User equipment (UE) identification in a wireless communication network
US11553334B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/26
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a wireless communication network, Unified Data Repositories (UDRs) determine initial User Equipment Identifiers (UE IDs). The UDRs successfully synchronize the initial UE IDs and serve the initial UE IDs to network elements that use the initial UE IDs to serve wireless data communications to UEs. The UDRs determine additional UE IDs. The UDRs unsuccessfully synchronize the additional UE IDs and serve the additional UE IDs to the network elements. In response to the unsuccessful synchronization of the additional UE IDs, a UDR recovery system reallocates the additional UE IDs. The UDR recovery system successfully synchronizes the reallocated-additional UE IDs. The network elements use the initial UE IDs and the reallocated-additional UE IDs to serve the wireless data communications.
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