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NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO SERVICE A LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) NETWORK

  • US 20160352537A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2015
  • Published: 12/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a Long Term Evolution (LTE) User Equipment (UE) comprising:

  • determining an enhanced communication requirement, and in response, determining one or more Network Function Virtualization (NFV) requirements for an LTE network;

    wirelessly attaching to the LTE network, and in response, wirelessly transferring a first Non-Access Stratum (NAS) file indicating the NFV requirements to the LTE network;

    receiving and processing a second NAS file from the LTE network to determine if the LTE network can service the NFV requirements, and if the LTE network can service the NFV requirements, then wirelessly exchanging data over the LTE network.

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