# US 12,603,941 B2 · System and method for sharing unified data repository with managed network

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- Number: US 12,603,941 B2
- Document ID: US12603941B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/316,271
- Filed: 2023-05-12
- Published: 2024-11-14
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-05-12
- Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Inventors: Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah; Kyriaki Konstantinou; Lalit R. Kotecha; Lixia Yan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603941B2

## CPC

- H04L 67/51: Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
- H04L 67/02: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
- H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A Unified Data Repository (UDR) may be included in a first network with a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (ID). The UDR may include a resource that comprises data at a child node. The resource may have a name corresponding to a second PLMN ID. The UDR may include one or more processors configured to: receive a call, from a network function located in a second network with the second PLMN ID, to access the data; and send a response to the call.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A Unified Data Repository (UDR) in a first network with a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (ID), comprising:
a resource, comprising data at a child node of the resource, with a name that includes a second PLMN ID; and
one or more processors configured to:
receive a call, via a Network Exposure Function (NEF) in the first network, from a network function located in a second network with the second PLMN ID;
access the data; and
send a response to the call.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the network function includes one of:
an Application Function (AF); or
a Policy Control Function (PCF).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the second network comprises one of:
a network slice hosted within the first network;
a core network in a Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN); or
a cellular network coupled to the first network by a backhaul link.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the first network includes the second network to provide a Network-as-a-Service.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the resource is a child of a first parent, wherein the first parent has a second parent comprising:
an application-data resource; or
a policy-data resource.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the first parent has a child with a name corresponding to a third PLMN ID that identifies a third network.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the call includes:
a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) GET;
an HTTP PUT; or
an HTTP DELETE.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The UDR of claim 1, wherein the call includes at least one of:
a Universal Resource Identifier (URI) that identifies the child node; or
data to be stored at the child node.

### Claim 9

A method comprising:
storing data at a child node of a resource in a Unified Data Repository (UDR) in a first network with a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (ID), wherein the resource has a name that includes a second PLMN ID;
receiving a call, via a Network Exposure Function (NEF) in the first network, from a network function located in a second network with the second PLMN ID;
accessing the data; and
sending a response to the call.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the network function includes one of:
an Application Function (AF); or
a Policy Control Function (PCF).

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the second network comprises one of:
a network slice hosted within the first network;
a core network in a Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN); or
a cellular network coupled to the first network by a backhaul link.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the first network includes the second network to provide a Network-as-a-Service.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the resource is a child of a first parent, wherein the first parent has a second parent comprising:
an application-data resource; or
a policy-data source.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the first parent includes a child with a name corresponding to a third PLMN ID that identifies a third network.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the call includes:
a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) GET;
an HTTP PUT; or
an HTTP DELETE.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the call includes at least one of:
a Universal Resource Identifier (URI) that identifies the child node; or
data to be stored at the child node.

### Claim 17

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a device in a network, cause the one or more processors to:
store data at a child node of a resource in a Unified Data Repository (UDR) in a first network with a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (ID), wherein the resource has a name that includes a second PLMN ID;
receive a call, via a Network Exposure Function (NEF) in the first network, from a network function located in a second network with the second PLMN ID;
access the data; and
send a response to the call.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the second network comprises one of:
a network slice hosted within the first network;
a core network in a Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN); or
a cellular network coupled to the first network by a backhaul link.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the network function includes one of:
an Application Function (AF); or
a Policy Control Function (PCF).

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first network includes the second network to provide a Network-as-a-Service.