Instantiating intelligent service delivery parameters within protected hardware

Abstract

In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for instantiating intelligent service delivery parameters within protected hardware. For instance, in one example, a method includes instantiating within a user endpoint device an end-to-end slice of a communications network, wherein the slice is configured to carry data over the communications network subject to a predefined combination of network service metrics, transmitting user data from the user endpoint device to the communications network via the slice when the user endpoint device is able to establish a radio connection to the communications network, and storing the user data locally in the user endpoint device when the user endpoint device is unable to establish a radio connection to the communications network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 instantiating within a user endpoint device an end-to-end slice of a communications network, wherein the slice is configured to carry data over the communications network subject to a predefined combination of network service metrics;   transmitting user data from the user endpoint device to the communications network via the slice when the user endpoint device is able to establish a radio connection to the communications network; and   storing the user data locally in the user endpoint device when the user endpoint device is unable to establish a radio connection to the communications network.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communications network comprises a third generation partnership project network. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user data comprises medical data of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the medical data comprises a reading of a sensor integrated into the user endpoint device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user data comprises financial data of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the slice includes a local database for storing the user data in the user endpoint device and a remote database for storing the user data in the communications network. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the transmitting synchronizes the local database with the remote database. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 subsequent to the storing, detecting that the user endpoint device is able to establish a radio connection to the communications network; and   subsequent to the detecting, transmitting the user data from the user endpoint device to the communications network via the slice.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the instantiating is performed by a virtual network function in the user endpoint device. 
     
     
         10 . A device comprising:
 a processor; and   a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 instantiating within the device an end-to-end slice of a communications network, wherein the slice is configured to carry data over the communications network subject to a predefined combination of network service metrics; 
 transmitting user data from the device to the communications network via the slice when the device is able to establish a radio connection to the communications network; and 
 storing the user data locally in the device when the device is unable to establish a radio connection to the communications network. 
   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the communications network comprises a third generation partnership project network. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the slice includes a local database for storing the user data in the device and a remote database for storing the user data in the communications network. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the transmitting synchronizes the local database with the remote database. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 subsequent to the storing, detecting that the device is able to establish a radio connection to the communications network; and   subsequent to the detecting, transmitting the user data from the device to the communications network via the slice.   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the instantiating is performed by a virtual network function in the device. 
     
     
         16 . A user endpoint device comprising:
 a virtual network function, via a processor, to instantiate a first portion of an end-to-end slice of a remote communications network, wherein the end-to-end slice extends through the remote communications network and into the user endpoint device, wherein the slice is configured to carry data over the remote communications network subject to a predefined combination of network service metrics, and wherein the first portion of the end-to-end slice residing in the user endpoint device includes a resource that mirrors a resource of a second portion of the end-to-end slice residing within the remote communications network; and   a radio transceiver to establish a connection to the communications network and to transmit the data to the communications network via the slice.   
     
     
         17 . The user endpoint device of  claim 16 , wherein the user endpoint device further comprises:
 a sensor for collecting the data from a user.   
     
     
         18 . The user endpoint device of  claim 16 , wherein the communications network comprises a third generation partnership project network. 
     
     
         19 . The user endpoint device of  claim 16 , wherein the slice includes a local database for storing the data in the user endpoint device and a remote database for storing the data in the communications network. 
     
     
         20 . The user endpoint device of  claim 19 , wherein the transmitting of the data synchronizes the local database with the remote database.