Patent ID: 11949734
Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. Computerized apparatus configured to implement network functions at a network core to manage distributed radio access network (RAN) elements within a network associated with the network core, the computerized apparatus comprising:
a processor apparatus;
network interface apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus; and
storage apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus and comprising a plurality of computerized instructions executable on the processor apparatus, the plurality of computerized instructions configured to, when executed by the processor apparatus, cause the computerized apparatus to:
for a plurality of distributed RAN elements (DREs) within the network associated with the network core, configuring a plurality of respective virtualized proxy elements to: (i) communicate with the plurality of DREs, respectively, and (ii) mirror each of a plurality of functional elements (FEs) associated with each of the plurality of DREs, respectively.