METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE WIRELESS NETWORKS

• US 20110269456A1
• Filed: 02/23/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Nguyen, Hoang V., Krishnaswamy, Dilip
• Granted Patent: US 8,862,178 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/677 Multiple interfaces, e.g. multihomed nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• 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

Systems and methods of managing concurrent access using different network identities using a shared baseband hardware implementation are described. A wireless apparatus comprises a computing device, a baseband device, the baseband device including at least a modem processor, and computer readable storage medium that stores one or more instructions. The instructions, when executed by the computing device, are configured to associate a first identity of the wireless apparatus with a first wireless network, associate a second identity of the wireless apparatus with a second wireless network, enable the first identity to communicate over the first wireless network using the baseband device, and enable the second identity to communicate over the second wireless network using the baseband device. Data obtained by concurrently utilizing the baseband device utilizing different network identities and different networks can be aggregated on the wireless apparatus.

Claims

1. A wireless apparatus comprising:

a computing device;

a baseband device, including at least;

a modem processor;

an accelerator; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores one or more instructions, that when executed by the computing device, are configured to;

associate a first identity of the wireless apparatus with a first wireless network;

associate a second identity of the wireless apparatus with a second wireless network;

enable the first identity to communicate over the first wireless network using the baseband device;

enable the second identity to communicate over the second wireless network using the baseband device.

2. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity is an access point identity and the second identity is a client identity.

3. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity is a first client identity and the second identity is a second client identity.

4. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity is a relay node identity and the second identity is a client identity.

5. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity is a coordinator identity and the second identity is a client identity.

6. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a hypervisor that provides separation between a protocol stack of the first identity and a protocol stack of the second identity.

7. The wireless apparatus of claim 4, wherein the hypervisor is hosted by an operating system.

8. The wireless apparatus of claim 4, wherein the hypervisor communicates directly with the baseband device.

9. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity is a associated with a first user and the second identity is associated with a second user, wherein the first user has rights to access resources of a first type associated with the second user, and the second user does not have rights to access the resources of the first type associated with the first user.

10. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless apparatus is configured to:

determine, using one or more parameters, whether the request from the first identity for the resource of the second identity is to be fulfilled;

if the request is to be fulfilled, enable the first identity to access the requested resource of the second identity; and

if the request is not to be fulfilled, deny the first identity access to the requested resource of the second identity.

11. The wireless apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a filter configured to filter, using at least a portion of the one or more parameters, requests from the first identity directed to resources of the second identity.

12. The wireless apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource is data.

13. The wireless apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource is sensor data.

14. The wireless apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource is spectrum usage data.

15. The wireless apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource is at least one of:

substantially live video data;

substantially live audio data;

radio frequency data;

user health-related data;

photographs;

contact data.

16. The wireless apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more of:

requester identity, data-type requested, location of the wireless apparatus, time request is made or received, mobility of the wireless apparatus, link condition of the wireless apparatus, load, battery condition of the wireless apparatus.

17. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to aggregate data accessed by the first identity via the first network and data accessed by the second identity via the second network.

18. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless apparatus is configured to store at least a portion of data associated with the second identity in a protected memory (504) space not shared with the first identity.

19. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless apparatus is a cellular phone.

20. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a media access control (MAC) module configured to manage the wireless apparatus'"'"'s participation in multiple networks, wherein the MAC module transmits and receives messages over a wireless communication interface.

21. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first wireless network utilizes a different protocol than the second wireless network.

22. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity is associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) or a first universal subscriber identity module (USIM) and the second identity is associated with a second subscriber identity module (SIM) or a second universal subscriber identity module (USIM).

23. The wireless apparatus of claim 21, wherein:

the first SIM is a first physical SIM or USIM card or a first virtual SIM, and the second SIM is a second physical, SIM or USIM card or a second virtual SIM.

24. The wireless apparatus of claim 21, where the first SIM or USIM and the second SIM or USIM are supported by a single multi-identity-capable physical SIM/UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card)-card or a multi-identity capable VSIM.

25. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to establish a multi-identity radio interface layer configured to interface between a telephony layer and a communication subsystem including a modem.

26. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity and the second identity utilize the same Viterbi decoder.

27. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first identity and the second identity utilize a same turbo decoder.

28. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more tasks associated with the first identity and one or more task associated with the second identity share the baseband device modem processor concurrently, via a time slice sharing arrangement, using interleaved processing, or in a round robin arrangement.

51. The method of claim 21, wherein:

the first SIM is a first physical SIM or USIM card or a first virtual SIM, and

the second SIM is a second physical, SIM or USIM card or a second virtual SIM.

52. The method of claim 21, where the first SIM or USIM and the second SIM or USIM are supported by a single multi-identity-capable physical SIM/UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card)-card or a multi-identity capable VSIM.

29. A method of managing network participation using a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

associating a first identity of the wireless communication device with a first wireless network;

associating a second identity of the wireless communication device with a second wireless network;

enabling the first identity to communicate over the first wireless network using a first baseband device, the first baseband device including a modem processor;

enabling the second identity to communicate over the second wireless network using the first baseband device.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity is an access point identity and the second identity is a client identity.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity is a first client identity and the second identity is a second client identity.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity is a relay node identity and the second identity is a client identity.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity is a coordinator identity and the second identity is a client identity.

34. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising separating a protocol stack of the first identity and a protocol stack of the second identity using a hypervisor.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the hypervisor is hosted by an operating system.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the hypervisor communicates directly with the baseband device.

37. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity is a associated with a first user and the second identity is associated with a second user, wherein the first user has rights to access resources of a first type associated with the second user, and the second user does not have rights to access the resources of the first type associated with the first user.

38. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

determining, using one or more parameters, whether the request from the first identity for the resource of the second identity is to be fulfilled;

if the request is to be fulfilled, enabling the first identity to access the requested resource of the second identity; and

if the request is not to be fulfilled, denying the first identity access to the requested resource of the second identity.

39. The method of claim 38, the method further comprising filtering, using at least a portion of the one or more parameters, requests from the first identity directed to resources of the second identity.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the resource is data.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein the resource is sensor data.

42. The method of claim 38, wherein the resource is spectrum usage data.

43. The method of claim 38, wherein the resource is at least one of:

substantially live video data;

substantially live audio data;

radio frequency data;

user health-related data;

photographs;

contact data.

44. The method of claim 38, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more of:

requester identity, data-type requested, location of the wireless communication device, time request is made or received, mobility of the wireless communication device, link condition of the wireless communication device, load, battery condition of the wireless communication device.

45. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising aggregating data accessed by the first identity via the first network and data accessed by the second identity via the second network.

46. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising storing at least a portion of data associated with the second identity in a protected memory space not shared with the first identity.

47. The method of claim 29, wherein the wireless communication device is a cellular phone.

48. The method of claim 29, further comprising a media access control (MAC) module configured to manage the wireless communication device'"'"'s participation in multiple networks, wherein the MAC module transmits and receives messages over a wireless communication interface.

49. The method of claim 29, wherein the first wireless network utilizes a different protocol than the second wireless network.

50. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity is associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) or a first universal subscriber identity module (USIM) and the second identity is associated with a second subscriber identity module (SIM) or a second universal subscriber identity module (USIM).

53. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising establishing a multi-identity radio interface layer configured to interface between a telephony layer and a communication subsystem including a modem.

54. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity and the second identity utilize the same Viterbi decoder.

55. The method of claim 29, wherein the first identity and the second identity utilize the same turbo decoder.

56. The method of claim 29, wherein one or more tasks associated with the first identity and one or more task associated with the second identity share the baseband device modem processor concurrently, via a time slice sharing arrangement, using interleaved processing, or in a round robin arrangement.