Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to application configurator systems and methods thereof. The embodiments herein disclose building and testing data products that are responsive, interactive, and custom user interface elements contextualized to at least one application implemented in the execution environment based a user's requirement. Further the embodiments herein disclose display an interactive functional dashboard to perform at least one function on at least one application presented in the application configurator, The embodiments herein provide the ability to copy the application and its contents from one environment to another. The embodiment herein is to enable multiple users to access and edit the applications simultaneously.

Abstract: A gateway establishes a local breakout (LBO) bearer concurrently with one or more bearers associated with a communication session involving a user equipment. The gateway selectively routes packets associated with the user equipment to the LBO bearer or the one or more bearers associated with the communication session based on one or more LBO rules implemented at the gateway. In some cases, the LBO rules are based on one or more of a quality of service (QoS) class identifier (QCI), a QoS flow identifier (QFI), and an uplink classifier (ULCL) associated with packets received by the gateway. Uplink packets from the user equipment are routed to a local application via the LBO bearer in response to one or more of the LBO rules being satisfied. Otherwise, uplink packets are routed to an external network via the one or more bearers associated with the communication session.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP) message bundling. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. In some embodiments, apparatus can be configured to: determine that more than one control protocol messages should be sent between a control plane entity and a user plane entity or said user plane entity and said control plane entity; determine the control plane entity and the user plane entity support sending and receiving a single datagram carrying more than one control protocol messages; extend a header of each control protocol message to indicate that the datagram is carrying more than one control protocol messages; combine one or more message types and respective message elements of the more than one control protocol messages into the single datagram; and cause sending said single datagram.

Abstract: A network node adapted to forward incoming data packets, the network node including a tag identifying unit, adapted to identify a tag of an incoming data packet as a replicate tag; a tag look-up module, adapted to retrieve from a tag table a number of replications and destinations for the replicate tag; a replicating engine, configured to replicate the incoming data packet according to the number of replications, thereby generating replicated data packets; and a forwarding unit, adapted to forward the replicated data packets to the destinations.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP) message bundling. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. In some embodiments, apparatus can be configured to: determine that more than one control protocol messages should be sent between a control plane entity and a user plane entity or said user plane entity and said control plane entity; determine the control plane entity and the user plane entity support sending and receiving a single datagram carrying more than one control protocol messages; extend a header of each control protocol message to indicate that the datagram is carrying more than one control protocol messages; combine one or more message types and respective message elements of the more than one control protocol messages into the single datagram; and cause sending said single datagram.

Abstract: A Policy Enforcement Function such as PCEF or TDF is configured to receive from a Policy Controller such as PCRF, over an interface such as Gx or Sd interface, a command related to a User Equipment UE, the command referring to a Sponsoring Context Identifier, Sponsoring Context ID, the Sponsoring Context ID serving as an identifier of a Sponsoring Context to be applied to application-related data traffic to be sponsored for the UE, the Sponsoring Context providing a list of data flows to be sponsored.

Abstract: A Policy Enforcement Function such as PCEF or TDF is configured to receive from a Policy Controller such as PCRF, over an interface such as Gx or Sd interface, a command related to a User Equipment UE, the command referring to a Sponsoring Context Identifier, Sponsoring Context ID, the Sponsoring Context ID serving as an identifier of a Sponsoring Context to be applied to application-related data traffic to be sponsored for the UE, the Sponsoring Context providing a list of data flows to be sponsored.

Abstract: A Policy Enforcement Function such as PCEF or TDF is configured to receive from a Policy Controller such as PCRF, over an interface such as Gx or Sd interface, a command related to a User Equipment UE, the command referring to a Sponsoring Context Identifier, Sponsoring Context ID, the Sponsoring Context ID serving as an identifier of a Sponsoring Context to be applied to application-related data traffic to be sponsored for the UE, the Sponsoring Context providing a list of data flows to be sponsored.

Abstract: A network node adapted to forward incoming data packets, the network node including a tag identifying unit, adapted to identify a tag of an incoming data packet as a replicate tag; a tag look-up module, adapted to retrieve from a tag table a number of replications and destinations for the replicate tag; a replicating engine, configured to replicate the incoming data packet according to the number of replications, thereby generating replicated data packets; and a forwarding unit, adapted to forward the replicated data packets to the destinations.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to supporting handling of state information for a stateful network function of a communication network. The network function of the communication network is provided by a network function environment including a set of network function instances configured to provide the network function, a scheduler configured to receive messages of subscribers of the communication network and to distribute the messages to the network function instances for processing by the network functions instances in accordance with the network function, and a state information storage device configured to store state information of the subscribers.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to supporting handling of state information for a stateful network function of a communication network. The network function of the communication network is provided by a network function environment including a set of network function instances configured to provide the network function, a scheduler configured to receive messages of subscribers of the communication network and to distribute the messages to the network function instances for processing by the network functions instances in accordance with the network function, and a state information storage device configured to store state information of the subscribers.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates automatic discovery of VPN-related information, which relates to the existence or association of VPNs as supported by provider edge devices in a core network. In particular, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is used to facilitate the automatic discovery, and the provider edge devices are capable of subsequently and automatically triggering Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) processes to facilitate signaling over LDP sessions within the core network.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for processing incoming packets in an efficient manner. A service ID bitmap indicating available services associated with the user is established. The available services are grouped into service set. Common service set having common set of rules is determined. A user associated with common service set and incoming traffic is identified. The incoming traffic is processed according to the common set of rules indicated by the service ID bitmap. The efficient use of Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) results in faster search result, lower power consumption and chip footprint among others.

Abstract: A number of route tables are stored in a server at the edge of a service provider network, and are used to connect a set of customer sites to VPNs provided by the service provider. The forwarding entries in the route tables describe how packets conveyed over associated VPNs are to be forwarded between the service provider network and customer equipment systems. The disclosed system provides a configuration process for the route table including a route count limit as a parameter. The route count limit parameter provided through the configuration process is associated with the route table, and may be stored at the provider edge system, as well as at each other packet forwarding device within the network infrastructure of the service provider. Each forwarding device in the service provider infrastructure stores the route count limit, and further operates to keep track of the current number of routes inserted into the route table.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for processing incoming packets in an efficient manner. A service ID bitmap indicating available services associated with the user is established. The available services are grouped into service set. Common service set having common set of rules is determined. A user associated with common service set and incoming traffic is identified. The incoming traffic is processed according to the common set of rules indicated by the service ID bitmap. The efficient use of Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) results in faster search result, lower power consumption and chip footprint among others.

Abstract: A session bundle allocation capability enables dynamic allocation of bundles of sessions being handled by a network element to modules of the network element (e.g., modules such as processing modules configured to perform one or more of traffic processing, traffic switching, and like functions). A bundle of sessions may be allocated by associating a plurality of sessions to form thereby a bundle of sessions, and assigning the bundle of sessions to a processing module group including one or more processing modules configured for processing traffic for the sessions of the bundle of sessions. A bundle of sessions may have a bundle identifier associated therewith and may be migrated from a first processing module group to a second processing module group by changing a mapping of the bundle identifier from being associated with the first processing module group to being associated with the second processing module group.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates automatic discovery of VPN-related information, which relates to the existence or association of VPNs as supported by provider edge devices in a core network. In particular, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is used to facilitate the automatic discovery, and the provider edge devices are capable of subsequently and automatically triggering Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) processes to facilitate signaling over LDP sessions within the core network.

Abstract: A session bundle allocation capability is disclosed. The session bundle allocation capability enables dynamic allocation of bundles of sessions being handled by a network element to modules of the network element (e.g., modules such as processing modules configured to perform one or more of traffic processing, traffic switching, and like functions). A bundle of sessions may be allocated by associating a plurality of sessions to form thereby a bundle of sessions, and assigning the bundle of sessions to a processing module group including one or more processing modules configured for processing traffic for the sessions of the bundle of sessions. A bundle of sessions may have a bundle identifier associated therewith, and a bundle of sessions may be migrated from a first processing module group to a second processing module group by changing a mapping of the bundle identifier from being associated with the first processing module group to being associated with the second processing module group.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates automatic discovery of VPN-related information, which relates to the existence or association of VPNs as supported by provider edge devices in a core network. In particular, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is used to facilitate the automatic discovery, and the provider edge devices are capable of subsequently and automatically triggering Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) processes to facilitate signaling over LDP sessions within the core network.

Abstract: Providing a network service is disclosed. A data associated with the service is received. It is determined whether a local context associated with the service is in an active state with respect to the service. The data is redirected to another chassis, via an inter-chassis backup connection, if it is determined that the local context is not in an active state with respect to the service.