OPEN WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE (OWA) MOBILE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD

• US 20110176528A1
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dexi Lu, Jianhong Hu, Michael Lu, Wei Lu
• Original Assignee: Dexi Lu, Jianhong Hu, Michael Lu, Wei Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Michael, Lu, Dexi, LU, WEI, Hu, Jianhong
• Granted Patent: US 10,244,500 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/543 based on requested quality, e.g. QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A future mobile terminal converging multiple wireless transmission technologies by utilizing a cost-effective and spectrum-efficient mobile cloud solution by introducing the Virtual Mobile Server (VMS) and Virtual Register and Call Switch (VR/CS) systems and methods based on the innovative open wireless architecture (OWA) technology platform.

Claims

1. An Open Wireless Architecture (OWA) Mobile Cloud Infrastructure, said system comprising:

a) Virtual Register and Call Switch (VR/CS) managing, selecting, connecting and switching the multiple cellular mobile networks for a Mobile Terminal of a mobile user based on preset network selection criteria, and also managing mobile users'"'"' registrations based on user-centric instead of carrier-centric registration model,

b) Virtual Mobile Server (VMS) as Mobile Cloud Server managing mobile users, mobile users'"'"' network access, mobile applications and mobile data center, and synchronizing with said VR/CS through wireline IP (Internet Protocol) or PDM (Packet Division Multiplexed) connection, and

c) Mobile Terminal as Mobile Cloud Client connecting to and synchronizing with said VMS and said VR/CS through said IP over wireline or wireless connection, or connecting to said VR/CS through Non-IP (internet protocol) cellular mobile connection.

2. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said VR/CS manages the switching of various calls including voice, data, video and messages, and negotiates with said multiple cellular mobile networks based on said network selection criteria.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said network selection criteria comprises requirements and features of Best-of-Efforts (BoE) Connection, Simplicity of Use, Networks Convergence, Inter-Networking QoS (quality of services), Cost-Effectiveness and Customer Service.

4. Systems as recited in claim 1 wherein said VR/CS and said VMS can integrate or converge into same system or same center subject to different network infrastructure or different service environment, and can support multiple said mobile terminals of said mobile users wherein multiple said mobile terminals can share same said VR/CS and said VMS.

5. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said Mobile Terminal synchronizes with said VMS, further synchronizes with said VR/CS whenever said IP or PDM connection is available for said mobile terminal, wherein said IP or PDM connection comprising IP over wireline network, IP over WLAN (wireless local area network), IP over WPAN (wireless personal access network), IP over BWA (broadband wireless access) and IP over cellular mobile network.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile users'"'"' registration comprises mobile user identifier (ID) unifying and integrating mobile user personal communication identifier (ID), mobile user personal identifier (ID), mobile telephone number, mobile user domain address, mobile security identifier (or called mobile DNA) or any identifier (ID) which said mobile user prefers, to enable truly user-preferable and truly service-oriented personal communication architecture for the open convergence of multiple networks both wireline and wireless networks.

7. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile user ID managed in said VR/CS is a very user-friendly communication ID independent to the specific wireless or wireline networks wherein specific transmission address in specific networks may be mapped, encoded or calculated from said mobile user ID, but fully separated and independent from said mobile users, and therefore, said mobile users do not have to change said mobile user ID across various different networks including both wireline and wireless networks, in the future service-oriented and user-centric network convergence infrastructure.

8. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile terminal may connect to the wireline or wireless networks either through said IP connection or through said Non-IP cellular mobile connection.

9. Systems as recited in claim 1 wherein said VR/CS and said VMS connect to the backbone Internet through said IP or PDM connection, and said mobile terminal becomes mobile cloud client once connected and synchronized with said VMS through said IP or PDM connection.

10. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile terminal can be any wireless or mobile terminal equipment of wireless mobile Internet, Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Ubiquitous networks or sensor networks.

11. A method as recited in claim 3 wherein said Best-of-Efforts (BoE) Connection for said WLAN, said WPAN and said BWA is based on signal strength, network performance and transmission bandwidth.

12. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said VR/CS further comprising:

a) Connection Table, frequently updated by said mobile terminal and synchronized with said VMS wherein Visitor IP address of said mobile terminal is reported in case of said IP connection for said IP over wireline, said IP over WLAN, said IP over WPAN, said IP over BWA and said IP over cellular mobile network for slow-mobile, slow-fading or stable radio transmission environment, as well as non-IP cellular link address is reported for traditional circuit-switched cellular connection if the mobile speed is too fast or the propagation model is of fast-fading,

b) Call Switch unit managing said IP connection and said Non-IP connection,

c) Network Access Optimizer managing said network selection criteria and synchronizing with said VMS, and

d) Mobile User Registration unit managing said Mobile User ID, said Connection Table address of said mobile user and said VMS IP address of said mobile user.

13. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said VMS further comprising:

a) Connection Table, synchronized with and copied from said Connection Table in said VR/CS,

b) Mobile Users Management unit, including said mobile user IDs in said VR/CS,

c) Network Optimization module processing said cellular mobile network selection and network access optimization for each mobile user wherein a network access table is updated and synchronized with said network access optimizer in said VR/CS,

d) Terminal Processing Units in operating OWA Interface processing, signal processing, application processing and networking processing for said mobile terminal to handle the processing tasks of said mobile terminal as much as possible whenever said IP connection is established between said mobile terminal and said VMS, and operating bandwidth optimization and synchronization, signals synchronization, applications synchronization as well as network optimization and synchronization, and

e) Mobile Applications unit and Data Center, hosting mobile application platforms, on-line stores, on-line servers, cloud servers, development suites, users data and application data.

21. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile terminal can connect to other said mobile terminals in an Ad-Hoc or Mesh network manner, synchronized by said VR/CS and said VMS whenever said IP connection is available.

22. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile terminal can seamlessly roam among said WLAN, said WPAN, said BWA and said cellular mobile network, synchronized by said VR/CS and said VMS whenever said IP connection is available.

23. A system as recited in claim 12 wherein said mobile terminal'"'"'s global equipment identifier (ID) is reported to said VMS to link to said Visitor IP address in order to trace said mobile terminal in different IP networks of said IP connection.

24. Systems as recited in claim 1 wherein said multiple cellular mobile networks can converge or merge into a unified cellular mobile network to optimize the open mobile cloud infrastructure.

25. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile terminal is a converged open-architecture terminal supporting said wireline network, said WLAN, said WPAN, said BWA and said cellular mobile network.

14. An Open Wireless Architecture (OWA) Mobile Cloud method comprising:

a) If a Mobile Terminal of a mobile user has an IP (internet protocol) Connection established, it reports its Visitor IP address to its corresponding Virtual Register and Call Switch (VR/CS), and said Mobile Terminal can connect with backbone Internet network and synchronize with its corresponding Virtual Mobile Server (VMS) through said IP Connection, and

b) If said Mobile Terminal does not have said IP Connection established, it connects to said VR/CS through specific Non-IP cellular mobile link selected, optimized and managed by said VR/CS.

15. A method as recited in claim 14 wherein said IP Connection for said Mobile Terminal comprises IP over wireline network, IP over WLAN (wireless local area network), IP over WPAN (wireless personal access network), IP over BWA (broadband wireless access) and IP over Cellular Mobile network.

16. A method as recited in claim 14 wherein said Non-IP cellular mobile link comprises non-IP traditional circuit-switched wireless connection if the mobile speed is too fast or the radio propagation model is of fast-fading for said mobile terminal.

17. A method as recited in claim 14 wherein said Non-IP cellular mobile link is selected and optimized by said VR/CS based on criteria of Best-of-Efforts, Simplicity and Convergence, Inter-networking QoS (quality of service), Network Performance, Cost Effectiveness and Customer Services for each said mobile user.

18. A method as recited in claim 14 wherein said IP Connection is selected and optimized by said Mobile Terminal in the default priority order of said IP over wireline network, said IP over WLAN, said IP over WPAN, said IP over BWA and said IP over cellular mobile network to maximize the wireless spectrum utilization efficiency, but said priority order can be changed by said mobile user.

19. A method as recited in claim 18 wherein said IP Connection for said mobile terminal can be roamed among IP networks of said wireline network, said WLAN, said WPAN, said BWA and said cellular mobile network in said priority order when said mobile terminal of said mobile user moves across different said IP networks.

20. A method as recited in claim 14 wherein said IP Connection refers to any connection of the Packet Division Multiplexed (PDM) networks including IP network and other packet-switched networks.