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ALI IRFAN
US51 patents
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CISCO TECH INC
19 patentsUS11246088B2Feb 8, 2022
Failover and management of multi-vendor network slices
CISCO TECH INC3 citations73
US11950128B2Apr 2, 2024
Edge offloading in a mobile network having a converged core architecture
CISCO TECH INC2 citations72
US11071036B2Jul 20, 2021
Managing voice calls in heterogenous network environments
CISCO TECH INC4 citations72
US11627641B2Apr 11, 2023
Interworking function to connect a device within a 2G or 3G network to a 5G network
CISCO TECH INC2 citations71
US12041440B2Jul 16, 2024
Direct SMF control plane with gNB
CISCO TECH INC0 citations62
US11743230B2Aug 29, 2023
Network address translation (NAT) traversal and proxy between user plane function (UPF) and session management function (SMF)
CISCO TECH INC0 citations62
US11706614B2Jul 18, 2023
Direct SMF control plane with gNB
CISCO TECH INC0 citations62
US11374900B2Jun 28, 2022
Network address translation (NAT) traversal and proxy between user plane function (UPF) and session management function (SMF)
CISCO TECH INC0 citations62
US11323550B2May 3, 2022
Techniques to send load-share notifications to multiple receivers
CISCO TECH INC0 citations62
US11252627B2Feb 15, 2022
Maintaining local offloading of traffic in a handover from a fifth generation system (5GS) to an evolved packet system (EPS)
CISCO TECH INC1 citations62
US11968752B2Apr 23, 2024
Interworking function to connect a device within a 2G or 3G network to a 5G network
CISCO TECH INC0 citations61
US12574817B2Mar 10, 2026
Mobility management of user equipment between networks based on regions of congestion
CISCO TECH INC0 citations52
US12520206B2Jan 6, 2026
User equipment (UE) policy for selection of radio access technology (RAT) type for mobility from non-3GPP to 3GPP accesses
CISCO TECH INC0 citations52
US12477444B2Nov 18, 2025
Service-based network function selection for roaming scenarios involving multiple home core networks
CISCO TECH INC0 citations52
US10924518B2Feb 16, 2021
UPF programming over enhanced N9 interface
CISCO TECH INC0 citations51
US10798182B2Oct 6, 2020
Application function control of IP address allocation
CISCO TECH INC0 citations51
US12256274B2Mar 18, 2025
Evolved packet core to 5G core roaming using N9 interface
CISCO TECH INC0 citations49
US12341819B2Jun 24, 2025
Method and apparatus for policy attributes exchange between security policy management platforms and 5G as a service platforms
CISCO TECH INC0 citations45
US10848955B2Nov 24, 2020
Distributed mobility management functionality
CISCO TECH INC0 citations42
NTT DOCOMO INC
12 patentsUS10912141B2Feb 2, 2021
Method for establishing a communication and communication device
NTT DOCOMO INC2 citations72
US11723117B2Aug 8, 2023
Mobility level control device and mobility level control method
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations62
US11445420B2Sep 13, 2022
User device, radio communication system, and radio communication method
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations62
US11323976B2May 3, 2022
Network device and radio communication method
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations62
US10231106B2Mar 12, 2019
Communication system, service control device, MTC user device, gateway device, and communication method
NTT DOCOMO INC1 citations62
US11102827B2Aug 24, 2021
Information notification method and mobile communication system
NTT DOCOMO INC1 citations61
US11304112B2Apr 12, 2022
Anchor point control device and anchor point control method
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations52
US10856354B2Dec 1, 2020
Radio communication system, network device, and radio communication method
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations52
US12114376B2Oct 8, 2024
Radio communication system and communication method
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations50
US11895576B2Feb 6, 2024
Communication control method and communication system
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations50
US11653395B2May 16, 2023
Method for establishing a connection of a mobile terminal to a mobile radio communication network and radio access network component
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations48
US11576232B2Feb 7, 2023
Method for establishing a connection of a mobile terminal to a mobile radio communication network and communication network device
NTT DOCOMO INC0 citations48
GEN ELECTRIC
6 patentsUS5608412AMar 4, 1997
Protocol and mechanism for mutter mode communication for stationary master tracking unit
GEN ELECTRIC150 citations99
US5743495AApr 28, 1998
System for detecting broken rails and flat wheels in the presence of trains
GEN ELECTRIC120 citations98
US5588005ADec 24, 1996
Protocol and mechanism for primary and mutter mode communication for asset tracking
GEN ELECTRIC250 citations97
US6144900ANov 7, 2000
Automatic serialization of an array of wireless nodes based on coupled oscillator model
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations92
US5761238AJun 2, 1998
Transmitted reference spread spectrum communications system
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations92
US5926467AJul 20, 1999
Method and apparatus for doppler based multiple access communication control
GEN ELECTRIC22 citations89
MOTOROLA INC
6 patentsUS6885638B2Apr 26, 2005
Method and apparatus for enhancing the quality of service of a wireless communication
MOTOROLA INC76 citations98
US6198735B1Mar 6, 2001
Method for retransmitting a data packet in a packet network
MOTOROLA INC64 citations96
US6721333B1Apr 13, 2004
Point to point protocol multiplexing/demultiplexing method and apparatus
MOTOROLA INC62 citations95
US7120170B2Oct 10, 2006
Method and apparatus for the time synchronization in a data communication system
MOTOROLA INC4 citations62
US7142542B2Nov 28, 2006
Selective retransmission of data
MOTOROLA INC5 citations61
US6973061B2Dec 6, 2005
Method and apparatus for sorting packets in a communication system
MOTOROLA INC1 citations47
Google Technology Holdings LLC
3 patentsUS9325794B2Apr 26, 2016
Method and system for providing IMS session continuity to a user equipment across a plurality of communication networks
Google Technology Holdings LLC2 citations58
US10588071B2Mar 10, 2020
Wireless communication system, method of routing data in a wireless communication system, and method of handing over a wireless communication device, having an established data connection to a local network
Google Technology Holdings LLC0 citations52
US9553932B2Jan 24, 2017
Method and system for providing IMS session continuity to a user equipment across a plurality of communication networks
Google Technology Holdings LLC0 citations48
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2 patentsSALKINTZIS APOSTOLIS KAMAL
1 patentALI IRFAN
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