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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ronald Mark Parker, Manchester, MA (US);
Mark Gordon Libby, Groton, MA (US);
Michael Anthony Brown, McKinney, TX (US);
Haibo Qian, Frisco, TX (US);
Rahul Bose, Westford, MA (US);
Alex Xiaoguang Xia, Lexington, MA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a network function configuration system that efficiently, accurately, and flexibly manages network function configurations in a cloud computing system for a 5G (and beyond) telecommunications network. For example, the network function configuration system utilizes configuration snapshots to perform batches of configuration updates atomically to network functions of a mobile packet core that is implemented in a cloud computing system. To illustrate, in a cloud computing system (such as a core network), network functions run in a current state. To modify the configuration snapshot to a desired state, numerous network function configuration changes must often be applied. Rather than applying each configuration change individually, the network function system generates a configuration snapshot that stages the configuration changes and atomically applies them to the cloud computing system together, which provides several technical advantages and benefits over conventional systems, discussed in this disclosure.