US 12,438,769 B2
Dynamically updating RAN applications in a RAN system
Giridhar Subramani Jayavelu, San Francisco, CA (US); and Gauresh Dilip Vanjare, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Vmware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/101,549.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/433,757, filed on Dec. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205865 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0803 (2022.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 16/21 (2019.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/02 (2022.01); H04L 41/08 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 41/28 (2022.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01); H04W 16/10 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 41/0803 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4451 (2013.01); G06F 16/211 (2019.01); G06F 16/288 (2019.01); H04L 41/024 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 41/0886 (2013.01); H04L 41/28 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04W 16/10 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 28/16 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method of updating configurations for Radio Access Network (RAN) applications deployed in a RAN system, the method comprising: at a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) deployed in the RAN system:
parsing a first Custom Resource (CR) that defines a RAN application to be deployed in the RAN system;
interacting with a RIC management system (RMS) to deploy a first instance of the RAN application in the RAN system and to define, for the RAN application, at least one datapath through the RIC to base station components; and
receiving, from the RMS, a first set of one or more updates to a first set of one or more attributes of the RAN application that are defined in the first CR, said RMS receiving from a network administrator the set of updates,
wherein the RMS receives from the network administrator the first set of updates in a first format, wherein receiving the first set of one or more updates from the RMS comprises receiving, the first set of one or more updates in a second format that is different from the first format.