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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Applicant:
T-mobile Innovations Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventor:
Brian Waters, Angel Fire, NM (US);
Assignee:
T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 67/14 (2022.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/164 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/029 (2013.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01);
Abstract
Programmable network devices configured to perform various packet processing functions are further configured to use IPsec to secure control and data packets associated with data sessions traversing the UPF. Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and/or graphics processing units (GPUs) coupled with network interfaces are configured to perform user plane functions and secure data packet within a compact and modular hardware unit to minimize excessive communication while maintaining control and user plane separation (CUPS).