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US 12,647,815 · App. 18/397,769 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Network congestion control

Inventors: Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA); Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Jinsook Ryu (Oakton, VA); Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W28/0247H04W28/0284H04W28/0289
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Patent No.
US 12,647,815
App. No.
18/397,769
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a network node of a first network via a packet data unit (PDU) session of a second network, a congestion notification of the first network. The wireless device sends, to the second network, the congestion notification of the first network.

Claims (32)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a network node of a first network via a packet data unit (PDU) session of a second network, a congestion notification of the first network; and

sending, by the wireless device to the second network, the congestion notification of the first network.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network comprises an overlay network and the second network comprises an underlay network.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device receives the congestion notification from the network node in a first message, the first message further comprising a backoff timer parameter for an access type associated with access to the first network via the second network.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the wireless device sends the congestion notification to the second network in a second message, the second message further comprising the backoff timer parameter for the access type associated with access to the first network via the second network.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising sending, by the wireless device upon expiry of a back-off timer associated with the backoff timer parameter, a second radio resource control (RRC) message to the second network, wherein the second RRC message comprises at least one of:

an RRC resume request message; or

an RRC setup request message.

6 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving, by the wireless device from the underlay network, a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a configuration parameter based on the congestion notification.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the configuration parameter comprises a suspend configuration.

8 . A wireless device comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a network node of a first network via a packet data unit (PDU) session of a second network, a congestion notification of the first network; and

send, to the second network, the congestion notification of the first network.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first network comprises an overlay network and the second network comprises an underlay network.

10 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive the congestion notification from the network node in a first message, the first message further comprising a backoff timer parameter for an access type associated with access to the first network via the second network.

11 . The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to send the congestion notification to the second network in a second message, the second message further comprising the backoff timer parameter for the access type associated with access to the first network via the second network.

12 . The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to send, upon expiry of a back-off timer associated with the backoff timer parameter, a second radio resource control (RRC) message to the second network, wherein the second RRC message comprises at least one of:

an RRC resume request message; or

an RRC setup request message.

13 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, from the underlay network, a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a configuration parameter based on the congestion notification.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the configuration parameter comprises a suspend configuration.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a network node of a first network via a packet data unit (PDU) session of a second network, a congestion notification of the first network; and

send, to the second network, the congestion notification of the first network.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first network comprises an overlay network and the second network comprises an underlay network.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive the congestion notification from the network node in a first message, the first message further comprising a backoff timer parameter for an access type associated with access to the first network via the second network.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to send the congestion notification to the second network in a second message, the second message further comprising the backoff timer parameter for the access type associated with access to the first network via the second network.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to send, upon expiry of a back-off timer associated with the backoff timer parameter, a second radio resource control (RRC) message to the second network, wherein the second RRC message comprises at least one of:

an RRC resume request message; or

an RRC setup request message.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive, from the underlay network, a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a configuration parameter based on the congestion notification.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN; KIM, TAEHUN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; RYU, JINSOOK; QIAO, WEIHUA; PARK, KYUNGMIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065982/0414 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2022035279 · Jun 28, 2022
Provisional Application 63217074 · Jun 30, 2021
Related Publication 20240129794A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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