IP Library Granted Patent US 11,451,671
Granted Patent B2
US 11,451,671 · App. 17/229,075 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Identification of 5G Non-Standalone Architecture traffic on the S1 interface

Inventors: Christophe Gay (Rennes, FR); Thierry Boussac (Rennes, FR); Christopher Daumer (Rennes, FR)
Assignee: EXFO Solutions SAS
H04M15/58H04M15/8214H04W24/08H04M2215/2026H04M2215/32H04M2215/46H04M2215/782H04M2215/7873
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Patent No.
US 11,451,671
App. No.
17/229,075
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods include obtaining monitored traffic from an S1 interface; detecting a Secondary Radio Access Technology (RAT) Data Usage Report (DUR) in the monitored traffic; determining whether the Secondary RAT DUR relates to a 5G Non-Standard Architecture (NSA), and, if so, determining an address of a gNodeB in the Secondary RAT DUR; and storing the address of the gNodeB in a database. The systems and methods can include, for a call, updating a Call Detail Record (CDR) to reflect one of 5G NSA and 4G based on whether an address in the CDR is in the database.

Claims (32)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for programming a processing device to perform steps of:

obtaining monitored traffic from an S1 interface;

detecting a Secondary Radio Access Technology (RAT) Data Usage Report (DUR) in the monitored traffic;

determining whether the Secondary RAT DUR relates to a 5G Non-Standard Architecture (NSA) based on a mobility trigger in the Secondary RAT DUR, and, if so, determining an address of a gNodeB in an E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer (ERAB) Modification Indication in the Secondary RAT DUR; and

storing the address of the gNodeB in a database that is queried to determine if a subsequent address, in another ERAB Modification Indication, is in the database such that the subsequent address has a mobility type of 5G NSA, and, if the subsequent address is not in the database, the mobility type is 4G.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the steps further include

for a call, updating a Call Detail Record (CDR) to reflect one of 5G NSA and 4G based on whether an address is in the database.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the address is in a Secondary RAT DUR for the call.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is one of periodic and an S1 release and the Secondary RAT DUR relates to 5G NSA based thereon.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the steps further include

displaying statistics for a plurality of calls including statistics of mobility type, utilizing the database for classification thereof.

6. A method comprising:

obtaining monitored traffic from an S1 interface;

detecting a Secondary Radio Access Technology (RAT) Data Usage Report (DUR) in the monitored traffic;

determining whether the Secondary RAT DUR relates to a 5G Non-Standard Architecture (NSA) based on a mobility trigger in the Secondary RAT DUR, and, if so, determining an address of a gNodeB in an E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer (ERAB) Modification Indication in the Secondary RAT DUR; and

storing the address of the gNodeB in a database that is queried to determine if a subsequent address, in another ERAB Modification Indication, is in the database such that the subsequent address has a mobility type of 5G NSA, and, if the subsequent address is not in the database, the mobility type is 4G.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising

for a call, updating a Call Detail Record (CDR) to reflect one of 5G NSA and 4G based on whether an address is in the database.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the address is in a Secondary RAT DUR for the call.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the trigger is one of periodic and an S1 release and the Secondary RAT DUR relates to 5G NSA based thereon.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising

displaying statistics for a plurality of calls including statistics of mobility type, utilizing the database for classification thereof.

11. A processing device comprising:

one or more processors and memory comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to

obtain monitored traffic from an S1 interface;

detect a Secondary Radio Access Technology (RAT) Data Usage Report (DUR) in the monitored traffic;

determine whether the Secondary RAT DUR relates to a 5G Non-Standard Architecture (NSA) based on a mobility trigger in the Secondary RAT DUR, and, if so, determining an address of a gNodeB in an E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer (ERAB) Modification Indication in the Secondary RAT DUR; and

store the address of the gNodeB in a database that is queried to determine if a subsequent address, in another ERAB Modification Indication, is in the database such that the subsequent address has a mobility type of 5G NSA, and, if the subsequent address is not in the database, the mobility type is 4G.

12. The processing device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to

for a call, update a Call Detail Record (CDR) to reflect one of 5G NSA and 4G based on whether an address is in the database.

13. The processing device of claim 12 , wherein the address is in a Secondary RAT DUR for the call.

14. The processing device of claim 11 , wherein the trigger is one of periodic and an S1 release and the Secondary RAT DUR relates to 5G NSA based thereon.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2025
From: EXFO SOLUTIONS SAS
To: TC FRANCE S.A.S.
Reel/Frame 073329/0624 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2021
From: GAY, CHRISTOPHE; BOUSSAC, THIERRY; DAUMER, CHRISTOPHER
To: EXFO SOLUTIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 056304/0111 →