US 12,328,654 B2
Method and system for intelligent end-to-end tiered architecture for application services
Jin Yang, Orinda, CA (US); and Susan Wu Sanders, Bridgewater, 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 Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,541.
Prior Publication US 2023/0308982 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 40/02 (2013.01) [H04W 4/50 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a radio access network (RAN) that provides radio access to a core network and mobile edge application service layer networks located at different mobile edges including a far edge, a mid edge, and an edge, wherein the RAN includes a first centralized RAN control plane device at the far edge that provides a RAN control plane service for first traffic relating to the far edge and the mid edge but not the edge;
the core network, wherein the core network includes a first centralized core network control plane device at the far edge that provides a core network control plane service for the first traffic relating to the far edge and the mid edge but not the edge; and
a distributed edge controller configured to determine routing for application service requests sent from end devices, including selecting between the mobile edge application service layer networks of the far edge or the mid edge based on threshold values pertaining to two or more of a Fifth Generation (5G) Quality of Service Indicator (5QI), a connectivity type including standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA), or a Radio Access Technology Frequency Selection Priority (RFSP) Index.