Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Monitoring in a 5G non-standalone architecture to determine bearer type
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Application No.: US17014079Application Date: 2020-09-08
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Publication No.: US11425557B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Antoine Vallée , Francois Daunay
- Applicant: EXFO Solutions SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
- Assignee: EXFO Solutions SAS
- Current Assignee: EXFO Solutions SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
- Agency: Clements Bernard Baratta
- Agent Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.
- Main IPC: H04W8/30
- IPC: H04W8/30 ; H04W24/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods include obtaining monitored messages between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a Serving Gateway (SGW) in a 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) system; detecting base stations that are gNodeB base stations based on the monitored messages; and storing the detected gNodeB base stations in a database of known gNodeB base stations in the 5G NSA system. The systems and methods can include identifying a bearer as utilizing 5G Radio Access Technology based on a presence of an address associated with the detected gNodeB base stations in the database of known gNodeB base stations. The systems and methods can further include identifying a bearer as utilizing 4G Radio Access Technology based on a lack of the presence of the address in the database of known gNodeB base stations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210092591A1 Monitoring in a 5G Non-Standalone Architecture to determine bearer type Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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