Service-driven coordinated network intelligent controller framework

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11974146-B2
Application number	US-202117474557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2021
Priority date	Sep 14, 2021
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example generating, by a first Core Intelligent Controller (CIC) comprising a first processing system including a first processor, first data indicative of one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the first CIC, the first CIC being part of a wireless communication system; communicating, by the first CIC to a Service Intelligent Controller (SIC) comprising a second processing system including a second processor, the first data, the SIC being part of the wireless communication system; generating, by a first RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) comprising a third processing system including a third processor, second data indicative of one or more first radio access functions that have been carried out by the first RIC, the first RIC being part of the wireless communication system; communicating, by the first RIC to the SIC, the second data; generating, by the SIC, third data, the generating of the third data being based at least in part upon the first data, the second, data, or a first combination thereof; communicating, by the SIC to the first CIC, the third data; performing, by the first CIC, one or more second control functions, the one or more second control functions being performed based at least in part upon the third data; generating, by the SIC, fourth data, the generating of the fourth data being based at least in part upon the first data, the second, data, or a second combination thereof; communicating, by the SIC to the first RIC, the fourth data; and performing, by the first RIC, one or more second radio access functions, the one or more second radio access functions being performed based at least in part upon the fourth data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
generating, by a first Core Intelligent Controller (CIC) comprising a first processing system including a first processor, first data indicative of one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the first CIC, the first CIC being part of a wireless communication system;
communicating, by the first CIC to a Service Intelligent Controller (SIC) comprising a second processing system including a second processor, the first data, the SIC being part of the wireless communication system;
generating, by a first RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) comprising a third processing system including a third processor, second data indicative of one or more first radio access functions that have been carried out by the first RIC, the first RIC being part of the wireless communication system;
communicating, by the first RIC to the SIC, the second data;
generating, by the SIC, third data, the generating of the third data being based at least in part upon the first data, the second data, or a first combination thereof;
communicating, by the SIC to the first CIC, the third data;
performing, by the first CIC, one or more second control functions, the one or more second control functions being performed based at least in part upon the third data;
generating, by the SIC, fourth data, the generating of the fourth data being based at least in part upon the first data, the second data, or a second combination thereof;
communicating, by the SIC to the first RIC, the fourth data; and
performing, by the first RIC, one or more second radio access functions, the one or more second radio access functions being performed based at least in part upon the fourth data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the communicating, by the first CIC to the SIC the first data, further comprises:
transmitting, by the first CIC to the SIC the first data; and
receiving, by the SIC from the first CIC the first data;

the method further comprises sending, by the SIC to the first CIC, a request for the first data; and
the transmitting, by the first CIC to the SIC the first data, is responsive to the request that is received by the first CIC.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the communicating, by the first RIC to the SIC the second data, further comprises:
transmitting, by the first RIC to the SIC the second data; and
receiving, by the SIC from the first RIC the second data;

the method further comprises sending, by the SIC to the first RIC, a request for the second data; and
the transmitting, by the first RIC to the SIC the second data, is responsive to the request that is received by the first RIC.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the communicating, by the SIC to the first CIC the third data, further comprises:
transmitting, by the SIC to the first CIC the third data; and
receiving, by the first CIC from the SIC the third data;

the method further comprising sending, by the first CIC to the SIC, a request for the third data; and
the transmitting, by the SIC to the first CIC the third data, is responsive to the request that is received by the SIC.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the communicating, by the SIC to the first RIC the fourth data, further comprises:
transmitting, by the SIC to the first RIC the fourth data; and
receiving, by the first RIC from the SIC the fourth data;

the method further comprises sending, by the first RIC to the SIC, a request for the fourth data; and
the transmitting, by the SIC to the first RIC the fourth data, is responsive to the request that is received by the SIC.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the first CIC comprise optimization on a per user per service basis.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second control functions that are performed by the first CIC based at least in part upon the third data are different from the one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the first CIC.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second control functions that are performed by the first CIC based at least in part upon the third data modify the one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the first CIC.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first radio access functions that have been carried out by the first RIC comprise one or more RAN optimization functions.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second radio access functions that are performed based at least in part upon the fourth data are different from the one or more first radio access functions that have been carried out by the first RIC.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second radio access functions that are performed based at least in part upon the fourth data modify the one or more first radio access functions that have been carried out by the first RIC.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication system comprises: a 4G wireless communication system; a 5G wireless communication system; a wireless communication system beyond 5G; or any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first combination is a different combination than the second combination.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third data is different from the fourth data.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by a second CIC comprising a fourth processing system including a fourth processor, fifth data indicative of one or more third control functions that have been carried out by the second CIC, the second CIC being part of the wireless communication system;
communicating, by the second CIC to the SIC, the fourth data;
generating, by a second RIC comprising a fifth processing system including a fifth processor, sixth data indicative of one or more third radio access functions that have been carried out by the second RIC, the second RIC being part of the wireless communication system;
communicating, by the second RIC to the SIC, the sixth data;
generating, by the SIC, seventh data, the generating of the seventh data being based at least in part upon the fifth data, the sixth data, or a third combination thereof;
communicating, by the SIC to the second CIC, the seventh data;
performing, by the second CIC, one or more fourth control functions, the one or more fourth control functions being performed based at least in part upon the seventh data;
generating, by the SIC, eighth data, the generating of the eighth data being based at least in part upon the sixth data, the seventh data, or a fourth combination thereof;
communicating, by the SIC to the second RIC, the eighth data; and
performing, by the second RIC, one or more fourth radio access functions, the one or more fourth radio access functions being performed based at least in part upon the eighth data.

16. An apparatus comprising:
a Service Intelligent Controller (SIC) comprising: a first processing system including a first processor; and a first memory that stores first executable instructions that, when executed by the first processing system, facilitate performance of first operations;
a Core Intelligent Controller (CIC) comprising: a second processing system including a second processor; and a second memory that stores second executable instructions that, when executed by the second processing system, facilitate performance of second operations, the second operations comprising:
generating first data indicative of one or more first control functions that have been carried out by the

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Cui Zhi
• Lee Bo
• Smith Jr Paul Edward

Classifications

• H04W24/02 Primary

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title