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US-12627994-B2 - System, method, and apparatus for providing optimized network resources

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Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources.

Inventors

  • Armando Montalvo

Assignees

  • DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20251016

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A system for spectrum utilization management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) layer in a wireless network, wherein the MEC layer is in communication with a radio access network (RAN) and a core network; wherein the MEC layer includes a wireless network resource optimization application and a Distributed Autonomous Slice Management (DASMO) architecture to configure local Slice Operation Support (SOS) entities for inter-domain operations or to provide network slice selection for user equipment (UE); wherein the DASMO architecture is configured to provide suggestions for physical layer optimization based on key performance indicator (KPI) monitoring and reporting and configuration support; wherein the RAN includes a RAN interface configured to provide resource allocation recommendations; and wherein the wireless network resource optimization application is configured to use Radio Frequency (RF) environmental information from the RAN, the resource allocation recommendations from the RAN interface, and the suggestions for physical layer optimization from the DASMO architecture to create actionable data for optimizing network resources.
  2. 2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the MEC layer is configured to identify a current location of the UE.
  3. 3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the MEC layer is configured to provide procedures for migration and/or service continuity based on a predicted future location of the UE.
  4. 4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the UE provides UE information associated with at least one Internet of Things (IOT) device.
  5. 5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the UE provides UE information associated with at least one vehicle.
  6. 6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the UE communicates using 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) protocols.
  7. 7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the UE communicates via 5G New Radio (NR) technology.
  8. 8 . A method for spectrum utilization management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: providing a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) layer in a wireless network, wherein the MEC layer is in communication with a radio access network (RAN) and a core network, and includes a wireless network resource optimization application and a Distributed Autonomous Slice Management (DASMO) architecture; providing, by the DASMO architecture, network slice selection for user equipment (UE) and suggestions for physical layer optimization based on key performance indicator (KPI) monitoring and reporting and configuration support; providing, by a RAN interface included in the RAN, resource allocation recommendations; and creating, by the wireless network resource optimization application, actionable data for optimizing network resources using Radio Frequency (RF) environmental information from the RAN, the resource allocation recommendations from the RAN interface, and the suggestions for physical layer optimization from the DASMO architecture.
  9. 9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising the MEC layer identifying a current location of the UE.
  10. 10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the MEC layer providing procedures for migration and/or service continuity based on a predicted future location of the UE.
  11. 11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the UE includes a vehicle.
  12. 12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the UE communicates using 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) protocols.
  13. 13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the UE communicates via 5G New Radio (NR) technology.
  14. 14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the core network provides quality of service (QoS) recommendations.
  15. 15 . A method for spectrum utilization management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: providing a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) layer in a wireless network, wherein the MEC layer is in communication with a radio access network (RAN) and a core network, and includes a wireless network resource optimization application and a Distributed Autonomous Slice Management (DASMO) architecture; providing a quality of an available channel to a network operator and receiving a request for use of the channel based on the quality of the channel; configuring, via the DASMO architecture, local Slice Operation Support (SOS) entities for inter-domain operations or providing, via the DASMO architecture, network slice selection for user equipment (UE); providing, via the DASMO architecture, suggestions for physical layer optimization based on key performance indicator (KPI) monitoring and reporting and configuration support; and creating, by the wireless network resource optimization application, actionable data for optimizing network resources using Radio Frequency (RF) environmental information from the RAN and the suggestions for physical layer optimization from the DASMO architecture.
  16. 16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing MEC host pre-allocation based on a predicted future location of the UE.
  17. 17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the MEC layer identifying a current location of the UE.
  18. 18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the MEC layer providing procedures for migration and/or service continuity based on a predicted future location of the UE.
  19. 19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising creating a relocation group including at least one MEC host pre-configured to run at least one application.
  20. 20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the core network provides aggregated traffic policies and/or quality of service (QoS) recommendations.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to and claims priority from the following U.S. patents and patent applications. This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 19/185,934, filed Apr. 22, 2025, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/941,858, filed Nov. 8, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/764,844, filed Jul. 5, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/425,809, filed Jan. 29, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/415,174, filed Jan. 17, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/336,462, filed Jun. 16, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/101,899, filed Jan. 26, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/901,035, filed Sep. 1, 2022, which claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/370,184, filed Aug. 2, 2022, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to spectrum analysis and management for electromagnetic signals, and more particularly for providing optimized network resources. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is generally known in the prior art to provide wireless communications spectrum management for detecting devices and for managing the space. Spectrum management includes the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain net social benefit. A problem faced in effective spectrum management is the various numbers of devices emanating wireless signal propagations at different frequencies and across different technological standards. Coupled with the different regulations relating to spectrum usage around the globe effective spectrum management becomes difficult to obtain and at best can only be reached over a long period of time. Another problem facing effective spectrum management is the growing need from spectrum despite the finite amount of spectrum available. Wireless technologies and applications or services that require spectrum have exponentially grown in recent years. Consequently, available spectrum has become a valuable resource that must be efficiently utilized. Therefore, systems and methods are needed to effectively manage and optimize the available spectrum that is being used. Prior art patent documents include the following: U.S. Pat. No. 11,395,149 for System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization by inventor Montalvo, filed Oct. 30, 2020 and issued Jul. 19, 2022, is directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. U.S. Patent Publication No. 2018/0352441 for Devices, methods, and systems with dynamic spectrum sharing by inventors Zheng, et al., filed Jun. 4, 2018 and published Dec. 6, 2018, is directed to devices, methods, and systems with dynamic spectrum sharing. A wireless communication device includes a software-defined radio, a spectrum sensing sub-system, a memory, and an electronic processor. The software-defined radio is configured to generate an input signal, and wirelessly communicate with one or more radio nodes using a traffic data channel and a broadcast control channel. The spectrum sensing sub-system is configured to sense local spectrum information from the input signal. The electronic processor is communicatively connected to the memory and the spectrum sensing sub-system and is configured to receive the local spectrum information from the spectrum sensing sub-system, receive spectrum information from the one or more radio nodes, and allocate resources for the traffic data channel based on the local spectrum information and the spectrum information that is received from the one or more radio nodes. U.S. Patent Publication No. 2018/0295607 for Method and apparatus for adaptive bandwidth usage in a wireless communication network by inventors Lindoff, et al., filed Oct. 10, 2017 and published Oct. 11, 2018, is directed to reconfiguration of a receiver bandwidth of the wireless device is initiated to match the second scheduling bandwidth, wherein the second scheduling bandwidth is larger than a first scheduling bandwidth currently associated with the wireless device, and wherein the first and second scheduling bandwidths respectively define the bandwidth used for scheduling transmissions to the wireless