H04W 28/084
Among network function virtualisation [nfv] entities
Official title: among network function virtualisation [NFV] entities; among edge computing entities, e.g. multi-access edge computing
H04W28/084 (Among network function virtualisation [nfv] entities) appears on 99 US grants and 174 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04W- Granted patents
- 99
- Published applications
- 174
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 378
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2017 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 |
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| 2024 | 18 | 28 |
| 2025 | 17 | 34 |
| 2026 | 8 | 25 |
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- System and method for network slice admission control20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247218 A1Jio Platforms Limited
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By later US patents
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- System and methods for network management and orchestration for network slicing17US 10,129,108 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · 2018
- User plane function (UPF) load balancing based on current UPF load and thresholds that depend on UPF capacity15US 11,582,641 B1Dish Wireless L. L. C. · 2023
- Methods, systems, and devices for enhanced cell activation in a network supporting dual connectivity13US 11,272,560 B1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2022