Wireless line sharing network system, and administrative apparatus and method thereof
First Claim
1. A wireless line sharing network system in a mobile communication network system capable of a plurality of communications at licensed radio frequencies, comprising:
- a plurality of user terminals that subscribe to a plurality of communication carriers, respectively;
a plurality of wireless base stations capable of communicating with the respective user terminals at the radio frequencies;
a control station for controlling the wireless base stations and connecting each of the user terminals to a corresponding communication carrier network; and
a call acceptance controller for, when there is a request for call connection to a user terminal, accepting the call as well as reserving bandwidth in response to the call connection request based on at least carrier band information indicating radio bandwidth allocation patterns defined by the respective communication carriers on a contract and carrier use condition information indicating the current use conditions of the bandwidth of the respective communication carriers, and updating the carrier use condition information.
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Abstract
A wireless line sharing network system enabling the charge of fees according to the use of a wireless communication network as well as reduction in capital invested by a communication carrier. A user terminal that subscribes to a communication carrier accesses a corresponding communication carrier network at a licensed radio frequency through a wireless base station (BS) and a control station (10). In response to a call connection request, a call acceptance controller (101) accepts the call and reserves bandwidth based on a radio bandwidth allocation pattern defined by contract and current use conditions. A bandwidth determination section (107) determines bandwidth for the call connection request using the call connection request, a call connection acknowledgement and a bandwidth table (106). A rate change controller (103) controls bandwidths for user terminals so that the currently used bandwidth of each communication carrier are kept within a predetermined range. An accounting controller (110) charges each communication carrier according to the radio bandwidth lease agreement.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless line sharing network system in a mobile communication network system capable of a plurality of communications at licensed radio frequencies, comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals that subscribe to a plurality of communication carriers, respectively;
a plurality of wireless base stations capable of communicating with the respective user terminals at the radio frequencies;
a control station for controlling the wireless base stations and connecting each of the user terminals to a corresponding communication carrier network; and
a call acceptance controller for, when there is a request for call connection to a user terminal, accepting the call as well as reserving bandwidth in response to the call connection request based on at least carrier band information indicating radio bandwidth allocation patterns defined by the respective communication carriers on a contract and carrier use condition information indicating the current use conditions of the bandwidth of the respective communication carriers, and updating the carrier use condition information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An administrative apparatus for sharing a mobile communication network capable of a plurality of communications at licensed radio frequencies among a plurality of communication carriers, the apparatus comprising:
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a first table for searchably storing carrier band information indicating radio bandwidth allocation patterns defined by the respective communication carriers on a contract;
a carrier use condition memory for searchably storing carrier use condition information indicating the current use conditions of the bandwidth of the respective communication carriers;
a user use condition memory for searchably storing user use condition information indicating the current use conditions of call connected ones of a plurality of user terminals that subscribe to the communication carriers, respectively; and
a controller for controlling the used bandwidth of each of the communication carriers in units of at least bandwidth used by each user terminal based on the carrier band information, the carrier use condition information and the user use condition information, and updating the carrier use condition information and the user use condition information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An administrative method for sharing a mobile communication network capable of a plurality of communications at licensed radio frequencies among a plurality of communication carriers, the method comprising the steps of:
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searchably storing carrier band information indicating radio bandwidth allocation patterns defined by the respective communication carriers on a contract;
searchably storing carrier use condition information indicating the current use conditions of the bandwidth of the respective communication carriers;
searchably storing user use condition information indicating the current use conditions of call connected ones of a plurality of user terminals that subscribe to the communication carriers, respectively;
determining, when a user terminal requests call connection, whether or not there is idle bandwidth available for accommodating the call connection request based on the carrier band information and carrier use condition information;
forwarding, when there is idle bandwidth available for accommodating the call connection request, the call connection request to a communication carrier network corresponding to the user terminal;
determining bandwidth for the call connection request based on a response to the call connection request from the communication carrier network; and
updating the carrier use condition information and the user use condition information according to the determined bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program for sharing a mobile communication network capable of a plurality of communications at licensed radio frequencies among a plurality of communication carriers, the computer program causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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searchably storing carrier band information indicating radio bandwidth allocation patterns defined by the respective communication carriers on a contract;
searchably storing carrier use condition information indicating the current use conditions of the bandwidth of the respective communication carriers;
searchably storing user use condition information indicating the current use conditions of call connected ones of a plurality of user terminals that subscribe to the communication carriers, respectively;
determining, when a user terminal requests call connection, whether or not there is idle bandwidth available for accommodating the call connection request based on the carrier band information and carrier use condition information;
forwarding, when there is idle bandwidth available for accommodating the call connection request, the call connection request to a communication carrier network corresponding to the user terminal;
determining bandwidth for the call connection request based on a response to the call connection request from the communication carrier network; and
updating the carrier use condition information and the user use condition information according to the determined bandwidth.
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