Securing communications for roaming user equipment (UE) using a native blockchain platform

OMP Suthar, A Rayes, MD Geller… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data
associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain …

Blockchain-based auditing, instantiation and maintenance of 5G network slices

P Patil, RM Ravindranath, NK Nainar… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
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 …

Transmit opportunity (txop) based channel reuse

H Zhu, S Katar, S Merlin, C Zou, GD Barriac… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
2013, 0203429 A1 8, 2013 Knecktet al. 2013/0235737 A1 9/2013 Merlin et al.
2013/030.1551 A1 11/2013 Ghosh et al. 2013/0316660 A1 11/2013 Hsin et al …

Native blockchain platform for improving workload mobility in telecommunication networks

OMP Suthar, A Rayes, MD Geller… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
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) …

Securing communications for roaming user equipment (UE) using a native blockchain platform

OMP Suthar, A Rayes, MD Geller… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data
associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain …

Channel plan determination

S Harsha, D Hahn, S Ganu, M Mercier… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A network controller may include a memory and a processor. The memory may include
instructions executable by the processor to receive a message from an access point. The …

Providing user equipment location information indication on user plane

AS Dodd-noble, PC Garvia, OMP Suthar - US Patent 10,285,155, 2019 - Google Patents
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 …

Provisioning network resources in a wireless network using a native blockchain platform

OMP Suthar, A Rayes, MD Geller… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
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 …

Systems, devices, and techniques for managing data sessions in a wireless network using a native blockchain platform

OMP Suthar, AS Dodd-noble, A Rayes… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives session request data
associated with a User Equipment (UE), which includes blockchain authentication data. The …

Methods and apparatus for clear channel assessment

S Merlin, B Tian, S Vermani, EJH Baik - US Patent 9,537,688, 2017 - Google Patents
Systems and methods of clear channel assessment on a wireless network are disclosed. In
one aspect, a method includes determining a clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold …