US 12,074,948 B1
Distributed and federated radio access network configuration management
Joe Shahram Ghalam, Greenbrae, CA (US); and Ramy Atawia, Kanata (CA)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,991.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/147 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/0826 (2022.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 47/20 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/147 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0826 (2013.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 47/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by network equipment comprising a processor and from a first network configuration protocol server of a first service management and orchestration entity, a session initiation request to initiate a network configuration protocol session between the first network configuration protocol server and a network configuration protocol client;
determining, by the network equipment, in response to the session initiation request, whether initiating the network configuration protocol session in parallel with a second network configuration protocol session that is associated with a second network configuration protocol server of a second service management and orchestration entity, other than the network configuration protocol session, would exceed a threshold number of parallel network configuration protocol sessions supported by a network function of a radio access network; and
in response to a determination that initiating the network configuration protocol session in parallel with the at least one other network configuration protocol session would not exceed the threshold number of parallel network configuration protocol sessions supported by the network function, sending, by the network equipment, a confirmation of initiation of the network configuration protocol session to the network configuration protocol server of the first service management and orchestration entity.