Systems and methods for user equipment reliability and availability in a wireless network
A first User Equipment (“UE”) may communicate with a second UE via a communication link to determine an operational status of the second UE. The second UE may be connected to a network via one or more communication sessions. The first UE may determine, based on the communication link, that the second UE is non-operational, and may output, based on determining that the second UE is non-operational, a request to communicate with the network via the one or more communication sessions associated with the second UE. The network may modify the one or more communication sessions to be associated with the first UE based on the request, and the first UE may communicate with the network via the one or more modified communication sessions.
1. A first User Equipment (“UE”), comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
communicate with a second UE via a communication link to determine operational status of the second UE, wherein the second UE is connected to a network via one or more communication sessions;
determine, based on the communication link, that the second UE is non-operational;
output, based on determining that the second UE is non-operational, a request to communicate with the network via the one or more communication sessions associated with the second UE, wherein the network modifies the one or more communication sessions to be associated with the first UE based on the request; and
communicate with the network via the one or more modified communication sessions.
2. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
register as a backup UE for the second UE, wherein the network verifies that the first UE is authorized to request modification of the one or more communication sessions associated with the UE based on the registering.
3. The first UE of claim 2 , wherein registering as a backup UE includes providing a first set of attributes associated with the first UE, wherein one or more devices verify that the first UE is authorized to register as a backup UE for the second UE based on comparing the first set of attributes, associated with the first UE, to a second set of attributes associated with the second UE.
4. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the first UE includes a first set of sensors of a particular type, and wherein the second UE includes a second set of sensors of the same particular type, wherein communicating with the network via the one or more communication sessions includes outputting sensor data, from at least a portion of the first set of sensors, via the network.
5. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more communication sessions indicate the second UE as an endpoint prior to the modification of the one or more communication sessions, and wherein the modified one or more communication sessions indicate the first UE as an endpoint.
6. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive, via the communication link, context information associated with the one or more communication sessions, wherein outputting the request to communicate via the network includes providing at least a portion of the context information to the network.
7. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
maintain an idle mode connection with a radio access network (“RAN”) of the network prior to determining that the second UE is non-operational,
wherein outputting the request to communicate with the network includes outputting a request to switch the idle mode connection, with the RAN, to an active mode connection.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions to:
communicate, by a first User Equipment (“UE”), with a second UE via a communication link to determine operational status of the second UE, wherein the second UE is connected to a network via one or more communication sessions;
determine, based on the communication link, that the second UE is non-operational;
output, based on determining that the second UE is non-operational, a request to communicate with the network via the one or more communication sessions associated with the second UE, wherein the network modifies the one or more communication sessions to be associated with the first UE based on the request; and
communicate with the network via the one or more modified communication sessions.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
register as a backup UE for the second UE, wherein the network verifies that the first UE is authorized to request modification of the one or more communication sessions associated with the UE based on the registering.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein registering as a backup UE includes providing a first set of attributes associated with the first UE, wherein one or more devices verify that the first UE is authorized to register as a backup UE for the second UE based on comparing the first set of attributes, associated with the first UE, to a second set of attributes associated with the second UE.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first UE includes a first set of sensors of a particular type, and wherein the second UE includes a second set of sensors of the same particular type, wherein communicating with the network via the one or more communication sessions includes outputting sensor data, from at least a portion of the first set of sensors, via the network.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the one or more communication sessions indicate the second UE as an endpoint prior to the modification of the one or more communication sessions, and wherein the modified one or more communication sessions indicate the first UE as an endpoint.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
receive, via the communication link, context information associated with the one or more communication sessions, wherein outputting the request to communicate via the network includes providing at least a portion of the context information to the network.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
maintain an idle mode connection with a radio access network (“RAN”) of the network prior to determining that the second UE is non-operational,
wherein outputting the request to communicate with the network includes outputting a request to switch the idle mode connection, with the RAN, to an active mode connection.
15. A method, comprising:
communicating, by a first User Equipment (“UE”), with a second UE via a communication link to determine operational status of the second UE, wherein the second UE is connected to a network via one or more communication sessions;
determining, by the first UE and based on the communication link, that the second UE is non-operational;
outputting, by the first UE and based on determining that the second UE is non-operational, a request to communicate with the network via the one or more communication sessions associated with the second UE, wherein the network modifies the one or more communication sessions to be associated with the first UE based on the request; and
communicating, by the first UE, with the network via the one or more modified communication sessions.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
registering as a backup UE for the second UE, wherein the network verifies that the first UE is authorized to request modification of the one or more communication sessions associated with the UE based on the registering.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first UE includes a first set of sensors of a particular type, and wherein the second UE includes a second set of sensors of the same particular type, wherein communicating with the network via the one or more communication sessions includes outputting sensor data, from at least a portion of the first set of sensors, via the network.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more communication sessions indicate the second UE as an endpoint prior to the modification of the one or more communication sessions, and wherein the modified one or more communication sessions indicate the first UE as an endpoint.
19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving, via the communication link, context information associated with the one or more communication sessions, wherein outputting the request to communicate via the network includes providing at least a portion of the context information to the network.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
maintaining an idle mode connection with a radio access network (“RAN”) of the network prior to determining that the second UE is non-operational,
wherein outputting the request to communicate with the network includes outputting a request to switch the idle mode connection, with the RAN, to an active mode connection.