Tekelec

Oracle International Corporation

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Verizon Business Global LLC

Worldcom, Inc.

Mci, Inc.

Mci Worldcom, Inc.

Ajay P Deo

Ben Allen Campbell

Adam Boyd Roach

Robert James Sparks

Sam Eric McMurry

Steven Robert Donovan

Andrew Dugan

Kelvin Porter

Terence Alan Robb

Allen Holmes

Apirux Bantukul

Sundaram M Rajagopalan

Wendy Wong

Sami Syed

Henry Wang

Thomas Matthew McCann

Uri Baniel

Travis Earl Russell

Todd Spraggins

Rajat Gopal

Joanne Steinberg

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for routing a Diameter message are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a Diameter routing node. The method includes receiving, from a Diameter routing controller (DRC) via a software defined network (SDN) related interface, Diameter routing information, wherein the Diameter routing information is determined using application layer information. The method also includes routing a Diameter message using the Diameter routing information.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for diameter routing using software defined network (SDN) functionality

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing mobile device connectivity are disclosed. A system includes a mobile gateway implemented on one or more processors. The mobile gateway includes an on-premises telecommunications network core configured for establishing mobile data sessions for mobile user devices and enabling communication between the mobile user devices through the on-premises telecommunications network core. The mobile gateway includes a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) controller configured for establishing an SD-WAN overlay network for connecting the mobile user devices to an external telecommunications network.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing mobile device connectivity

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for distributing policy rules from a data content network to user equipment in a mobile network are disclosed. In one example, the method includes obtaining, by a mobile offload gateway (MOG) located in a core data content network, at least one mobile policy rule associated with a mobile subscriber. The method further includes transmitting, from the MOG, the at least one mobile policy rule to a user equipment (UE) located outside of the core data content network, wherein the UE is associated with the mobile subscriber and configuring the UE to function in accordance to the at least one mobile policy rule.

Methods, systems and computer readable media for distributing policy rules to the mobile edge

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for multi-layer orchestration in software defined networks (SDNs) are disclosed. In one example, the method includes receiving orchestration related data for implementing a network service using the network resources within the SDN, determining configuration information for the network resources based on the orchestration related data and protocol layer capability of the network resources, wherein determining the configuration information includes identifying the network resources having the protocol layer capability to provide network services, and providing the configuration information to the network resources.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for multi-layer orchestration in software defined networks (SDNs)

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically configuring customer premises equipment (CPE) in a converged network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein comprises a method performed at a mobility offload gateway that includes receiving cell site change notification message from a mobile network, determining, based on the change notification message, whether user equipment (UE) can be offloaded to a Wi-Fi network, and in response to determining that the UE can be offloaded, dynamically configuring consumer premises equipment (CPE) associated with the identified Wi-Fi network to support a predetermined quality of service (QoS) for the UE.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically configuring customer premises equipment (CPE) in a converged network

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for analyzing virtualization related information related to a telecommunications network for managing network virtualization are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for analyzing virtualization related information related to a telecommunications network for managing network virtualization includes an information concentrator for analyzing virtualization related information related to a telecommunications network. The information concentrator may include a first interface for receiving the virtualization related information and an analysis engine for collecting and analyzing the received information, for determining a set of network virtualization related data based on the information, and for directing the network virtualization related data set to a node for making virtualization decisions.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for a network function virtualization information concentrator

According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for controlling local breakout using a policy infrastructure. The system includes a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) configured to receive an admission request associated with a subscriber from an evolved node B (eNode B) and, in response to the admission request, to install a subscriber-specific policy on the eNode B for implementing local breakout at the eNode B for the subscriber.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for policy-based local breakout (LBO)

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a PCRF with an integrated openflow controller. According to one system, a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) is configured to determine policies to apply to network sessions or users. An openflow controller is integrated with the PCRF and configured to provide instructions to telecommunications network elements in an openflow protocol to implement the policies.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing policy and charging rules function (PCRF) with integrated openflow controller

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically controlling congestion in a radio access network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system for dynamically controlling congestion in a radio access network includes a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) for receiving, from a node for communicating with user equipment via a radio access network, admission requests, and, in response to receiving the admission requests, installing, on the node, subscriber-specific policies to control congestion in the radio access network.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically controlling congestion in a radio access network

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes steps that are performed at a session initiation protocol (SIP) sedation node. The method includes receiving a first message sent from a SIP user agent and intended for a SIP server. The method further includes determining whether the SIP server is unavailable. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the SIP server is unavailable to respond to the first message, sending, to the SIP client, a SIP sedation message for reducing the number or frequency of messages sent by the SIP user agent to the SIP server.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing virtualized Diameter network architecture and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances. A system for providing virtualized Diameter resources and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances includes a cloud virtualizer for virtualizing a hardware pool and for supporting dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances. The system further includes a cloud orchestrator for monitoring network and hardware events and for instructing the cloud virtualizer to instantiate Diameter resource instances or to reallocate hardware from the hardware pool among instantiated Diameter resource instances in response to the network or hardware conditions. The system further includes a cloud flow manager for dynamically configuring at least one network element for routing traffic to the dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances or the allocated hardware.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a virtualized diameter network architecture and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated diameter resource instances

According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for caching call session control function (CSCF) data at a Diameter signaling router (DSR). The method includes steps occurring at a DSR network node comprising a communication interface, a processor, and a memory. The steps include receiving, via the communication interface, a Diameter message associated with a network subscriber. The steps also include identifying, by the processor, a CSCF associated with the network subscriber based on the Diameter message. The steps further include storing, in the memory, a record associating the CSCF and the network subscriber.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for caching call session control function (CSCF) data at a diameter signaling router (DSR)

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining policy information associated with an emergency call are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) separate from an emergency services routing proxy (ESRP). The method includes receiving, from the ESRP, a request for one or more policy rules regarding an emergency call, wherein the request includes an intended destination of the emergency call and determining, using the intended destination, one or more policy rules.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining policy information associated with an emergency call

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for media session policy compliance auditing and enforcement using a media relay and session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling are provided. One method includes at a SIP policy server, receiving SIP signaling from a user agent client to obtain a policy for media session and, in response, generating at least one media session correlation token. At least a portion of the SIP policy server is implemented in hardware. The media session correlation token and the media policy are communicated to the user agent client and to a media relay. Identification information for the media relay is also communicated to the user agent client. At least a portion of the media relay is implemented in hardware. At the media relay, the media session correlation token is received and used to correlate and store usage information for the media session and to monitor compliance with the media policy.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for media session policy compliance auditing and enforcement using a media relay and session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling

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