At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

Jiansong Wang

Ryan Redfern

Zhi Cui

Rajendra Prasad Kodaypak

Joseph Dahan

Thomas Arnold Anschutz

Jianrong Wang

Joseph Mueller

Yupeng Jia

Hongyan Lei

Farooq Bari

Inderpreet Ahluwalia

Paul Edward Smith, Jr

Vikram Seenappa

Donald C Hjort

Srikanth Tirumala

Christopher Bryant

Lea Berba

Sashikala Dalvie

Gaurav Gupta

Swaminathan Balakrishnan

Qi Qu

Dong Zheng

Vivek Mhatre

Jin Wang

Weidong Hu

Subhasis Laha

Insoo Hwang

Ping Wang

Gahima Stephen Mbonye

Srinivasa Prasad Vangaru

The described technology is generally directed towards a frequency-aware cellular communication network. A mobile device, or a radio access network (RAN) device at a base station in communication with the mobile device, can proactively notify a core network device regarding changes of a frequency band used for communications between the mobile device and the base station. The core network can use received notifications to adjust service provided to the mobile device.

Frequency-aware cellular communication network

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating and using native virtual probes in computing environments. A request for a service that includes a virtual function can be received, where the virtual function is to be monitored by a native virtual probe. An image of the service can be obtained, where the image can include a first image component for the virtual function and a second image component for the native virtual probe. The image can be deployed. Deployment of the image can result in instantiation of the virtual function on a computing device and instantiation of the native virtual probe on the computing device.

Creating and using native virtual probes in computing environments

A method and apparatus for session management in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, a user endpoint (UE) device, sends a request for a session internet protocol (IP) address assignment using an interface IP address, configures the UE device with the session IP address, provides to a controller an association of the interface and session IP addresses, and receives packets addressed to the session IP address via an access network entity associated with the interface IP address. In one example, a controller receives an association of an interface IP address with a session IP address from an attached UE device, provides to a network node an update on a route to reach the session IP address through the interface IP address, identifies an active interface IP address to receive packets, and configures an open flow switch or router for routing the packets towards the active interface IP address.

Method and apparatus for session management in a wireless network

Connecting user equipment (UE) to an application can be managed based on UE movement and location. During data session between UE and application, a communication management component (CMC) associated with anchor network component (ANC) or serving network component (SNC) determines UE location, and connects UE to the ANC and SNC, which enables access of the application via a data network associated with ANC. As UE moves, CMC tracks UE movement and communication conditions. If, when UE is at second location, a communication condition breaches threshold level, CMC determines whether interruption of the data session is permitted. If not, CMC determines whether there is a local SNC in proximity to second location. If there is, CMC can switch UE from SNC to local SNC, which can access local application content via local data network associated with application. If interruption permitted, UE deactivates and reactivates to connect to local ANC.

Application resource allocation for wireless services

Facilitating device contexts, operational modes, and policy driven enhancements for paging in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a network device can comprise analyzing a group of contextual data for a user equipment device, and mobility management behaviors historically implemented for the user equipment device and based on an indication that a page request is scheduled to be sent to the user equipment device. The operations can also comprise configuring a paging message for the user equipment device based on the contextual data and the mobility management behaviors. Further, the operations can comprise sending the paging message to the user equipment device.

Device contexts, operational modes, and policy driven enhancements for paging in advanced networks

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating wireless communication of a wearable device. In one aspect, a wireless device receives a paging message from a cellular network, via a wireless link between the wireless device and a companion device. The paging message can be received while a cellular modem of the wireless device is operating in reduced power mode and not registered with the cellular network, and the companion device is registered with the cellular network. The wireless device can transition the cellular modem from the reduced power mode to an active mode in response to receiving the paging message via the wireless link with the companion device. The wireless device can register with the cellular network after the modem has transitioned to active mode, to establish a cellular link directly with the cellular network.

Systems and methods for wireless device modes

A software defined network controller receives from a radio access network access point an attach request generated by a user equipment that includes a user equipment identification and an IP address for the radio access network access point. The controller assigns a temporary identification to the user equipment and sends a modified attach request including the temporary identification, and application server identification and an application server IP address to the radio access network access point. The controller configures a forwarding table associated with the radio access network access point so that the access point forwarding table matches the user equipment identification, the application server identification and the application server IP address. The controller configures a service edge creation environment function forwarding table so that the forwarding table matches the user equipment identification mapped to the radio access network access point IP address.

Systems and methods for processing packet traffic without an explicit connection oriented signaling protocol

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first access point name (APN) value from a storage device, transmitting a first message that includes the first APN value to a mobility management entity (MME), receiving a second message subsequent to the transmitting of the first message, wherein the second message includes a second APN value that is different from the first APN value, and causing the second APN value to be stored in the storage device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Apparatuses and methods for facilitating network connectivity via an access point name

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