Recent years have disclosed a remarkable proliferation of compute-intensive applications in
smart cities. Such applications continuously generate enormous amounts of data which …

Mobile edge computing (MEC) is an emerging technology that aims at pushing applications
and content close to the users (eg, at base stations, access points, and aggregation …

A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data
associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain …

The virtualization of compute and network resources enables an unseen flexibility for
deploying network services. A wide spectrum of emerging technologies allows an ever …

Disclosed herein is a distributed ledger method for a fifth generation (5G) network. A network
slice is created in the 5G network and a root block is generated in response, containing …

A network slice manager receives a workload mobility request to add network resources to a
domain in the communication network, and authenticates a virtual network function (VNF) …

Featured Application The presented performance analysis helps in evaluating the
infrastructure overhead and efficiently running communication-and computation-intensive …

A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data
associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain …

Aspects of the disclosed technology provide ways to report User Equipment (UE) device
locations in a 5G network for the purpose of redirecting application traffic from proximately …

Abstract A Network Function (NF) entity in a telecommunication network receives blockchain
credentials associated with UE and selects a Blockchain Charging Function (BCF). The NF …