to the UE whether the scope of RQoS includes both the Source/Destination IP address pair and the Source/Destination Port numbers, or only the former. For PDU Session of Ethernet type, the network indicates to the UE whether the scope of RQoS includes both the Source/Destination MAC address pair and the IEEE 802.1Q tag, or only the former. The UE may indicate to the network whether it supports the flexible scope of packet filters for RQoS for a PDU session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Robert Zaus
  • Publication number: 20240320069
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices for providing data query and manipulation services. A wireless communications network service-based architecture for providing data query and manipulation services may detect a request from a service consumer, received at a GraphQL interface of a network function, to query or manipulate data; and provide, using the GraphQL interface, a response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaopeng TONG, Qian LI, Zongrui DING, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Thomas LUETZENKIRCHEN, Abhijeet KOLEKAR, Youn Hyoung HEO, Sangeetha L. BANGOLAE, RongZhen YANG
  • Patent number: 12089180
    Abstract: In an example method, a user equipment (UE) determines a first identifier assigned to the UE for use on a first wireless communications network and one or more first time slots for monitoring the first wireless communication networks. The UE determines a second identifier assigned to the UE for use on a second wireless communications network and one or more second time slots for monitoring the second wireless communication networks. The UE determines that the one or more first time slots at least partially overlap the one or more second time slots, and in response, transmits to the second wireless communications network, a request for a third identifier to be assigned to the UE for use on the second wireless communications network and/or a request that the one or more second time slots be offset by an interval of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Ching-Yu Liao, Sudeep Palat, Sheetal Bhasin
  • Patent number: 12082067
    Abstract: A computer system that establishes a first registration and a second registration in a common wireless communication system is described. During operation, the computer system performs a first registration of the user equipment over a first access, where, after the first registration, the user equipment is connected via the first access with a first access and mobility management function (AMF). Then, the computer system performs a second registration of the user equipment over a second access, where the second access is different from the first access and, after the second registration, the user equipment is connected via the second access with a second AMF. Moreover, when performing the second registration, the computer system: transfers a context of the user equipment from the first AMF to the second AMF; and/or relocates a network interface in a control plane from the first AMF to the second AMF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Robert Zaus, Alexander Sirotkin
  • Publication number: 20240276290
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to RAN compute QoS modeling. A device may decode a compute task request message received from a user equipment (UE), the compute task request message comprising an indication of a compute task to be offloaded to the RAN and data of the compute task. The device may establish a RAN compute service function (SF) based on support initiated by a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF). The device may establish a RAN compute bearer based on RAN compute QoS flow with the UE, wherein the RAN compute QoS flow spans between the UE, the RAN, and the RAN compute SF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Sangeetha BANGOLAE, Zongrui DING, Sudeep PALAT, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Qian LI, Youn Hyoung HEO, Thomas LUETZENKIRCHEN, Ching-Yu LIAO, Abhijeet KOLEKAR
  • Publication number: 20240251331
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein may relate to system information blocks (SIBs) for augmented computing in cellular networks. In particular, some embodiments may be directed to system information associated with computing service support in cellular networks. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zongrui DING, Qian LI, Sangeetha L. BANGOLAE, Sudeep PALAT, Xiaopeng TONG, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Ching-Yu LIAO
  • Patent number: 12047826
    Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The eNB may receive, from a mobility management entity (MME), a path switch trigger message that indicates an identifier of an eRelay UE for a relay arrangement for an eRemote UE. The eNB may determine whether the eRelay UE is served by the eNB. The eNB may, if it is determined that the eRelay UE is served by the eNB, transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the eRemote UE. The RRC connection reconfiguration message may indicate a switch from a direct communication to an indirect communication between the eRemote UE and the eNB. The indirect communication may be through the eRelay UE in accordance with the relay arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Changhong Shan
  • Publication number: 20240236836
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to radio access network (RAN) computing service support with distributed units (DUs). In particular, some embodiments are directed to to the architecture and corresponding control plane functions and protocols for RAN-based computation offloading using compute resource at a next-generation NodeB (gNB) DU. Other embodiments be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sangeetha L. BANGOLAE, Zongrui DING, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Qian LI, Sudeep PALAT, Thomas LUETZENKIRCHEN, Youn Hyoung HEO, Ching-Yu LIAO, Abhijeet KOLEKAR
  • Publication number: 20240236183
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to remote direct memory access (RDMA) support in cellular networks. In particular, some embodiments may relate to enhancements to RDMA over cellular network (RoCN) protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sangeetha L. BANGOLAE, Zongrui DING, Qian LI, Sudeep PALAT, Youn Hyoung HEO, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Thomas LUETZENKIRCHEN, Ching-Yu LIAO, Abhijeet KOLEKAR
  • Patent number: 12028927
    Abstract: Techniques, systems, and devices to support user equipment (UE) in an extended discontinuous reception mode are described. A described technique performed by a radio access network (RAN) includes managing UE that is in an extended discontinuous reception mode and in an inactive state; sending a notification message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the message comprising buffer support information for a user plane function (UPF) to buffer data; receiving a notification request message from the AMF, the notification request message comprising a request to obtain information regarding reachability of the UE; sending a notification response message to control when the UPF provides downlink data to the RAN for transmission to the UE; performing a connection resume procedure with the UE to cause the UE to switch to a connected state from the inactive state; receiving the downlink data; and transmitting the downlink data to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Puneet Jain, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Robert Zaus
  • Publication number: 20240214282
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for traffic Steering for Service Function Chaining (SFC) are described. Different protocol stacks may be used to enable SFC for the user plane. The protocol stacks include: separate SFC service layer and transport protocols in which transport uses identifiers of different enhanced user plane functions (eUPFs) and communication (Comm) Service Functions (SFs), transport protocols that are integrated with SFC-related information in which a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol-user (GTP-U) header or a Segment Routing Header (SRH) has type-length-value (TLV) fields contains the SFC-related information, or an SFC inherent Segment Routing (SR) protocol stack in which first SFC-related information is carried as a locator: function field in Segment Routing Header (SRH) and second SFC-related information is contained in a type-length-value (TLV) field of the SRH, the first SFC-related information comprising a Comm SF and identification of SFs reachable from the Comm SF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Zongrui Ding, Qian Li, Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Youn Hyoung Heo, Abhijeet Ashok Kolekar, Ching-YU Liao, Thomas Luetzenkirchen, Sudeep K. Palat, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Xiaopeng Tong
  • Publication number: 20240187331
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to service function chaining in wireless networks. A communications system may include a communication control function to select one or multiple communication service functions associated with establishing service function chaining (SFC) services for telecommunications; a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF) to establish the SFC services; and a service orchestration exposure function (SOEF) to expose the SFC services to an application function (AF) of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Zongrui DING, Qian LI, Ching-Yu LIAO, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Sudeep PALAT, Thomas LUETZENKIRCHEN, Abhijeet KOLEKAR, Sangeetha BANGOLAE, Youn Hyoung HEO, Xiaopeng TONG
  • Publication number: 20240187340
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to service function chaining classification in wireless networks. A communications network system may include a first cellular network device configured to: receive service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) data from a user equipment (UE) device, the SDAP data comprising a SDAP header; identify a service chaining function (SFC) service identifier of the SDAP header; determine that the SFC service identifier is indicative of a SFC service profile, the SFC service profile indicative of quality of service (QOS) traffic characteristics; identify a SFC traffic flow associated with the SFC service identifier; and transmit the SDAP data to a second cellular network device; and wherein the second cellular network device is configured to: receive the SDAP data from the first cellular network device; and transmit the SDAP data to a service function of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Zongrui DING, Qian LI, Alexandre Saso STOJANOVSKI, Sudeep PALAT, Thomas LUETZENKIRCHEN, Abhijeet KOLEKAR, Ching-Yu LIAO, Sangeetha BANGOLAE, Youn Hyoung HEO, Xiaopeng TONG
  • Patent number: 11991565
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing 5G access for a UE are generally described. The UE is simultaneously connected via dual radio operation to a legacy and 5G access system. The UE mobility management states for the access systems are independent of each other. The EPC and 5G CN share an HSS and may share a IP anchor. When handover occurs between access systems, the IP address is retained and the IP anchor used when the UE transmits an Attach Request having a Handover Attach Request Type and otherwise a new IP address is provided and the HSS but not the IP anchor is common between the access systems. The 5G eNB to which the UE is connected is standalone and connected to the 5G CN or dual mode and connected with an EPC via an LTE anchor in addition to the 5G CN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Publication number: 20240154883
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques related to sixth generation (6G) system architecture and functions. For example, embodiments may relate to one or more of: Design principle and system architecture; Orchestration frontend service; Dynamic device-network computing scaling; RDMA over radio; Cloud workload offloading to network; Computing-embedded air interface; Service chain aware transport; and/or Enabling Al capabilities. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Qian Li, Zongrui Ding, Geng Wu, Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Sudeep Palat, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Thomas Luetzenkirchen, Ching-Yu Liao, Abhijeet Kolekar
  • Patent number: 11979926
    Abstract: Relay service is enabled between a residential gateway and a remote user. For example, a 5G residential gateway (5G-RG) may include a relay user equipment (UE) to enable relay service for a 5G core (5GC)-capable UE behind the 5G-RG to connect to the 5GC. The relay UE of the 5G-RG may provide a trusted/untrusted non-3GPP access network for L2 or L3 transport connection to the 5GC-capable UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Yu Liao, Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski
  • Publication number: 20240129790
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are provided to enable the co-existence of small data transmission (SDT) and core network (CN) buffering when a user equipment (UE) is in an inactive state. A message transmitted from a user plane function (UPF) includes a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow Indicator (QFI) and data volume information (DVI) of buffered data in the UPF while the UE is in the inactive state. The QFI and DVI is provided to a next generation radio access network (NG-RAN). Based on the QFI and DVI, the RAN determines whether to page the UE for a mobile terminated SDT (MT-SDT) and whether to trigger connection resumption due to SDT. If connection resumption is triggered, the NG-RAN keeps the UE in the inactive state while an SDT session is initiated. At the end of the SDT session, the NG-RAN re-activates CN buffering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Jaemin Han, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Thomas Luetzenkirchen, Sudeep K. Palat
  • Patent number: 11963036
    Abstract: An apparatus and system to enable dynamic offloading and execution of compute tasks are described. In split CU-DU RAN architectures, the CU-CP is connected with multiple compute control functions (CF) and service functions (SF) that have different computing hardware/software capabilities. Different architectures depend on whether the SF is collocated with the CU-UP, the CU-UP and SF only serve compute messages, a compute message is supplied directly to the CU-UP or also traverses the CU-CP. In response to reception from a UE of a compute message containing data for computation being sent to the CU-CP through the DU, the CU-CP sends the data to the SF with identifiers and sends the result to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Zongrui Ding, Youn Hyoung Heo, Puneet Jain, Abhijeet Ashok Kolekar, Qian Li, Ching-Yu Liao, Thomas Luetzenkirchen, Sudeep K. Palat, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski