Blockchain-based auditing, instantiation and maintenance of 5G network slices
US10949557B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/042
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a distributed ledger method for a fifth-generation (5G) network. A network slice is created in the 5G network and a root block is generated in response, containing parameters of the network slice and contracts between participants in the network slice. A blockID of the root block is transmitted to identified participants in the network slice, who sequentially commit a plurality of new blocks to a blockchain beginning from the root block. The plurality of new blocks comprises auditing information of the network slice, wherein the information is collected by the participants in the network slice. The blockchain is stored in a blockchain network of a plurality of disparate blockchains. Desired auditing information for the network slice is retrieved by using the blockID of the root block to traverse the blockchain beginning at the root block until all blocks with the desired auditing information have been read.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.