Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a wireless access node receives an encrypted slice certificate from a wireless user device and transfers the encrypted slice certificate to a network control-plane. The network control-plane decrypts the encrypted slice certificate and determines a correspondence between expected characteristics and the slice characteristics from the decrypted slice certificate. The network control-plane authorizes the wireless user device for the wireless network slice based on the correspondence. In response to the authorization, the network control-plane transfers user context for the wireless network slice to the wireless access node and a network user-plane. The wireless access node exchanges user data between the wireless user device and the network user-plane per the user context. The network user-plane exchanges the user data between the wireless access node and a data system per the user context.

Abstract: A wireless communication network charges a user for a wireless network slice over a Network Exposure Function (NEF). A network user-plane transfers user data over the wireless network slice. In response, the network user-plane generates session data that characterizes the user data transfer over the wireless network slice. The network user-plane transfers the session data to the NEF. The NEF receives the session data and generates a service charge for the wireless network slice based on the session data. The NEF transfers the service charge for the wireless network slice and at least a portion of the session data to a distributed ledger associated with the user.

Abstract: A wireless communication network executes a smart contract in distributed ledger circuitry and responsively instantiates a wireless network slice for a wireless communication device. The wireless communication network transfers user data for the wireless communication device over the wireless network slice and responsively transfers slice usage data for the wireless communication device to the distributed ledger circuitry. The wireless communication network executes the smart contract in the distributed ledger circuitry and responsively stores the slice usage data for the wireless communication device in the distributed ledger circuitry.

Abstract: A wireless User Equipment (UE) performs quantum authentication with a wireless communication network. The wireless UE receives qubits that were generated by the wireless communication network and determines polarization states for the qubits. The wireless UE exchanges cryptography information with the wireless communication network. The wireless UE and the wireless communication network both generate cryptography keys based on the polarization states and the cryptography information. The wireless UE generates authentication data based the cryptography keys. The wireless UE wirelessly transfers the authentication data to the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network authenticates the wireless UE based on the authentication data and the cryptography keys.

Abstract: A wireless communication system tracks an item that wirelessly transfers a Fifth Generation Identifier (5GID) and a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN). Transceivers wirelessly detect the 5GID and the GTIN and transfer messages indicating the 5GID and the GTIN to a ledger gateway. The ledger gateway receives the messages and selects a distributed application in a distributed ledger node based on the 5GID and/or the GTIN. The ledger gateway proposes an item-tracking transaction with the 5GID and the GTIN to the selected distributed application in the distributed ledger node. The distributed ledger node and distributed application execute the proposed item-tracking transaction with the 5GID and the GTIN to generate an item-tracking result and store the item-tracking result in a blockchain format.

Abstract: A wireless communication network comprises distributed ledgers that host network attributes that have data values that characterize wireless data services. Directory circuitry stores ledger information that characterizes the distributed ledgers and the network attributes. Network circuitry delivers the wireless data services to wireless User Equipment (UEs). The network circuitry generates and stores the data values and their network attributes in the distributed ledgers. The directory circuitry receives a directory information request and selects a portion of the ledger information that characterizes the distributed ledgers and the network attributes based on the directory information request. The network circuitry receives a ledger information request responsive to the selected portion of the ledger information. The network circuitry selects and transfers a portion of the network attributes and the related data values based on the ledger information request.

Abstract: The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for accelerating communication for low latency, high reliability, and secure machine control systems through encryption bypass. Machine controllers, e.g., drone, robot, or autonomous-vehicle controllers, establish a hardware-based trust relationship with the controlled machines allowing for the communication of unencrypted low-latency control and data messages, for example, via ultra-reliable low latency (URLLC) cellular network slices. The machines can relay non-mission-critical communications via encrypted communication using different network slices. The machines can also use distributed ledgers to store and access events and records used to create and/or maintain the trust relationship, and archive data for subsequent use.

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves a wireless user device with a wireless communication service from a wireless network slice that includes a Virtual Network Function (VNF). The VNF maintains hardware-trust with a distributed ledger. The distributed ledger maintains hardware-trust with the VNF. The VNF delivers the wireless communication service to the wireless user device from the wireless network slice. The VNF generates slice data that characterizes the service delivery. When the VNF maintains the hardware-trust with the distributed ledger, the VNF transfers the slice data to the distributed ledger. When the distributed ledger maintains the hardware-trust with the VNF, the distributed ledger stores the slice data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for immutable archiving of UE connection data for wireless communications networks are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises: detecting when a UE has initiated access to a network operator core through a radio access network; determining whether a witness data collection service is to be activated for the UE; when the witness data collection service is to be activated: activating the wireless data collection service for a UE monitoring session; initiating transmission of a UE monitoring session block sequence from the UE to the network operator core, wherein the session block sequence comprises blocks each comprising collected witness data characterizing a connection between the UE and the network operator core during the UE monitoring session; determining when the UE monitoring session is complete; closing the session block sequence to form a ledger archive and storing the ledger archive to an immutable witness data archive.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, distributed ledger circuitry executes a contract from an origin block and transfers an instantiation request for a wireless network slice to network orchestration circuitry. The network orchestration circuitry instantiates the wireless network slice responsive to the instantiation request from the distributed ledger circuitry. The wireless network slice delivers a wireless network service to the UEs and transfers slice usage data to the distributed ledger circuitry. The distributed ledger circuitry executes the contract from middle blocks and a termination block to form a blockchain that stores the slice usage data for the wireless network slice. The distributed ledger circuitry transfers a termination request for the wireless network slice to the network orchestration circuitry responsive to the execution of the contract from the termination block.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, distributed ledger circuitry executes a contract from an origin block and transfers an instantiation request for a wireless network slice to network orchestration circuitry. The network orchestration circuitry instantiates the wireless network slice responsive to the instantiation request from the distributed ledger circuitry. The wireless network slice delivers a wireless network service to the UEs and transfers slice usage data to the distributed ledger circuitry. The distributed ledger circuitry executes the contract from middle blocks and a termination block to form a blockchain that stores the slice usage data for the wireless network slice. The distributed ledger circuitry transfers a termination request for the wireless network slice to the network orchestration circuitry responsive to the execution of the contract from the termination block.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for artificial intelligence-based filtering of user devices on a wireless network. Upon a request from a user device to access a requested network service, a trustlet executed in a trusted execution environment of the user device is activated. The trustlet provides data associated with the user device. The data is used to distinguish normal from anomalous device behavior. Analysis of the data can be facilitated by an artificial intelligence module. Based on the analysis, the requested network service may be selectively authorized or prohibited. Additionally, the trustlet can be activated while a network service is being utilized by a user device to detect anomalous and potentially deceptive activity.

Abstract: In a messaging server, processing circuitry receives a network packet that encapsulates a user message from a wireless User Equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network. In response to the network packet, the processing circuitry transfers the user message to ledger circuitry in the messaging server. The ledger circuitry executes a distributed ledger transaction based on a source domain and a destination domain in the user message. The ledger circuitry transfers the user message to the processing circuitry after the distributed ledger transaction. The processing circuitry receives the user message from the ledger circuitry and generates a new network packet for delivery to the destination domain that encapsulates the user message. The ledger circuitry transfers the new network packet that encapsulates the user message for delivery to the destination domain.

Abstract: A wireless access point receives data from a data appliance and transfers the data to a distributed ledger function. The distributed ledger function stores the data in a distributed ledger database, determines additional network access for the data appliance, and transfers an instruction indicating the additional network access to the wireless access point. The wireless access point receives the network access instruction, schedules the additional network access for the data appliance per the network access instruction, wirelessly transfers a network access schedule to the data appliance, wirelessly receives additional data from the data appliance per the network access schedule, and transfers the additional data to the distributed ledger function.

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves User Equipment (UEs) over a wireless network slice. A core user-plane in the slice exchanges user data with the UEs over a Radio Access Network (RAN). The core control-plane determines when the slice has a concentration of UEs that exceeds a threshold in a geographic area. When the slice has the UE concentration that exceeds the threshold in the geographic area, the core control-plane signals an edge user-plane to serve the UEs that use the wireless network slice in the geographic area. The edge user-plane exchanges additional user data over the RAN with the UEs that use the wireless network slice in the geographic area. The core control-plane may determine when the concentration of UEs moves toward another geographic area and proactively launch another edge user-plane to serve the UEs that will soon need the slice in the other geographic area.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, an Edge Enablement Client (EEC) in a UE Gateway (GW) exchanges EDGE-5 signaling with a user app and exchanges EDGE-1 signaling with a Gateway Enablement Server (GES) in the GW. The GES exchanges EDGE-9 signaling with an Edge Enablement Server (EES) in an Edge Data Network (EDN) and exchanges EDGE-3 signaling with a Gateway Application Server (GAS) in the GW. The GAS exchanges user data between the user app and an Edge Application Server (EAS) in the EDN responsive to the EDGE-3 signaling. The EES exchanges additional EDGE-3 signaling with the EAS. The EAS exchanges the user data between the GAS and a network core responsive to the additional EDGE-3 signaling. The core exchanges the user with the AS and transfers network information for the exchange to a Digital Ledger (DL) node. The DL node determines trust based on the network information.

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves User Equipment (UE) responsive to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) network. The UE determines Quality-of-Service (QoS) levels for a wireless data service at geographic locations. The UE transfers the QoS levels for the wireless data service at the geographic locations to a network core. The network core transfers the QoS levels for the wireless data service at the geographic locations for the UE to the AI network. The network core receives a future QoS level, future geographic location, and future time for the wireless data service for the UE from the AI network. The network core signals a network control-plane to deliver the wireless data service to the UE at the future geographic location and the future time using the future QoS level. The UE receives the wireless data service at the future geographic location and the future time using the future QoS level.

Abstract: A wireless communication system generates Artificial Intelligence (AI) responses to network data. Computer circuitry hosts network functions, distributed ledgers, ledger clients, and AI engines. The network functions serve User Equipment (UEs) over Radio Access Networks (RANs), and in response, transfer the network data to the distributed ledgers. The distributed ledgers receive and store the network data. The ledger clients select some of the network data from the distributed ledgers and transfer the selected network data to the AI engines. The AI engines receive the selected network data, and in response, generate the AI responses. The ledger clients and the AI engines may comprise wireless network slices.

Abstract: A wireless User Equipment (UE) performs quantum authentication with a wireless communication network. The wireless UE receives qubits that were generated by the wireless communication network and determines polarization states for the qubits. The wireless UE exchanges cryptography information with the wireless communication network. The wireless UE and the wireless communication network both generate cryptography keys based on the polarization states and the cryptography information. The wireless UE generates authentication data based the cryptography keys. The wireless UE wirelessly transfers the authentication data to the wireless communication network. The wireless communication network authenticates the wireless UE based on the authentication data and the cryptography keys.

Abstract: A wireless communication system delivers a data service to a wireless User Equipment (UE). A network controller exchanges UE signaling with the wireless UE and transfers UE information to a Network Exposure Function (NEF). The NEF transfers network information that indicates Quality-of-Service (QoS) levels and cost levels for the UE to a user data system. The NEF receives user selections from the user data system that indicate a selected QoS level and a selected cost level. The NEF indicates the selected QoS level to the network controller. The NEF indicates the selected cost level to a Charging Function (CHF). The network controller directs network elements to transfer UE data for the UE using the selected QoS level. The network elements transfer the user data for the UE using the selected QoS level. The CHF generates charging data for the UE based on the selected cost level.