Virtual wireless network
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1. A virtual wireless network (VWN) system comprising:
- a number of networks;
a user data store including information relating to network Users;
a device data store including information relating to network devices;
a services data store including information relating to types of service available at network locations;
a policy data store including information relating to network policy to be implemented on the VWN;
a VWN configuration data store including information on the operation of the VWN;
a plurality of network modules; and
, a VWN Processing Engine connected to each data store and to each network module, and having an input for receiving network events, a set of routines for processing each event, and an output for commanding network modules in use, the VWN Processing Engine controlling the operation of one or more network modules in accordance with a network event and in dependence on information in each of the data stores.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a virtual wireless network (VWN) system capable of integrating disparate wireless networks. The system includes a plurality of data stores containing information about Users, devices, services, policies and network configuration. This information is used by a VWN Processing Engine to establish and operate the network and to optimise the services provided across the VWN.
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29 Claims
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1. A virtual wireless network (VWN) system comprising:
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a number of networks;
a user data store including information relating to network Users;
a device data store including information relating to network devices;
a services data store including information relating to types of service available at network locations;
a policy data store including information relating to network policy to be implemented on the VWN;
a VWN configuration data store including information on the operation of the VWN;
a plurality of network modules; and
,a VWN Processing Engine connected to each data store and to each network module, and having an input for receiving network events, a set of routines for processing each event, and an output for commanding network modules in use, the VWN Processing Engine controlling the operation of one or more network modules in accordance with a network event and in dependence on information in each of the data stores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of establishing a virtual wireless network (VWN) across one or more networks, comprising the steps of:
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providing a user data store including information relating to network Users;
providing a device data store including information relating to network devices;
providing a services data store including information relating to types of service available at network locations;
providing a policy data store including information relating to network policy to be implemented on the VWN;
providing a VWN configuration data store including information on the operation of the VWN;
providing a plurality of network modules; and
,providing a VWN Processing Engine connected to each data store and to each network module, and having an input for receiving network events, a set of routines for processing each event, and an output for commanding network modules. In use, the VWN Processing Engine controlling the operation of one or more network modules in accordance with a network event and in dependence on information in each of the data stores. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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