Parallel route reservation for wireless technologies

• US 10,014,927 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2015
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kalyana, Shankar S., Karia, Jigneshkumar K., Ramasubramanian, Seetharaman S., Sivakumar, Gandhi, Venkatarao, Poornima R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Morlan, Robert M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kaur, Pamit
• Application Number:
  US14/674,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20160294468A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/185 Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systemsH04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5003 Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/64 using an overlay routing layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

A communication request between a first computer and a second computer is received. At least two network resources in a communication path between the first computer and the second computer are determined. At least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path is identified, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request. Responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, the communication request between the first computer and the second computer is initiated.

Claims

1. A method for parallel route reservation for wireless technologies, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a communication request between a first computer and a second computer;

determining, by one or more computer processors, at least two network resources in a communication path between the first computer and the second computer;

identifying, by one or more computer processors, at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request, wherein the at least one satellite simultaneously notifies each of the at least two network resources used in the communication path that there is a communication request between the first computer and the second computer; and

responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, initiating, by one or more computer processors, the communication request between the first computer and the second computer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two network resources are part of a cellular network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, initiating, by one or more computer processors, the communication request between the first computer and the second computer comprises:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an indication from the at least one satellite that each of the at least two network resources of the communication path are available to complete the communication request; and

responsive to notifying and receiving the indication, initiating, by one or more computer processors, the communication request between the first computer and the second computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two network resources are one or more of the following:

a base transceiver station, a radio base station, a Evolved Node b, a pocket data network gateway, and a policy and sharing rules function.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication path is determined based on one or more of the following:

a quality of service requirement, a service level agreement, and a performance requirement.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying, by one or more computer processors, at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request comprises:

identifying, by one or more computer processors, at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifying each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request and reserving the communication path for the communication request.

7. A computer program product for parallel route reservation for wireless technologies, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a communication request between a first computer and a second computer;

program instructions to determine at least two network resources in a communication path between the first computer and the second computer;

program instructions to identify at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request, wherein the at least one satellite simultaneously notifies each of the at least two network resources used in the communication path that there is a communication request between the first computer and the second computer; and

program instructions, responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, to initiate the communication request between the first computer and the second computer.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the at least two network resources are part of a cellular network.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein program instructions, in responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, to initiate the communication request between the first computer and the second computer comprise:

receive an indication from the at least one satellite that each of the at least two network resources of the communication path are available to complete the communication request; and

responsive to notifying and receiving the indication, initiate the communication request between the first computer and the second computer.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the at least two network resources are one or more of the following:

a base transceiver station, a radio base station, a Evolved Node b, a pocket data network gateway, and a policy and sharing rules function.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the communication path is determined based on one or more of the following:

a quality of service requirement, a service level agreement, and a performance requirement.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the program instructions to identify at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request comprises:

program instructions to identify at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request and reserves the communication path for the communication request.

13. A computer system for parallel route reservation for wireless technologies, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a communication request between a first computer and a second computer;

program instructions to determine at least two network resources in a communication path between the first computer and the second computer;

program instructions to identify at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request, wherein the at least one satellite simultaneously notifies each of the at least two network resources used in the communication path that there is a communication request between the first computer and the second computer; and

program instructions, responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, to initiate the communication request between the first computer and the second computer.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the at least two network resources are part of a cellular network.

15. The computer system of claim 13, wherein program instructions, in responsive to notifying the at least two network resources of the communication request, to initiate the communication request between the first computer and the second computer comprise:

receive an indication from the at least one satellite that each of the at least two network resources of the communication path are available to complete the communication request; and

responsive to notifying and receiving the indication, initiate the communication request between the first computer and the second computer.

16. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the at least two network resources are one or more of the following:

a base transceiver station, a radio base station, a Evolved Node b, a pocket data network gateway, and a policy and sharing rules function.

17. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the communication path is determined based on one or more of the following:

a quality of service requirement, a service level agreement, and a performance requirement.

18. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the program instructions to identify at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request comprises:

program instructions to identify at least one satellite that is in communication with each of the at least two network resources in the communication path, wherein the identified at least one satellite notifies each of the at least two network resources in the communication path of the communication request and reserves the communication path for the communication request.