Convida Wireless, LLC

Methods and procedures are described herein to support the management of multiple simultaneously active gateways within a PIN. A method may comprise receiving, by a PEMC, two PIN join requests from two PIN elements, comprising PIN client profile information indicating that the respective PIN element can serve as a gateway, determining, based on each PIN client profile information, to configure the PIN elements as gateways, receiving, from a third PIN element, a PIN join request comprising PIN client profile information, determining, based on PIN client profile information of each PIN element, to assign the first PIN element as a default gateway and the second PIN element as a backup gateway for the third PIN element, and sending, to the PIN elements, a notification indicating the first PIN element is serving as the default gateway and the second PIN element is serving as the backup gateway for the third PIN element.

System and methods that improve the use of network functions on edge data networks are disclosed. A mechanism that supports edge-assisted UE context and trigger collection is described herein, where a UE can actively send its context information and/or any trigger (e.g. a request for a network function/service to be deployed in edge data networks, etc.) to an edge enabler server, which processes the received context and triggers from its UEs. The edge enabler server may also forward UE context and triggers to 5G core network (5GC) upon receiving a solicitation request from the 5GC, or if the 5GC has already made a subscription for getting notification on UE context and triggers. A network repository function is provided as a new network function collect, store, and manage edge data network information.

System and methods that improve the use of network functions on edge data networks are disclosed. A mechanism that supports edge-assisted UE context and trigger collection is described herein, where a UE can actively send its context information and/or any trigger (e.g. a request for a network function/service to be deployed in edge data networks, etc.) to an edge enabler server, which processes the received context and triggers from its UEs. The edge enabler server may also forward UE context and triggers to 5G core network (5GC) upon receiving a solicitation request from the 5GC, or if the 5GC has already made a subscription for getting notification on UE context and triggers. A network repository function is provided as a new network function collect, store, and manage edge data network information.

IoT service layer capabilities may be employed to automate and simplify the service enrollment process for IOT service subscribers/enrollees. These capabilities enable virtualization of a service subscriber and the physical IoT devices, applications, data and authorized users of the subscriber into a software profile that is representative of the subscriber. Once virtualized, a service subscriber may then delegate the complexities and burden of service enrollment to an automated IoT service enrollment software function.

Methods for managing personal IoT networks (PINs) are described herein. In one aspect, a method may include determining, by a personal IoT network (PIN) Element Management Capability (PEMC) of a PIN, a PIN Element Gateway Capability (PEGC) of the PIN is not within a coverage area of the PIN: sending, by the PEMC and to a PIN server, a request for the PIN server to perform a PEGC role change; and receiving, by the PEMC and from the PIN server, a notification that a PIN element (PINE) of the PIN is selected to perform PEGC functions for the PIN.

Methods, systems, and devices may assist in providing functionality to coordinate network or service slices supporting a group of services.

A distributed ledger interworking architecture is described wherein a distributed ledger proxy interfaces with IT service layer systems and distributed ledger systems. Service layer nodes may interact with the distributed ledger proxy to leverage functions provided by distributed ledger systems, such as to request that the distributed ledger proxy insert some service layer information into the distributed ledgers. A distributed ledger proxy can support multiple service layer nodes and may interface to multiple different distributed ledger systems.

An interworking service entity receives server registration requests including indications of service layer protocols used by each server, maintains a repository of server information, and uses the repository for interworking requests of devices to servers of different protocols based on a server type provided in discovery requests. Other matching information may include, for example, server security protocol, supported services, service territory, availability, capacity, or loading, as device information or preferences, such a supported service, supported interface type, or a supported device type.

Methods, devices, and systems for data collection enablement services are described herein. In one aspect, a method may include receiving, by a data collection enablement service (DCES), a data collection request; determining, by the DCES, one or more data sources based at least on discovered data source profiles; receiving, from the one or more data sources and by the DCES, data according to the received request; generating, by the DCES, a dataset from the received data; storing the generated dataset in a repository in communication with the DCES; and transmitting, by the DCES, a response to the data collection request indicative of a storage location of the generated dataset.

IoT service layer capabilities may be employed to automate and simplify the service enrollment process for IoT service subscribers/enrollees. These capabilities enable virtualization of a service subscriber and the physical IoT devices, applications, data and authorized users of the subscriber into a software profile that is representative of the subscriber. Once virtualized, a service subscriber may then delegate the complexities and burden of service enrollment to an automated IoT service enrollment software function.