Abstract: A method of managing execution of a secure application is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an initial profile of an wireless communication device (WCD) by a secure application manager executing on a computer system, storing the initial profile by the secure application manager in a datastore; receiving a request comprising a current profile of the WCD by the secure application manager from an API of a secure application executing on the WCD to invoke an operation of a secure application; comparing the current profile of the WCD by the secure application manager to the initial profile of the WCD stored in the immutable record in the datastore; and in response to determining that the current profile of the WCD matches the initial profile of the WCD, passing the request to invoke an operation of the secure application by the secure application manager to the secure application for execution.

Abstract: A core network comprises a data store is configured to store a record associated with a wireless communication device, wherein the record comprises a plurality of pre-provisioned security parameters related to the wireless communication device. A core authentication application at the core network is configured to receive an authentication request comprising at least one security parameter stored at both the wireless communication device and in a record at the data store, obtain a registration identifier in response to inputting the at least one security parameter received in the authentication request into a first security application, obtain a network-side authentication identifier in response to inputting the registration identifier into a second security application, and determine whether the wireless communication device is authenticated and authorized to access the carrier network when a device-side authentication identifier matches the network-side authentication identifier.

Abstract: A method of managing execution of a secure application is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an initial profile of an wireless communication device (WCD) by a secure application manager executing on a computer system, storing the initial profile by the secure application manager in a datastore; receiving a request comprising a current profile of the WCD by the secure application manager from an API of a secure application executing on the WCD to invoke an operation of a secure application; comparing the current profile of the WCD by the secure application manager to the initial profile of the WCD stored in the immutable record in the datastore; and in response to determining that the current profile of the WCD matches the initial profile of the WCD, passing the request to invoke an operation of the secure application by the secure application manager to the secure application for execution.

Abstract: A method of instantiating a virtual network function (VNF) in a core network of a communication service provider. The method comprises receiving a request to execute a VNF by a VNF manager application executing on a computer system, where the request comprises a file name of a file in an interplanetary file system (IPFS) to be used to launch the VNF, parsing the file name by the VNF manager application to identify a plurality of content identities (CIDs) that each identify fragments of content that comprise the VNF, retrieving the plurality of fragments of content by the VNF manager application from a non-transitory memory, and launching the VNF by the VNF manager application by instantiating the fragments of content comprising instructions that implement the VNF on a computer system and configuring the instructions that implement the VNF based on the fragments of content that comprise data.

Abstract: An ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) device having an indicator is provided. The AEPH device includes a substrate having fabricated thereon an antenna, an AEPH circuit, a controller, a physical indicator, and an indicator control data (ICD) memory. The AEPH circuit receives RF energy collected by the antenna and converts it into electrical power. The controller receives electrical power from the AEPH circuit and an RF signal from the antenna. The controller receives from an RF signal via the antenna information that includes interrogation data. The controller compares data stored in the ICD memory with the interrogation data to generate comparison information and causes the physical indicator to emit a physical signal that is based on the comparison information. A second AEPH device having a second antenna and a second AEPH circuit, where the indicator is mounted separate from the substrate.

Abstract: Immutable archiving of remote controlled user equipment telemetry-command (TC) data for wireless communications networks systems and applications is provided. In some embodiments, one or more applications executing on the UE report selected TC data to a TC data archiving function. TC data is both captured and preserved by the TC data archiving function in a manner that establishes sufficient integrity for the data for the purpose of establishing an immutable record comprising at least the operating state of a remote operated UE, and commands that a controller UE was sending to the remote operated UE. Determining the TC data selected for archiving may be based on an inflection criteria. In some embodiments, a session block sequence is generated using a distributed application (DApp), and TC data is reported to the TC data archiving function using the session block sequence.

Abstract: A method of utilizing beamforming to selectively locate one or more ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) chips, implemented by a reader apparatus comprising multiple antennas, the method comprises transmitting, to the AEPH chips, an interrogation signal from multiple transmit antennas by a reader application executing on a processor of the reader apparatus in a first frequency band to activate the AEPH chips; receiving, from at least one AEPH chip by multiple receive antennas of the reader apparatus, one or more signals in response to the interrogation signal; processing the one or more signals to determine a direction of the at least one AEPH chip; and adjusting, using a beamformer, a beam direction of the multiple transmit antennas of the reader apparatus in the direction of the at least one AEPH chip to deliver the maximum power to the at least one AEPH chip.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) network radio link state management for ambient electromagnetic power harvesting chip (AEPH) reader applications and devices is provided. In some embodiments, radio link state management services are provided that may be engaged by a UE that can wirelessly communicate both with a wireless telecommunications network, and an AEPH chip. Embodiments may include a method that determines when an AEPH chip communication event is pending, suspends a UE connection state of at least one data channel of the one or more data channels of the UE radio link in response to the determining when the AEPH chip communication event is pending, performs the AEPH chip communication event; and releases suspension of the UE connection state of the at least one data channel of the one or more data channels of the UE radio link.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ambient noise mitigation as a network service are provided. In some embodiments, an ambient noise mitigation server establishes at least one low latency network slice for at least one UE coupled to a radio access network. The ambient noise mitigation server generates a cancelation signal based on ambient sound mitigation data received by the radio access network, the ambient sound mitigation data including acoustic sensor data representing an ambient sound signal. The cancelation signal is generated to comprise a phase shift with respect to the ambient sound signal computed at least in part as a function of a location of the at least one UE, and causes at least one acoustic emitter to emit an acoustic cancelation signal based on the cancelation signal. In some embodiments, the phase shift may be adjusted by controlling a latency characteristic of the low latency network slice.

Abstract: Mobility edge network systems and methods are provided. In some embodiments, a mobility edge interface extends instantiation of a UPF and/or other network functions of the operator core network further from the traditional centralized network core, to a new edge that is launched and hosted at the UE level. The mobility edge interface may implement a mobility UPF instance that is launched by one or more applications executed on a primary UE and made accessible through a wireless communication link with a mobility edge RAN established by the primary UE. Through the mobility edge RAN and the mobility UPF instance, a secondary UE may establish a point-to-point wireless communication link (which may be a 3GPP link, or a non-3GPP link) and a user plane data path with the primary UE, in order to communicate data corresponding to a data session between the primary and secondary UE.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic identification generation for telecommunications network user equipment (UE) are provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure, generate a device identifier (ID) for UE that access services provided by a network. In some of the embodiments described herein, instrumentation instances are executed which may take measurements of UE memory states for use as measurement fingerprints. Measurement fingerprints may be combined with pre-provisioned elements to generate a device ID. A UE may generate measurement fingerprints based on measurements of device memory states corresponding to a predefined set of one or more tasks executed by the UE; generate a registration ID for the UE based on pre-provisioned elements associated with the UE; generate the device ID as a function of the set of measurement fingerprints and the registration ID; and transmit a message comprising the device ID to a network function of a network.

Abstract: Relationship entity management systems and methods for telecommunications network user equipment are disclosed. In some embodiments, two or more UEs may form relationship entity in which they operate together to provide a service using a telecommunications network. A UE acting on behalf of the relationship entity may communicate a registration request message to a network function of the operator core network that includes which the network function may use to assign a relationship ID to the relationship entity. Records of relationship entity actives and/or resources used may be recorded to a relationship history ledger under the relationship ID, such as a block-chain technology ledger for example. In some embodiments, a UE while operating on the operator core network as part of the relationship entity may be authorized to access network services otherwise not available to the UE when they are not part of the relationship entity.

Abstract: Systems and methods for user equipment clusters for network registration and authentication are provided. In some embodiments, a UE aggregation gateway may define one or more UE clusters from a set of UE devices that have connected to an access network. In some embodiments, the UE aggregation gateway may register a UE logical entity with the network and associate a cluster of UE devices with that UE logical entity. The UE aggregation gateway may then function as a proxy gateway for members of the UE cluster, acting on behalf of the members of the UE cluster at least with regard to operations with functions of the operator network core.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a micro-service data gateway are provided. In some embodiments, the micro-service data gateway comprises at least a micro-service data reflector and a micro-service data synthesizer. The data reflector operates to serve cached micro-service data in response to UE micro-service data requests. The reflector receives requests for micro-service data available from at least one data source exposed by a network exposure function (NEF) of a network operator core, retrieves the micro-service data from a data cache comprising at least a subset of micro-service data available from the data source, and provides the micro-service data to a requestor of the micro-service data. The synthesizer operates to ensure that the cache of micro-service data available to the reflector is fresh and updated. The micro-service data gateway may be positioned near the UE at a network edge of the core network and/or in part implemented within the UE.

Abstract: Immutable archiving of remote controlled user equipment telemetry-command (TC) data for wireless communications networks systems and applications is provided. In some embodiments, one or more applications executing on the UE report selected TC data to a TC data archiving function. TC data is both captured and preserved by the TC data archiving function in a manner that establishes sufficient integrity for the data for the purpose of establishing an immutable record comprising at least the operating state of a remote operated UE, and commands that a controller UE was sending to the remote operated UE. Determining the TC data selected for archiving may be based on an inflection criteria. In some embodiments, a session block sequence is generated using a distributed application (DApp), and TC data is reported to the TC data archiving function using the session block sequence.

Abstract: A method of establishing an application layer connection between a user equipment (UE) and an application executing on an edge computing node via a communication network. The method comprises receiving an application service availability message by the UE that identifies a plurality of networks that provide access to an identified application executing on an edge computing node within the network; for each network identified in the application service availability message, receiving by the UE an application service figure-of-merit determined by that network associated with a prospective application layer connection between the UE and an edge computing node executing the identified application that is located in that network; based on evaluating the figure-of-merit associated with each network establishing an application layer connection by the UE via the selected network to the application executing on the edge computing node in the selected network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ambient noise mitigation as a network service are provided. In some embodiments, an ambient noise mitigation server establishes at least one low latency network slice for at least one UE coupled to a radio access network. The ambient noise mitigation server generates a cancelation signal based on ambient sound mitigation data received by the radio access network, the ambient sound mitigation data including acoustic sensor data representing an ambient sound signal. The cancelation signal is generated to comprise a phase shift with respect to the ambient sound signal computed at least in part as a function of a location of the at least one UE, and causes at least one acoustic emitter to emit an acoustic cancelation signal based on the cancelation signal. In some embodiments, the phase shift may be adjusted by controlling a latency characteristic of the low latency network slice.

Abstract: A wireless communication system receives a registration cause for a User Equipment (UE) from a user data system. The wireless communication system generates a network message that indicates the registration cause for the UE. The wireless communication system transfers the network message that indicates the registration cause to the UE. The wireless communication system receives a registration request from the UE that indicates the registration cause. In response, the wireless communication system registers the UE to use the wireless communication system based on the registration cause.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) network radio link state management for ambient electromagnetic power harvesting chip (AEPH) reader applications and devices is provided. In some embodiments, radio link state management services are provided that may be engaged by a UE that can wirelessly communicate both with a wireless telecommunications network, and an AEPH chip. Embodiments may include a method that determines when an AEPH chip communication event is pending, suspends a UE connection state of at least one data channel of the one or more data channels of the UE radio link in response to the determining when the AEPH chip communication event is pending, performs the AEPH chip communication event; and releases suspension of the UE connection state of the at least one data channel of the one or more data channels of the UE radio link.

Abstract: A method of establishing an application layer connection between a user equipment (UE) and an application executing on an edge computing node via a communication network. The method comprises receiving an application service availability message by the UE that identifies a plurality of networks that provide access to an identified application executing on an edge computing node within the network; for each network identified in the application service availability message, receiving by the UE an application service figure-of-merit determined by that network associated with a prospective application layer connection between the UE and an edge computing node executing the identified application that is located in that network; based on evaluating the figure-of-merit associated with each network establishing an application layer connection by the UE via the selected network to the application executing on the edge computing node in the selected network.