Patent ID: 11924925
Assignee: PARALLEL WIRELESS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A 5G enhanced HetNet Gateway (HNG), comprising:
at least one non-5G virtual network function (VNF) providing 2G, 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi core network functionality;
a 5G Core (5GC) option selection VNF providing selection of an access network slice and a core network slice;
a 5GC access and mobility management function (AMF) VNF;
a 5G local breakout VNF;
at least one interface for an any G base station; and
at least one interface for a 4G Long Term Evolution core network, which is an Evolved Packet Core (EPC),
wherein core functionality is abstracted for the any G base station and for the 5GC by interworking the 5GC to the any G base station, and wherein signaling traffic from a core is internally processed by the HNG to reduce load on the core.