Granted Patent B2

US 12,401,654 · App. 18/479,644 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventors: Kazi Bashir (Lewisville, TX); Rajesh Chilka (Littleton, CO); Mehdi Alasti (Arlington, VA); Siddhartha Chenumolu (Ashburn, VA)

Assignee: DISH Wireless L.L.C.

H04L63/102H04L63/105H04L63/20

Abstract

Claims (99)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory, comprising:

one or more directories comprising access to a plurality of tenant profiles, each tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles being associated with one or more services of a plurality of services; and

one or more network access commands configured to provide access to one or more entitlements; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive a first request to access at least one service of the plurality of services, the first request comprising a first application function identifier (AFID);

extrapolate a first tenant identifier (ID), a first department ID, and a first application programming interface (API) ID from the first AFID, wherein:

the first tenant ID references a first tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the first department ID references a first plurality of entitlements associated with the first tenant profile; and

the first API ID references a first service associated with the first plurality of entitlements;

determine a first plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the first service in accordance with the first plurality of entitlements; and

generate a first report comprising the first plurality of network access commands.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the AFID comprises a first plurality of characters corresponding to the tenant ID, a second plurality of characters corresponding to the first department ID, and a third plurality of characters corresponding to the API ID.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the AFID is an information element that comprises an availability between 50 characters and 150 characters.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolate a second tenant ID, a second department ID, and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the second department ID references a second plurality of entitlements associated with the second tenant profile; and

the second API ID references a second service and a third service associated with the second plurality of entitlements;

determine a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements and a third plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the third service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements; and

generate a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands and the third plurality of network access commands.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolate a second tenant ID, a second department ID, and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the second department ID references a second plurality of entitlements and a third plurality of entitlements associated with the second tenant profile; and

the second API ID references a second service associated with the second plurality of entitlements and the third plurality of entitlements;

determine a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements and the third plurality of entitlements; and

generate a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolate a second tenant ID and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles; and

the second API ID references a second service associated with the second tenant ID;

determine a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with a second plurality of entitlements corresponding to the second tenant profile; and

generate a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to present the first report to a user equipment, the user equipment being configured to access the first service based at least in part upon the first plurality of network access commands in the first report.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving a first request to access at least one service of a plurality of services, the first request comprising a first application function identifier (AFID);

extrapolating a first tenant identifier (ID), a first department ID, and a first application programming interface (API) ID from the first AFID, wherein:

the first tenant ID references a first tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the first department ID references a first plurality of entitlements associated with the first tenant profile; and

the first API ID references a first service associated with the first plurality of entitlements;

determining a first plurality of network access commands configured to provide access to one or more entitlements and enable access to the first service in accordance with the first plurality of entitlements; and

generating a first report comprising the first plurality of network access commands.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the AFID comprises a first plurality of characters corresponding to the tenant ID, a second plurality of characters corresponding to the first department ID, and a third plurality of characters corresponding to the API ID.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the AFID is an information element that comprises an availability between 50 characters and 150 characters.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolating a second tenant ID, a second department ID, and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the second department ID references a second plurality of entitlements associated with the second tenant profile; and

the second API ID references a second service and a third service associated with the second plurality of entitlements;

determining a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements and a third plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the third service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements; and

generating a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands and the third plurality of network access commands.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolating a second tenant ID, a second department ID, and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the second department ID references a second plurality of entitlements and a third plurality of entitlements associated with the second tenant profile; and

the second API ID references a second service associated with the second plurality of entitlements and the third plurality of entitlements;

determining a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements and the third plurality of entitlements; and

generating a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolating a second tenant ID and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles; and

the second API ID references a second service associated with the second tenant ID;

determining a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with a second plurality of entitlements corresponding to the second tenant profile; and

generating a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising presenting the first report to a user equipment, the user equipment being configured to access the first service based at least in part upon the first plurality of network access commands in the first report.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

receive a first request to access at least one service of a plurality of services, the first request comprising a first application function identifier (AFID);

extrapolate a first tenant identifier (ID), a first department ID, and a first application programming interface (API) ID from the first AFID, wherein:

the first tenant ID references a first tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the first department ID references a first plurality of entitlements associated with the first tenant profile; and

the first API ID references a first service associated with the first plurality of entitlements;

determine a first plurality of network access commands configured to provide access to one or more entitlements and enable access to the first service in accordance with the first plurality of entitlements; and

generate a first report comprising the first plurality of network access commands.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the AFID comprises a first plurality of characters corresponding to the tenant ID, a second plurality of characters corresponding to the department ID, and a third plurality of characters corresponding to the API ID.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the AFID is an information element that comprises an availability between 50 characters and 150 characters.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further caused to:

receive a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolate a second tenant ID, a second department ID, and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the second department ID references a second plurality of entitlements associated with the second tenant profile; and

the second API ID references a second service and a third service associated with the second plurality of entitlements;

determine a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements and a third plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the third service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements; and

generate a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands and the third plurality of network access commands.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further caused to:

receive a second request comprising a second AFID;

extrapolate a second tenant ID, a second department ID, and a second API ID from the second AFID, wherein:

the second tenant ID references a second tenant profile of the plurality of tenant profiles;

the second department ID references a second plurality of entitlements and a third plurality of entitlements associated with the second tenant profile; and

the second API ID references a second service associated with the second plurality of entitlements and the third plurality of entitlements;

determine a second plurality of network access commands configured to enable access to the second service in accordance with the second plurality of entitlements and the third plurality of entitlements; and

generate a second report comprising the second plurality of network access commands.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further caused to present the first report to a user equipment, the user equipment being configured to access the first service based at least in part upon the first plurality of network access commands in the first report.

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