	US 12,016,077 B2
	Unified radio access network (RAN)/multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform
Jignesh S. Panchal, Hillsborough, NJ (US); Ratul Kumar Guha, Kendall Park, NJ (US); Kalyani Bogineni, Hillsborough, NJ (US); and Hans Raj Nahata, New Providence, 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 Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/457,272.
Application 17/457,272 is a continuation of application No. 16/804,295, filed on Feb. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,202,193.
Application 16/804,295 is a continuation of application No. 16/058,753, filed on Aug. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,609,546, issued on Mar. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0095093 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04L 43/0852 (2022.01); H04L 45/121 (2022.01); H04L 47/56 (2022.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 72/543 (2023.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 8/082 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0858 (2013.01); H04L 45/121 (2013.01); H04L 47/56 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 72/543 (2023.01); H04W 8/20 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a device, that a first packet, associated with a first packet flow, and a second packet, associated with a second packet flow, are destined for a low-latency application having a specified latency range,

wherein the device is a unified radio access network (RAN) and multi-edge computing (MEC) platform and wherein the first packet flow is associated with a first user device and the second packet flow is associated with a second user device;

identifying, by the device, a first low-latency bearer and a second low-latency bearer configured to satisfy the specified latency range associated with the low-latency application,

wherein the first low-latency bearer is between the first user device, the device, and a base station, and

wherein the second low-latency bearer is between the second user device, the device, and the base station;

mapping, by the device, the first packet flow to the first low-latency bearer; and

mapping, by the device, the second packet flow to the second low-latency bearer.