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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2023
Vmware Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Amit Singh, Woodside, CA (US);
VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for implementing access controls in a RAN (radio access network) to limit access to base station components of the RAN by RAN applications. The method is performed at a RIC (RAN intelligent controller) that connects the RAN applications to the base station components. The method receives a set of access control data that specifies which RAN applications are allowed to access which base station components. From a particular RAN application, the method receives a data message destined for a particular base station component. Based on the set of access control data, the method determines that the particular RAN application is allowed to access the particular base station component. The method forwards the data message to the particular base station component.