Patents by Inventor Mayo OOHIRA

Mayo OOHIRA 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: 11310697
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal; and a communication unit configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit to a base station that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayo Oohira, Masaaki Kosugi, Toshiyuki Tamura, Yusuke Takano
  • Publication number: 20210410012
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal; and a communication unit configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit to a base station that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Masaaki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki TAMURA, Yusuke TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20210266793
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30); and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation (c/o Hibiki IP Law Firm)
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Masaaki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki TAMURA, Yusuke TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11099869
    Abstract: Provided a management apparatus including a maintenance mode setting unit that transitions a first virtualization infrastructure (NFVI0) to a maintenance mode, a mobility control unit that at least instructs a virtualization deployment unit (VDU) on the first virtualization infrastructure in the maintenance mode to move to a second virtualization infrastructure (NFVI1), and a maintenance mode release unit that releases the maintenance mode of the first virtualization infrastructure (NFVI0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Zembutsu, Mayo Oohira, Junichi Gokurakuji, Hirokazu Shinozawa, Yoshiki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11006321
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30); and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo Oohira, Masaaki Kosugi, Toshiyuki Tamura, Yusuke Takano
  • Publication number: 20210103457
    Abstract: A control apparatus is configured by including one or more virtual machines each configured to control a virtual network function and a host machine to control the one or more virtual machines. The control apparatus is configured by including a virtual control module configured to control the one or more virtual machines, a physical control module configured to control the host machine, and a first storage module configured by including a first storage region and a second storage region and configured to be accessible by the virtual control module and the physical control module. The first storage region stores packet data, and the second storage region stores virtual addresses each configured to identify the first storage region. The control apparatus identifies the first storage region, based on one of the virtual addresses that are stored in the second storage region and reads the packet data from the identified first storage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Masaaki KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20200336943
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30); and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation (c/o Hibiki IP Law Firm)
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Masaaki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki TAMURA, Yusuke TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10791482
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30); and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo Oohira, Masaaki Kosugi, Toshiyuki Tamura, Yusuke Takano
  • Patent number: 10719347
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprises first to third parts. The first part manages an image, which is information required for execution of a container. The second part requests the third part to start a container corresponding to an image of a predetermined version. The third part instructs the container corresponding to the image of the predetermined version to be created in response to the request from the second part on the basis of the image managed by the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayo Oohira, Tomohito Iguchi, Kazuhiro Egashira
  • Patent number: 10678604
    Abstract: A network functions virtualization management and orchestration system with a VNF descriptor (VNFD) including a information element that allows an instance created based on the VNFD to be distinguished by name. The information element includes an information element of a VM name that describes a naming rule for a virtual machine (VM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Gokurakuji, Mayo Oohira, Hirokazu Shinozawa
  • Patent number: 10545779
    Abstract: VNF (Virtual Network Function) descriptor (VNFD) is configured to include an entry that describes a definition of at least one predetermined apparatus connected to each VDU (Virtual Deployment Unit) on a same layer as an information element of the VDU, with a definition element including an apparatus name of the apparatus being provided under the entry and associated with the entry. The VNFD is received from a storage unit storing the VNFD, and an associated instance is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Gokurakuji, Mayo Oohira, Hirokazu Shinozawa
  • Publication number: 20190349814
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30); and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Masaaki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki TAMURA, Yusuke TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10469313
    Abstract: The present invention provides a registration management method capable of suppressing influence of data file forwarding load upon processing, and suitable for application to for example VNF Package on-boarding. A data file required for registration is placed in advance on a side of a management apparatus that performs registration processing, and at a registration stage, a registration request is made to the management apparatus by specifying the data file placed on the management apparatus side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayo Oohira, Junichi Gokurakuji, Atsushi Hashiguchi, Hibiki Ogura
  • Patent number: 10405239
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30) and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo Oohira, Masaaki Kosugi, Toshiyuki Tamura, Yusuke Takano
  • Publication number: 20190056971
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprises first to third parts. The first part manages an image, which is information required for execution of a container. The second part requests the third part to start a container corresponding to an image of a predetermined version. The third part instructs the container corresponding to the image of the predetermined version to be created in response to the request from the second part on the basis of the image managed by the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Tomohito IGUCHI, Kazuhiro EGASHIRA
  • Publication number: 20190050248
    Abstract: A control apparatus is provided with: a first part configured to hold hardware accelerator requirements that indicate hardware accelerator conditions required by a VNF; a second part configured to hold hardware accelerator configuration information that indicates configuration information of each of a plurality of hardware accelerators that are available; and a third part configured to refer to the hardware accelerator requirements and the hardware accelerator configuration information and selecting, from among the plurality of hardware accelerators, a hardware accelerator to be allocated to the VNF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Shigeto TAKEMORI
  • Publication number: 20190053102
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30) and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Masaaki KOSUGI, Toshiyuki TAMURA, Yusuke TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20180270111
    Abstract: The present invention provides a registration management method capable of suppressing influence of data file forwarding load upon processing, and suitable for application to for example VNF Package on-boarding. A data file required for registration is placed in advance on a side of a management apparatus that performs registration processing, and at a registration stage, a registration request is made to the management apparatus by specifying the data file placed on the management apparatus side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayo OOHIRA, Junichi GOKURAKUJI, Atsushi HASHIGUCHI, Hibiki OGURA
  • Publication number: 20180018192
    Abstract: VNF (Virtual Network Function) descriptor (VNFD) is configured to include an entry that describes a definition of at least one predetermined apparatus connected to each VDU (Virtual Deployment Unit) on a same layer as an information element of the VDU, with a definition element including an apparatus name of the apparatus being provided under the entry and associated with the entry. The VNFD is received from a storage unit storing the VNFD, and an associated instance is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi GOKURAKUJI, Mayo OOHIRA, Hirokazu SHINOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180011730
    Abstract: Provided a management apparatus including a maintenance mode setting unit that transitions a first virtualization infrastructure (NFVI0) to a maintenance mode, a mobility control unit that at least instructs a virtualization deployment unit (VDU) on the first virtualization infrastructure in the maintenance mode to move to a second virtualization infrastructure (NFVI1), and a maintenance mode release unit that releases the maintenance mode of the first virtualization infrastructure (NFVI0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime ZEMBUTSU, Mayo OOHIRA, Junichi GOKURAKUJI, Hirokazu SHINOZAWA, Yoshiki KIKUCHI