Methods, systems, and devices for multiplexing service information from sensor data

#The subject disclosure relates to methods, systems, and devices for multiplexing service information from sensor data.

#Customer premises including residential homes and commercial building can have a network of various sensors or Internet of Things (IoT) devices to measure, record, configure, or provide services or applications for the occupants with regard to different premises devices and/or appliances. Further, the network of IoT devices can be coupled to a communication network that may be a heterogeneous network comprising cellular, WiFi, and/or Bluetooth networks such as a 5G network. Network service nodes that provide or gather data from the IoT devices via the 5G network to provide services and applications to occupants of the customer premises.

#Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

#FIGS. 1-6 depict illustrative embodiments of systems for multiplexing service information from sensor data;

#FIG. 7 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a method used in portions of the system described in FIGS. 1-6;

#The subject disclosure describes, among other things, illustrative embodiments for identifying at least one service associated with a plurality of sensors (a sensor and an IoT device may be used to describe devices that provide similar functions) resulting in a group of services. Each of plurality of sensors is associated with at least one of the group of services. Further embodiments include creating a service portfolio according to the group of services. Additional embodiments include communicatively coupling to multiple network services nodes over a 5th Generation (5G) wireless network according to the service portfolio. The 5G wireless network includes equipment operating in at least a control plane and user plane. Also, embodiments include continuously connecting to the control plane of the 5G network. Further embodiments include receiving data from the multiple sensors resulting in received data. Additional embodiments include determining that the received data is associated with the service portfolio. Also, embodiments include identifying a target network services node from the multiple network services nodes according to the service portfolio. Further embodiments include sending the received data to the target network services node over the user plane of the 5G wireless network. Other embodiments are described in the subject disclosure.

#One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a device. The device comprises a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. Operations include identifying at least one service associated with a plurality of sensors resulting in a group of services. Each of plurality of sensors is associated with at least one of the group of services. Further operations include creating a service portfolio according to the group of services. Additional operations include communicatively coupling to multiple network services nodes over a 5th Generation (5G) wireless network according to the service portfolio. The 5G wireless network includes equipment operating in at least one of a control plane and user plane. Also, operations include continuously connecting to the control plane of the 5G network. Further operations include receiving data from the plurality of sensors resulting in received data. Additional operations include determining that the received data is associated with the service portfolio. Also, operations include identifying a target network services node from the multiple network services nodes according to the service portfolio. Operations include sending the received data to the target network services node over the user plane of the 5G wireless network.

#One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations. Operations include identifying at least one service associated with a plurality of sensors resulting in a group of services. Each of plurality of sensors is associated with at least one of the group of services. Further operations can include creating a tailored application according to the group of services. Additional operations can include communicatively coupling to multiple network services nodes over a 5th Generation (5G) wireless network according to the tailored application. The 5G wireless network includes equipment operating in at least one of a control plane and user plane. Also, operations can include continuously connecting to the control plane of the 5G network. Further operations include receiving data from the multiple sensors resulting in received data and determining that the received data is associated with the tailored application. Additional operations can include identifying a target network services node from the multiple network services nodes according to the tailored application. Also, operations can include sending the received data to a target network services node over the user plane of the 5G wireless network.