Radio exposure function for telecommunications networks

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a telecommunications system, cause the telecommunications system to execute:

• a radio exposure function configured to:
• implement real-time and near-real-time modes of operation of a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller of the telecommunications system, wherein the radio exposure function is distinct from a network exposure function of the telecommunications system;
• an application programming interface exposed by the radio exposure function and configured to:
• provide access to at least one RAN function of the telecommunications system to at least one service and/or application;
• and
• allocate at least one RAN resource of the telecommunications system to at least one user equipment for executing the at least one service and/or application;
• and
• a machine learning module embedded within the radio exposure function and trained to:
• identify at least one network slice of the telecommunications system for the at least one service and/or application to access the telecommunications system.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• implementing, by a radio exposure function of a telecommunications system, real-time and near-real-time modes of operation of a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller of the telecommunications system, wherein the radio exposure function is distinct from a network exposure function of the telecommunications system;
• allocating, by an application programming interface exposed by the radio exposure function, at least one RAN resource of the telecommunications system to at least one user equipment for executing at least one service and/or application;
• performing, by the application programming interface, at least one radio resource management function of the telecommunications system;
• and
• identifying, by a machine learning module embedded within the radio exposure function, at least one network slice of the telecommunications system for the at least one service and/or application to access the telecommunications system.