US 12,408,013 B2
Apparatus and method for providing centralized policy management in telecommunications system
Sudhakar Parasher, Indore (IN)
Assigned to RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/802,579
Filed by Rakuten Symphony, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/035202
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/005778, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 4, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0196177 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, performed by a centralized policy engine within a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) framework of a telecommunications network, of managing policies, the method comprising:
receiving, by the centralized policy engine, at least one policy, the at least one policy comprising a policy created by an application hosted in a radio access network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC), the centralized policy engine within the SMO framework being distinct from a Non-Real-Time RIC and a Near-Real-Time RIC;
receiving, by the centralized policy engine, data of one or more network functions, the data comprising at least one of performance data and event data of the one or more network functions;
evaluating the at least one policy based on the received data; and
controlling to implement one or more of the at least one policy in at least a RAN, based on the evaluating.