Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptive bandwidth application are provided. An example method includes generating multiple RAN slices of a network for multiple network consumers, selecting one or more of RAN slices and assigning the one or more RAN slices to each one of multiple network consumers, dividing a radio frequency spectrum into multiple radio frequency bands, assigning one or more of the multiple bands to each one of the multiple RAN slices, associating one or more QoS priority indicators to each one of the bands assigned to the RAN slices, allocating one or more allotments of the one or more bands to each RAN slice, monitoring continuously real-time bandwidth usage by each one of the multiple RAN slices, and adjusting automatically and adaptively a total bandwidth allocated to each RAN slice, according to the one or more QoS priority indicator associated with the RAN slice and a predetermined rule.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for detecting cell site simulators are provided. An example method includes obtaining signal characteristics data including geolocation data, identifying a legitimate cell site in proximity to the geolocation of the user device based on the geolocation data, identifying a preestablished model stored in the user device, and the model is corresponding to the identified legitimate cell site and includes one or more predetermined expected features. The method further includes selecting the identified model, extracting one or more actual features from the signal characteristics data using the selected model, comparing the actual features with the predetermined expected features to determine a degree of matching of the actual features with the predetermined expected features, and in response to a determination that the degree of matching is below a predetermined threshold, indicating that the cell site is a suspicious cell site simulator.

Abstract: Methods and systems for network slice management and adaptive bandwidth allocation are provided. An example method includes assigning a first radio frequency band to multiple RAN slices of a network. Each one of the RAN slices is assigned to a network consumer, the first band includes a first BWS and a second BWS, the first BWS is configured to be allocatable to each one of the RAN slices, and the second BWS is configured to be allocatable to qualified RAN slices. The method further includes allocating a first allotment belonging to the first BWS to the identified RAN slice, monitoring continuously real-time bandwidth usage of the first BWS by the identified RAN slice, and determining whether the first allotment allocated to the identified RAN slice is sufficient to achieve predetermined QoS attributes of the identified RAN slice.

Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptive spectrum allocation are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for slice-specific adaptive resource allocation are provided. An example method includes generating multiple RAN sub-slices within a RAN slice of a network, assigning a first band to the RAN slice. The first band has a first BWS and a second BWS, the first BWS is allocatable to each one of the RAN sub-slices, and the second BWS is allocatable to qualified RAN sub-slices. The method further includes assigning a first allotment of the first BWS to an identified RAN sub-slice, monitor continuously real-time bandwidth usage of the first BWS by the identified RAN sub-slice, and determine whether the first allotment allocated to the first RAN sub-slice is sufficient to achieve predetermined QoS attributes of the first RAN sub-slice.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices dynamically allocate bandwidth parts in response to conditions at cell sites. An example process assigns a first plurality of slices and a second plurality of slices to communicate on a bandwidth of a cell site. The cell site operates at a first level of power consumption. A changed operating state is detected at the cell site, and the first plurality of slices is assigned to communicate on a bandwidth part of the cell site in response to detecting the changed operating state. The bandwidth part is a subset of the bandwidth. The cell site operates at a second level of power consumption in response to assigning the plurality of slices to communicate on the bandwidth part. The second level of power consumption is less than the first level of power consumption.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing power consumption at a cell site. An example process includes the steps of detecting a change from a normal operation at a cell site, initializing a small bandwidth part (BWP), and moving user equipment communicating with the cell site from a dedicated BWP to the small BWP in response to the change from the normal operation at the cell site. A return to normal operation is detected at the cell site. The process includes restoring the user equipment to the dedicated BWP in response to the return to the normal operation at the cell site.

Abstract: A system for dynamic edge routing of data traffic for a mobile entity having a plurality of applications is provided. An automotive edge router (AER) is located on the mobile entity. The AER is configured to connect to and be in signal communication with a plurality of cellular networks associated with different communication service providers (CSPs), and to receive performance data for each of the plurality of cellular networks. A data traffic controller is in signal communication with the AER via one of the plurality of cellular networks and is configured to receive the performance data for each cellular network from the AER, to dynamically select one of the plurality of cellular networks for each of the applications on the mobile entity based on the performance data, and to transmit a command signal to the AER indicating the selection of one of the plurality of cellular networks for each application.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adaptive mini-slot management in a network, including an element management control unit comprising a set of distribution and central units (DU/CU) to monitor power and channel traffic at a plurality of cell sites in the network; a scheduler unit for user equipment (UE) to enable and disable a set of mini-slots in a downlink (DL) pattern and an uplink (UL) pattern including at least two concatenated patterns jointly repeated with periodicity in a slot configuration period for new radio (NR) communications by users at cell sites in the network; and in response to a request by a user, the scheduler unit reserves a number of mini-slots for use in each slot configuration period wherein a reserved slot number is responsive to at least one of a condition of an AC power outage, and reduced channel traffic based on data received by the DU/CU about the condition.

Abstract: Systems and methods of adaptive bandwidth (BW) management are provided by a control unit of distribution and central units to monitor power and traffic loads at a plurality of network nodes; a BW management unit communicating with the control unit to reassign a set of network slices with a set of smaller bandwidth parts (BWPs); the BW management unit configured to define a smaller BWP from a slice mapping for the slice reassignment during a AC power outage, the slicing mapping includes network slices tied to smaller BWPs in the network; and the BW management unit configured to adapt BW for users at the node by reassigning of at least one network slice with a defined smaller BWP at the node in response to a condition determined by the BW management unit, the condition of at least one of a AC power outage and reduced traffic load.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for network slicing are provided. In one example, a method includes: selecting a first network slice and a second network slice both pertaining to a common data network, designating a first traffic flow to the first network slice and a second traffic flow to the second network slice, generating a first network slice profile including a first network identifier and first mapping information, generating a second network slice profile including a second network identifier and second mapping information, assigning the first network slice profile to the first traffic flow and the second network slice profile to the second traffic flow, and separating the first traffic flow from the second traffic flow on a user plane function (UPF) instance, based on the assigned first network slice profile and the second network slice profile.

Abstract: Various network slice assignment arrangements are presented. A network slice management system can create a multi-dimensional attribute matrix that defines network slices that operate on a physical cellular network. Network slices that operate on the physical cellular network can be clustered based on attributes to create slice classes. A classification process to determine a slice class that most closely matches a cellular network service request may be performed. A network slice can then be selected from the slice class and be used for providing cellular network service.

Abstract: Systems and methods to utilize user device self-reported quality metrics and machine learning mechanisms to optimize management of user device mobility in a cellular network. Cells in the network obtain quality data for one or more user devices in communication with the cells, including channel-quality-indicator values, reference-signal-received-power values, and reference-signal-received-quality values. The quality data is processed by a machine learning mechanism to generate a separate quality report for each cell. In response to receiving a request to handover communications for a target user device, the quality reports are utilized to select a cell that is predicted to provide the best quality communications for the target user device.

Abstract: A disclosed method may include (i) providing, to an end-user of a radio access network, a graphical user interface that enables the end-user to configure at least one of a plurality of control knobs for configuring a slice of the radio access network, (ii) receiving, after the providing the graphical user interface, user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface indicating how the end-user would adjust the at least one of the control knobs for configuring the slice of the radio access network, and (iii) configuring the slice of the radio access network according to the user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface. Related systems and computer-readable mediums are further disclosed.

Abstract: A disclosed method may include (i) providing, to an end-user of a radio access network, a graphical user interface that enables the end-user to configure at least one of a plurality of control knobs for configuring a slice of the radio access network, (ii) receiving, after the providing the graphical user interface, user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface indicating how the end-user would adjust the at least one of the control knobs for configuring the slice of the radio access network, and (iii) configuring the slice of the radio access network according to the user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface. Related systems and computer-readable mediums are further disclosed.

Abstract: Various network slice assignment arrangements are presented. A network slice management system can create a multi-dimensional attribute matrix that defines network slices that operate on a physical cellular network. Using a machine learning algorithm, network slices that operate on the physical cellular network can be clustered based on attributes to create slice classes. A classification process to determine a slice class that most closely matches a cellular network service request may be performed. A network slice can then be selected from the slice class and be used for providing cellular network service.

Abstract: Systems and methods to utilize user device self-reported quality metrics and machine learning mechanisms to optimize management of user device mobility in a cellular network. Cells in the network obtain quality data for one or more user devices in communication with the cells, including channel-quality-indicator values, reference-signal-received-power values, and reference-signal-received-quality values. The quality data is processed by a machine learning mechanism to generate a separate quality report for each cell. In response to receiving a request to handover communications for a target user device, the quality reports are utilized to select a cell that is predicted to provide the best quality communications for the target user device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media facilitate cellular network security. Communications corresponding to requested network access from an external entity may be processed. Configuration specifications to instantiate network slices may be generated. The network slices may be instantiated in accordance with the configuration specifications with network access provided to user equipment of the external entity, the cellular network consequently providing the network access to the user equipment of the external entity. Signals corresponding to detection of a security event mapped to network traffic of the network slices of the cellular network may be identified. The network traffic may correspond to communications from some of the user equipment that are detected as malicious traffic. A first subset of the user equipment using the network slices to be compromised user equipment may be determined. The first subset of the user equipment or a second subset of the user equipment may be transitioned.

Abstract: Various arrangements of hybrid cloud cellular network systems are presented herein. A cellular radio access network (RAN) that includes multiple base stations (BSs) can be in communication with a cloud computing platform. Multiple cloud-implemented national data center (NDC) instantiations can be present and executed on the cloud computing platform. Network functions (NFs) are executed within each cloud-implemented NDC instantiation on the cloud computing platform. The system further includes instances of a cellular network database function that updates each other instance of the cellular network database function across the NDC instantiations.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adaptive channel, beamforming, and traffic shaping management in a network including configuring an element management system to monitor, via a distribution unit (DU) and/or a central unit (CU) power and channel traffic at a plurality of cell sites in a network; applying, in response to a detection of a power outage at a cell site, at least one power saving schema including adaptive channel management, adaptive beam management, and/or adaptive traffic management, wherein the systems and methods incrementally reduce power consumption at the cell site by choking at least on channel based on a level of network traffic congestion. The systems and methods further limits users for congested channels, determines a relationship between power reduction as a result of the choking, arranges power to beamforming systems based on the choking, adjusts traffic of one or more applications, and move users of choked channels.