US 12,256,312 B2
Method and system for managing components of a fifth generation (5G) network slice
Zhongwen Zhu, Saint-Laurent (CA)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/617,217
Filed by Zhongwen Zhu, Saint-Laurent (CA)
PCT Filed Jul. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/056028
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/009539, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240158 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 40/24 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 40/248 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing components of a fifth generation (5G) network slice, comprising:
retrieving current locations of a plurality of user equipments (UEs) connected to radio base stations (RBSs) in communication with the 5G network slice;
predicting future traffic at the RBSs based on past and current locations of the plurality of UEs, wherein predicting the future traffic comprises feeding a reinforcement learning algorithm with a graphic or a non-graphic distribution, the graphic or non-graphic distribution representing past and current traffic and the past and current locations of the plurality of UEs, and predicting resources needed within the 5G network slice for handling the predicted future traffic at the RBSs; and
managing the components of the 5G network slice based on the predicted future traffic patterns.