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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2021
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Tarun Chaki, Morganville, NJ (US);
Thusitha Jayawardena, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Jitendra Patel, Dardenne Prairie, MO (US);
Nicholas Thompson, Lake In The Hills, IL (US);
Nicholas Arconati, St. Louis, MO (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The described technology is generally directed towards a short message service (SMS) congestion manager that can evaluate, predict, and mitigate SMS congestion. The SMS congestion manager can be implemented within a short message services function (SMSF) of a fifth generation (5G) or subsequent generation cellular network. The SMS congestion manager can monitor a volume of non-access stratum (NAS) SMS messages in order to detect potential overload conditions wherein the volume of messages exceeds a capability of a network function. In response to detecting potential overload conditions, the SMS congestion manager can inhibit messages directed to the network function in order to prevent overloads from developing. The SMS congestion manager can use machine learning to learn to detect the potential overload conditions as well as to learn actions to take to address the potential overload conditions.