# US 2025/0097778 A1 · Detecting presence of radio access network (ran) sharing and determining ran sharing type > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0097778 A1 - Document ID: US20250097778A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/829,146 - Filed: 2024-09-09 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-14 - Assignees: Juniper Networks, Inc. - Applicants: Juniper Networks, Inc. - Inventors: Arda Akman; Jeremy Alan Tidemann; Constantine Dimitrios Polychronopoulos; Burcu Sahin; Marc-Andre Bordeleau - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097778A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/24: Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service] - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play - H04L 41/0895: Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements - H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Techniques are described for determine a type of Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing employed within a network. In one example, a computing system receives a message for implementing a network slice of a RAN comprising a profile including a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier for the RAN and a first operating bands value. Based on determining that another RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with a second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, the computing system determines a RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN). Based on determining that no RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with the second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, the computing system determines the RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator RAN (MORAN). The computing system forwards network traffic for subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing system comprising: processing circuitry in communication with storage media, the processing circuitry configured to: receive a message for implementing a network slice of a Radio Access Network (RAN), the message comprising a profile that includes a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier for the RAN and a first operating bands value; based at least in part on determining that at least one RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with a second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, determining a RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN); based at least in part on determining that no RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with the second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, determining the RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator RAN (MORAN); and manage, based on the determined RAN sharing type, the network slice in the RAN. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein, to manage the network slice in the RAN, the processing circuitry is configured to configure one or more network devices of the RAN to forward network traffic for one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computing system of claim 2, wherein the determined RAN sharing type is MORAN, and wherein, to configure the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for the one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type, the processing circuitry is configured to: configure the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for one or more first subscriber devices associated with the first PLMN identifier via first operating bands corresponding to the first operating bands value; and configure the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for one or more second subscriber devices associated with the second PLMN identifier via second operating bands different from the first operating bands, wherein the network traffic for the one or more first subscriber devices and the network traffic for the one or more second subscriber devices share a base station and a site. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The computing system of claim 2, wherein the determined RAN sharing type is MOCN, and wherein, to configure the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for the one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type, the processing circuitry is configured to: configure the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for one or more first subscriber devices associated with the first PLMN identifier and network traffic for one or more second subscriber devices associated with the second PLMN identifier via first operating bands corresponding to the first operating bands value, wherein the network traffic for the one or more first subscriber devices and the network traffic for the one or more second subscriber devices share a base station and a site. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The computing system of claim 2, wherein, to configure the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for the one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type, the processing circuitry is configured to: provision at least one of a RAN slice subnet or a core network slice subnet in accordance with the profile of the message and the determined RAN sharing type. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to provision a RAN slice subnet within the RAN in accordance with the profile. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the profile comprises a service profile received for a Network Slice Management Function (NSMF) from a Communication Service Management Function (CSMF), the service profile specifying the first PLMN identifier for the RAN and the first operating bands value. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the profile comprises: a slice profile received for a RAN Network Slice Subnet Management Function (NSSMF) from a Network Slice Management Function (NSMF), the slice profile specifying the first PLMN identifier for the RAN; and a RAN slice subnet profile that specifies the first operating bands value. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the profile comprises: a slice profile received for a core network Network Slice Subnet Management Function (NSSMF) from a Network Slice Management Function (NSMF), the slice profile specifying the first PLMN identifier for the RAN; and a core slice subnet profile that specifies the first operating bands value. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the RAN is configured for RAN sharing prior to provisioning the network slice. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the RAN is configured for RAN sharing after provisioning the network slice. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the message is originated by a network slice management function (NSMF) for the RAN. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein a mobile network comprises the RAN and a core network, and wherein the message is originated by a Communication Service Management Function (CSMF) for the core network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the RAN comprises an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) for a mobile network. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the RAN comprises a fifth-generation (5G) 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) RAN for a mobile network. ### Claim 16 A method comprising: receiving, by a computing system, a message for implementing a network slice of a Radio Access Network (RAN), the message comprising a profile that includes a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier for the RAN and a first operating bands value; based at least in part on determining that at least one RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with a second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, determining, by the computing system, a RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN); based at least in part on determining that no RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with the second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, determining, by the computing system, the RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator RAN (MORAN); and managing, by the computing system and based on the determined RAN sharing type, the network slice in the RAN. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein managing the network slice in the RAN comprises configuring one or more network devices of the RAN to forward network traffic for one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the determined RAN sharing type is MORAN, and wherein configuring the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for the one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type comprises: configuring the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for one or more first subscriber devices associated with the first PLMN identifier via first operating bands corresponding to the first operating bands value; and configuring the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for one or more second subscriber devices associated with the second PLMN identifier via second operating bands different from the first operating bands, wherein the network traffic for the one or more first subscriber devices and the network traffic for the one or more second subscriber devices share a base station and a site. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the determined RAN sharing type is MOCN, and wherein configuring the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for the one or more subscriber devices in accordance with the determined RAN sharing type comprises: configuring the one or more network devices to forward network traffic for one or more first subscriber devices associated with the first PLMN identifier and network traffic for one or more second subscriber devices associated with the second PLMN identifier via first operating bands corresponding to the first operating bands value, wherein the network traffic for the one or more first subscriber devices and the network traffic for the one or more second subscriber devices share a base station and a site. ### Claim 20 Non-transitory, computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause processing circuitry to: receive a message for implementing a network slice of a Radio Access Network (RAN), the message comprising a profile that includes a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier for the RAN and a first operating bands value; based at least in part on determining that at least one RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with a second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, determining a RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN); based at least in part on determining that no RAN slice subnet is provisioned within the RAN with the second PLMN identifier and the first operating bands value, determining the RAN sharing type is Multi-Operator RAN (MORAN); and manage, based on the determined RAN sharing type, the network slice in the RAN.