US 11,949,734 B2
Cloud native realization of distributed ran elements
Elliott Hoole, Parker, CO (US); Diwelawatte P. Jayawardene, Centennial, CO (US); and Alec Hampton, Centennial, CO (US)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/404,449.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057469 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/10 (2013.01) [H04L 67/56 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
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1. A method managing distributed radio access network (RAN) elements within a network associated with a network core, the method comprising:
for each of a plurality of distributed RAN elements (DREs) within the network associated with the network core, configuring a respective virtualized proxy element to (i) communicate with a respective one of the plurality of DREs for which the respective virtualized proxy element is configured, and (ii) mirror each of a plurality of functional elements (FEs) associated with the respective one of the plurality of DREs for which the respective virtualized proxy element is configured.