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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 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 performing packet tracing in a RAN. The method receives a trace request that includes a tracing specification for performing a trace operation for a subset of messages exchanged between a base station component and a RAN application via a RIC that operates as an interface between the base station component and the RAN application, the trace operation for collecting state data associated with the RIC. Based on the tracing specification, the method performs the trace operation for the subset of messages. The method receives a set of trace information that was collected during the trace operation and that includes state data associated with the RIC. The method processes the set of trace information to generate multiple sets of state data associated with the RIC for use in responding to queries for state data associated with the RIC.