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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Meghashree Kedalagudde, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Muthaiah Venkatachalam, Beaverton, OR (US);
Wu-Chi Feng, Tigard, OR (US);
Puneet Jain, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments related to gateway arrangements for wireless communication networks are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a network controller computing system may include serving gateway (SGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of an SGW, packet data network gateway (PGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of a PGW, first communication circuitry to establish a first secure communication link between the SGW control plane circuitry and an SGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of an SGW, and second communication circuitry to establish a second secure communication link between the PGW control plane circuitry and a PGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of a PGW. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.