US 12,445,497 B2
Apparatus, method, and computer program for forwarding E2 communication in a network
Prabhu Kaliswamy, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (IN); and Raghavendran Ramiya, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/273,585
Filed by Rakuten Symphony, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2023, PCT No. PCT/US2023/026433
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2025/005913, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 2, 2025.
Prior Publication US 2025/0097266 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 61/00 (2022.01); H04L 61/255 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/20 (2013.01) [H04L 61/255 (2013.01); H04L 61/35 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus capable of forwarding E2 communication to a near-real-time radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (Near-RT RIC), the apparatus comprising:
at least one memory storage storing computer-executable instructions; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one memory storage, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
obtain a mapping between a first IP address of an instance of E2 Termination deployed at the Near-RT RIC and at least one second IP address of at least one E2 node associated with the instance of E2 Termination;
receive data from an E2 node;
determine whether to directly transmit the data to the instance of E2 Termination based on the mapping.