System and method for brokering wireless communication resources
First Claim
1. A resource brokering system for use with a wireless communication cell having at least one aperture array, comprising:
- a virtual sector broker configured to generate, in response to a resource request, an allocation request based on available wireless communication resources of said cell subjected to a brokering process;
an internal policy broker database associated with said virtual sector broker; and
a virtual sector formation unit configured to employ said at least one aperture array to provide dynamic virtual sectorization of said available wireless communication resources in response to said allocation request.
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Abstract
A system and method, operable with a wireless communication cell having at least one aperture array, for brokering wireless communication resources. In one embodiment, the system includes a virtual sector broker configured to generate, in response to a resource request, an allocation request based on available wireless communication resources of the cell subjected to a brokering process and an internal policy broker database associated with the virtual sector broker. The system further includes a virtual sector formation unit configured to employ the at least one aperture array to provide dynamic virtual sectorization of the available wireless communication resources in response to the allocation request.
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23 Claims
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1. A resource brokering system for use with a wireless communication cell having at least one aperture array, comprising:
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a virtual sector broker configured to generate, in response to a resource request, an allocation request based on available wireless communication resources of said cell subjected to a brokering process;
an internal policy broker database associated with said virtual sector broker; and
a virtual sector formation unit configured to employ said at least one aperture array to provide dynamic virtual sectorization of said available wireless communication resources in response to said allocation request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of brokering resources of a wireless communication cell having at least one aperture array, comprising:
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generating, in response to a resource request, an allocation request based on available wireless communication resources of said cell subjected to a brokering process; and
employing said at least one aperture array to provide dynamic virtual sectorization of said available wireless communication resources in response to said allocation request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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17. A wireless communication network, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless communication cells, each of said plurality of cells having at least one aperture array coupled to an optical network;
a plurality of wireless service provider systems coupled to said optical network; and
a resource brokering system that receives resource requests from said plurality of wireless service providers, including;
a virtual sector broker configured to generate, in response to a resource request, an allocation request based on available wireless communication resources of said cell subjected to a brokering process, an internal policy broker database associated with said virtual sector broker, a virtual sector formation unit configured to employ said at least one aperture array to provide dynamic virtual sectorization of said available wireless communication resources in response to said allocation request, a per service provider broker agent, a per resource provider broker agent, a plurality of aperture array, and opportunistic measurement functional unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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