Mobile base station network

• US 10,285,094 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2017
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark Cummings
• Original Assignee: Mark Cummings
• Inventors: Cummings, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Brian S
• Application Number:
  US15/492,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20170251404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/327 Logic synthesis; Behaviour synthesis, e.g. mapping logic, HDL to netlist, high-level language to RTL or netlist
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/30 Decision processes by autonomous network management units using voting and bidding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0221 power availability or consumption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

Mobile base station information is exchanged with an other base station. One or more parameters are exchanged with the other base station based on the base station information. A mobile base station is configured based at least in part on the negotiated one or more parameters. The configured mobile base station is used to provide cellular coverage to one or more user devices.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to;

exchange mobile base station information with an orchestrator associated with an other base station, wherein image data associated with the other base station is stored in a data store associated with the orchestrator;

negotiate one or more parameters with the orchestrator associated with the other base station based on the mobile base station information;

configure a mobile base station based at least in part on the negotiated one or more parameters;

use the configured mobile base station to provide cellular coverage to one or more user devices;

subscribe to one or more changes to the image data associated with the other base station; and

maintain the provided cellular coverage based on the one or more changes to the image data associated with the other base station; and

a data store coupled to the processor and configured to store the mobile base station information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the other base station is a second mobile base station.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the other base station is a macro base station.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile base station information includes resource information and power information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the resource information includes at least one of frequency, time slot, code division space, sub carriers, and/or beam pattern.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile base station information includes topology information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a signal associated with the other base station.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more security components.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more security components includes a button coupled to a system remote from the mobile base station.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to use a wireless backhaul to transmit data to a node in a network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the wireless backhaul uses licensed frequency spectrum.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the wireless backhaul uses unlicensed frequency spectrum.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the other base station is configured to assign a frequency channel for the mobile base station to provide the cellular coverage to one or more user devices.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the other base station with load information associated with the one or more user devices.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the other base station is configured to instruct and/or negotiate with a second mobile base station to provide cellular coverage in an area associated with the system.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the other base station is a macro base station that provides backhaul.

17. A method of, comprising:

exchanging mobile base station information with an orchestrator associated with an other base station, wherein image data associated with the other base station is stored in a data store associated with the orchestrator;

negotiating one or more parameters with the orchestrator associated with the other base station based on the mobile base station information;

configuring a mobile base station based at least in part on the negotiated one or more parameters;

using the configured mobile base station to provide cellular coverage to one or more user devices;

subscribing to one or more changes to the image data associated with the other base station; and

maintaining the provided cellular coverage based on the one or more changes to the image data associated with the other base station.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the mobile base station information includes resource information and power information.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the other base station is configured to assign a frequency channel for the mobile base station to provide the cellular coverage to one or more user devices.

20. A computer program product for providing cellular coverage, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

exchanging mobile base station information with an orchestrator associated with an other base station, wherein image data associated with the other base station is stored in a data store associated with the orchestrator associated with the other base station;

negotiating one or more parameters with the orchestrator associated with the other base station based on the mobile base station information;

configuring a mobile base station based at least in part on the negotiated one or more parameters;

using the configured mobile base station to provide cellular coverage to one or more user devices;

subscribing to one or more changes to the image data associated with the other base station; and

maintaining the provided cellular coverage based on the one or more changes to the image data associated with the other base station.