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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:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Ronald R. Marquardt, Woodinville, WA (US);

Arun Rajagopal, Leawood, KS (US);

Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);

Assignee:

T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/18 (2019.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/069 (2021.01); G06F 16/1805 (2019.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 63/062 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05);
Abstract

A wireless communication network serves a wireless user device with a wireless communication service from a wireless network slice that includes a Virtual Network Function (VNF). The VNF maintains hardware-trust with a distributed ledger. The distributed ledger maintains hardware-trust with the VNF. The VNF delivers the wireless communication service to the wireless user device from the wireless network slice. The VNF generates slice data that characterizes the service delivery. When the VNF maintains the hardware-trust with the distributed ledger, the VNF transfers the slice data to the distributed ledger. When the distributed ledger maintains the hardware-trust with the VNF, the distributed ledger stores the slice data.


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