Cisco Technology, Inc. (20240306223). TENANT DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE NETWORK COMPONENTS simplified abstract
TENANT DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE NETWORK COMPONENTS
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Ravi Kiran Guntupalli of Cumming GA (US)
Srinath Gundavelli of San Jose CA (US)
Abhishek Dhammawat of San Jose CA (US)
TENANT DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE NETWORK COMPONENTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240306223 titled 'TENANT DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE NETWORK COMPONENTS
The patent application describes a system that utilizes a central control plane in a managed 5G network service architecture to deploy tenant-specific user plane function (UPF) and gNB components within tenant-managed compute infrastructure.
- Assigns gNBs and UPF instances to specific tenants and communicates these assignments to core components.
- Defines and applies policies to specific tenants from the central control plane.
- Routes inbound data to a specific tenant by referencing a data store in the control plane that identifies the assigned gNBs for that tenant.
- Pages the assigned gNBs to service the incoming data.
Potential Applications: - Enhanced management and customization of 5G network services for multiple tenants. - Improved security and efficiency in data routing within a managed network architecture.
Problems Solved: - Efficient allocation of network resources to specific tenants. - Streamlined communication and coordination between core components and tenant-managed infrastructure.
Benefits: - Customized network services tailored to the needs of individual tenants. - Enhanced security and data routing efficiency in a managed 5G network environment.
Commercial Applications: "Centralized Control Plane for Managed 5G Network Services Across Multiple Tenants" could revolutionize the way network services are managed and customized for various tenants in industries such as telecommunications, cloud computing, and IoT.
Questions about Centralized Control Plane for Managed 5G Network Services Across Multiple Tenants: 1. How does the system ensure efficient data routing to specific tenants within the network architecture? 2. What are the key advantages of deploying tenant-specific UPF and gNB components within tenant-managed compute infrastructure?
Original Abstract Submitted
disclosed are embodiments that leverage a central control plane of a managed 5g network service architecture across multiple serviced tenants by deploying tenant specific user plane function (upf) and gnb components within tenant managed compute infrastructure. to enable this architecture, the disclosed embodiments assign gnbs and upf instances to specific tenants and communicate those assignments to core components. policies can be defined and applied to specific tenants from the central control plane. inbound data routing to a specific tenant is accomplished by referencing a data store in the control plane that identifies which gnbs are assigned to a tenant associated with the incoming data. those gnbs are then paged to service the incoming data.
