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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2019
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Higgins, Manasquan, NJ (US);
Mark Jeffrey Foladare, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Dean Bragg, Toms River, NJ (US);
John Ng, Morganville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/12 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45591 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network functions virtualization (NFV) network can be configured to operate according to NFV protocols that decouple software functionality from specific hardware elements. A referent system can be provided that identifies a precise physical location of devices associated with the NFV network relative to other equipment or devices associated with the NFV network.