US 12,219,449 B2
Smart cascading security functions for 6G or other next generation network
Sangar Dowlatkhah, Plano, TX (US); and Zhi Cui, Sugar Hill, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/152,299.
Application 18/152,299 is a continuation of application No. 17/187,415, filed on Feb. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,576,019.
Application 17/187,415 is a continuation of application No. 16/376,600, filed on Apr. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,966,072, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164529 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04W 4/24 (2024.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 40/30 (2009.01); H04W 40/34 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 40/30 (2013.01); H04W 40/34 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
disconnecting, by a user equipment comprising a processor, from a network connection, enabled via a network, between a core network equipment and the user equipment;
accessing, by the user equipment, a network service via a function library associated with a service layer usable to provide the network service to the user equipment, wherein the network service is a microservice accessible via the function library; and
facilitating, by the user equipment, communication according to the network service,
wherein a network node of the network has been determined to be operating at a reduced processing power, lower than a threshold processing power,
wherein a packet profile of a packet associated with the network service has been modified, and
wherein the packet has been routed to avoid being routed via the network node.