US 12,328,263 B2
Systems and methods for cooperative radio function for multiple core networks
David Albert Rossetti, Randolph, NJ (US); Anand J. Shah, Parsippany, NJ (US); Madhusudan Mandyam Bheemarayan, Hillsborough, NJ (US); and Sylvestre Demonget, Millburn, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,758.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089208 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 45/44 (2022.01); H04L 47/24 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/24 (2013.01) [H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/44 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive priority information associated with a first Central Unit (“CU”) and a second CU;
receive a first set of configuration instructions from the first CU, wherein the first set of configuration instructions include configuration instructions for a particular Distributed Unit (“DU”);
receive a second set of configuration instructions from the second CU, wherein the second set of configuration instructions include configuration instructions for the particular DU;
identify a conflict between the first and second sets of configuration instructions based on the first and second sets of configuration instructions being associated with the same particular DU;
resolve the conflict based on the priority information associated with the first CU and the second CU, wherein resolving the conflict includes one of:
selecting the first set of configuration instructions based on respective priorities of the first and second CUs, or
combining the first and second sets of configuration instructions to generate a third set of configuration instructions; and
configure the particular DU to implement the selected first set of configuration instructions or the generated third set of configuration instructions.