Allocation of Resources to Shared Spectrum Operators
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Abstract
A system operator may connect to an infrastructure resource and request a slice of spectrum resources with desired properties and a desired capacity. A slice manager of the infrastructure resource checks whether the request can be fulfilled from the available free capacity and optionally considers additional policies. If the outcome is positive, the slice manager offers a slice with a specific capacity, which may or may not be identical to the system operator'"'"' s requested capacity. The offer may contain other information such as cost and billing details. In case the offer is acceptable to the system operator, he sends an accept message to the slice, manager. Optionally, there may be additional negotiation steps.
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82 Claims
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- 44. An infrastructure resource for a wireless communication system, said infrastructure resource comprising one or more nodes of the wireless communication system and being arranged to simultaneously provide different transmission system instances as a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes, each transmission system instance being independently and dynamically configurable.
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58. A method of controlling an infrastructure resource that comprises one or more nodes of a wireless communication system, said method comprising:
simultaneously providing different transmission system instances as a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes, each transmission system instance being independently and dynamically configurable.
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59. A transmission instance manager for an infrastructure resource that comprises one or more nodes of a wireless communication system;
- said infrastructure resource being controllable to simultaneously provide different transmission system instances as a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes, and wherein said transmission instance manager is arranged to configure each transmission system instance independently and dynamically.
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- 61. A resource allocation controller for an infrastructure resource that comprises one or more nodes of a wireless communication system, said infrastructure resource being controllable to simultaneously provide different transmission system instances as a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes, and wherein said resource allocation controller is arranged for allocating physical resources of said wireless communication system, such that each transmission system instance has a certain share of said physical resources.
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65. A method for providing communication service in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system providing a spectrum resource and a transmission infrastructure resource for transmission of data, said method comprising:
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selecting from the spectrum resource a first spectrum resource and allocating the first spectrum resource to a first instance; configuring the transmission infrastructure resource for transmitting data associated with the first instance via the first spectrum resource; providing to the first instance access for transmission of data associated with the first instance via the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource; and wherein the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource constitute one of a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A method for providing communication service in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system providing a spectrum resource and a transmission infrastructure resource for transmission of data, wherein the transmission infrastructure resource is configured to transmit data associated with the first instance via a first spectrum resource being selected from the spectrum resource and allocated to the first instance, and wherein said method comprises:
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allocating at least one physical resource to the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource for the transmission of the data associated with the first instance; and wherein the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource constitute one of a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A slice manager configured for operation in a wireless communication system providing a spectrum resource and a transmission infrastructure resource comprising one or more nodes, and wherein said slice manager is configured to:
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select from the spectrum resource a first spectrum resource and allocate the first spectrum resource to a first instance; configure the transmission infrastructure resource for transmitting data associated with the first instance via the first spectrum resource; provide to the first instance access for transmission of data associated with the first instance via the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource; and wherein the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource constitute one of a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes.
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82. A resource allocation controller configured for use in a wireless communication system that provides a spectrum resource and a transmission infrastructure resource for transmission of data, wherein the transmission infrastructure resource is configured to transmit data associated with a first instance via a first spectrum resource being selected from the spectrum resource and allocated to the first instance, and wherein said resource allocation manager is configured to:
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allocate at least one physical resource to the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource for the transmission of the data associated with the first instance; and wherein the first spectrum resource and the configured transmission infrastructure resource constitute one of a plurality of software-implemented virtual nodes.
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