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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2019
Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

David Taft, Keller, TX (US);

Maqbool Chauhan, Keller, TX (US);

Imtiyaz Shaikh, Irving, TX (US);

Jerry Steben, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 8/04 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04B 7/0413 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/04 (2013.01); H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 36/0033 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request for a connection to a Packet Data Network gateway (PGW) from a User Equipment (UE) device; obtain subscription type information for the UE device; and determine that the UE device is associated with a Fifth Generation (5G) subscription based on the obtained subscription type information. The processor may be further configured to obtain a list of available PGWs from a 5G Network Repository Function (NRF), in response to determining that the UE device is associated with the 5G subscription; select a PGW from the obtained list of available PGWs based on a selection rule; and send a create session request for the UE device to the selected PGW.


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