The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to provide a distributed core framework for a voice and data network. A control plane comprising a set of control plane components is executed using a set of virtual machines running on a set of computing devices. The control plane comprises a first network interface to the voice and data network that is shared by the set of control plane components. A data plane comprising a set of data plane components is executed using a set of virtual machines running on a set of computing devices. The data plane comprises a second network interface to the voice and data network that is shared by the set of data plane components. Upon receipt of a session request from a remote device, a selected data plane component is selected to handle a corresponding session, such that the selected data plane component can directly communicate with the remote device using the second network interface to handle the session.

The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to provide a distributed core framework for a voice and data network. A control plane comprising a set of control plane components is executed using a set of virtual machines running on a set of computing devices. The control plane comprises a first network interface to the voice and data network that is shared by the set of control plane components. A data plane comprising a set of data plane components is executed using a set of virtual machines running on a set of computing devices. The data plane comprises a second network interface to the voice and data network that is shared by the set of data plane components. Upon receipt of a session request from a remote device, a selected data plane component is selected to handle a corresponding session, such that the selected data plane component can directly communicate with the remote device using the second network interface to handle the session.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses may comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) node for performing RAN-layer network slicing. The system may comprise a User Equipment (UE) in communication with the RAN node to provide the UE access to a core network (e.g., a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G network). The core network may comprise one or more Network Functions (NF) including an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) for facilitating communications between the RAN node and other NFs. By sending one or more RAN node messages and/or AMF messages, the system may perform RAN-layer slicing to register the UE with a network slice, establish a PDU session for the UE with the network slice, and/or provide a service to the UE with the network slice. In some instances, RAN-layer network slicing may be performed for multiple, specific use cases to meet UE service requirements.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses may comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) node for performing RAN-layer network slicing. The system may comprise a User Equipment (UE) in communication with the RAN node to provide the UE access to a core network (e.g., a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G network). The core network may comprise one or more Network Functions (NF) including an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) for facilitating communications between the RAN node and other NFs. By sending one or more RAN node messages and/or AMF messages, the system may perform RAN-layer slicing to register the UE with a network slice, establish a PDU session for the UE with the network slice, and/or provide a service to the UE with the network slice. In some instances, RAN-layer network slicing may be performed for multiple, specific use cases to meet UE service requirements.

The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set, and more particularly, to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for supporting a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set to efficiently use a wireless resource. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor receives a trigger frame indicating an uplink multi-user transmission, and transmits a trigger-based PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) in response to the received trigger frame, wherein the trigger-based PPDU comprises a spatial reuse parameter for spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) terminal and a wireless communication method using the same.

The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set, and more particularly, to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for supporting a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set to efficiently use a wireless resource. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor receives a trigger frame indicating an uplink multi-user transmission, and transmits a trigger-based PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) in response to the received trigger frame, wherein the trigger-based PPDU comprises a spatial reuse parameter for spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) terminal and a wireless communication method using the same.

A system includes a housing with one or more edge processors to handle processing on behalf of a mobile target or to provide local data to the mobile target or to provide artificial intelligence for the mobile target; one or more antennas coupled to the housing; and a processor to control a directionality of the antennas in communication with the mobile target using 5G or 6G protocols.

A communication system includes an external entity and a 5G system (5GS), wherein the 5GS comprises a 5G core (5GC), wherein the 5GC comprises a functional entity, a Unified Data Management (UDM), a Session Management Function (SMF), and a User Plane Function (UPF). A method for setting up expected communication behavior information in the system includes: performing, by the external entity, an Application Programming Interface (API) call via an API of the functional entity and setting up an expected communication behavior for a subscriber or set of subscribers, a data network name (DNN), a 5G virtual network (VN), a slice or a combination thereof that the functional entity is allowed to manage.

Some embodiments provide a method for a first network slice selector that assigns data messages to a first set of network slices that each comprises an ordered set of network services. The method receives a data message originating from an electronic endpoint device. A second network slice selector previously (i) assigned the data message to a first network slice of a second set of network slices and, (ii) based on the assignment of the data message to the first network slice, provided the data message to the first network slice selector. The method assigns the data message to a second network slice from the first et of network slices. The method provides the data message to a first network service of the selected second network slice.

Some embodiments provide a method for a first network slice selector that assigns data messages to a first set of network slices that each comprises an ordered set of network services. The method receives a data message originating from an electronic endpoint device. A second network slice selector previously (i) assigned the data message to a first network slice of a second set of network slices and, (ii) based on the assignment of the data message to the first network slice, provided the data message to the first network slice selector. The method assigns the data message to a second network slice from the first et of network slices. The method provides the data message to a first network service of the selected second network slice.