IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,555
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,555 · App. 16/499,857 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Enhanced network slice management for wireless communications

Inventors: Yizhi Yao (Chandler, AZ); Joey Chou (Scottsdale, AZ)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04W24/02H04L41/0893H04W48/18H04W88/18
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,178,555
App. No.
16/499,857
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatuses related to enhanced network slice management. An apparatus may identify a first network slice instance management action request. The apparatus may identify a second network slice instance management action request. The apparatus may determine a coordination between the first modification and the second modification based on a received policy.

Claims (15)

1. An apparatus, comprising logic, at least a portion of the logic is in hardware, the logic comprising computer-executable instructions to:

identify a first network slice instance management action request, wherein the first network slice instance management action request is associated with a first modification request of an active network slice instance for one or more devices of a cellular network;

identify a second network slice instance management action request, wherein the second network slice instance management action request is associated with a second modification request of the active network slice instance, and wherein the second modification request conflicts with the first modification request; and

determine a coordination between the first modification request and the second modification request based on a received policy,

wherein the logic is arranged for a 3GPP wireless network, wherein the first network slice instance management action request is associated with an automated reconfiguration of the active network slice instance, and wherein the second network slice instance management action request is associated with an automated optimization of the active network slice instance.

2. An apparatus, comprising logic, at least a portion of the logic is in hardware, the logic comprising computer-executable instructions to:

identify a first network slice instance management action request, wherein the first network slice instance management action request is associated with a first modification request of an active network slice instance for one or more devices of a cellular network;

identify a second network slice instance management action request, wherein the second network slice instance management action request is associated with a second modification request of the active network slice instance, and wherein the second modification request conflicts with the first modification request; and

determine a coordination between the first modification request and the second modification request based on a received policy,

wherein the first network slice instance management action request is associated with an automated reconfiguration or optimization of the active network slice instance, and wherein the second network slice instance management action request is associated with an automated healing of the active network slice instance.

3. An apparatus, comprising logic, at least a portion of the logic is in hardware, the logic comprising computer-executable instructions to:

identify a first network slice instance management action request, wherein the first network slice instance management action request is associated with a first modification request of an active network slice instance for one or more devices of a cellular network;

identify a second network slice instance management action request, wherein the second network slice instance management action request is associated with a second modification request of the active network slice instance, and wherein the second modification request conflicts with the first modification request; and

determine a coordination between the first modification request and the second modification request based on a received policy,

wherein the first network slice instance management action request is associated with an automated reconfiguration, optimization or healing of the active network slice instance, and wherein the second network slice instance management action request is associated with a manual modification of the active network slice instance.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053455/0489 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2020
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 053065/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2019
From: CHOU, JOEY; YAO, YIZHI
To: INTEL IP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050582/0964 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62491112 · Apr 27, 2017
Related Publication 20200112861A1 · Apr 9, 2020