CONCEPT FOR LOAD BALANCING IN A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK
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1. An apparatus for balancing a load in a mobile communication network, comprising:
- a first interface for communicating with a radio transceiver;
a second interface for communicating with a first processing unit and for communicating with a second processing unit;
means for receiving a baseband receive signal from the radio transceiver using the first interface;
means for determining a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the baseband receive signal, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services; and
means for forwarding the first receive data packet to the first processing unit using the second interface, and for forwarding the second receive data packet to the second processing unit using the second interface, wherein the radio transceiver corresponds to a remote radio head of the mobile communication network.
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Abstract
A concept for balancing a load in a mobile communication network, comprising receiving 130 receive data from a radio transceiver using a first interface and determining 140 a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the receive data, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services. The concept comprises forwarding 150 the first receive data packet to a first processing unit using a second interface, and forwarding the second receive data packet to a second processing unit using the second interface.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for balancing a load in a mobile communication network, comprising:
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a first interface for communicating with a radio transceiver; a second interface for communicating with a first processing unit and for communicating with a second processing unit; means for receiving a baseband receive signal from the radio transceiver using the first interface; means for determining a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the baseband receive signal, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services; and means for forwarding the first receive data packet to the first processing unit using the second interface, and for forwarding the second receive data packet to the second processing unit using the second interface, wherein the radio transceiver corresponds to a remote radio head of the mobile communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20)
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12. A remote radio head (300) for communicating radio signals, a radio signal being received or transmitted from or to a plurality of transceivers, comprising:
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means for receiving a receive signal in a transmission-band; means for converting the receive signal from the transmission-band to a baseband to obtain a baseband receive signal; means for determining a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the baseband receive signal, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services; an interface for communicating with a load balancing entity; and means for forwarding the first and the second receive data packet to the load balancing entity using the interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A baseband unit for processing a baseband receive signal, the baseband receive signal comprising a plurality of data packets, the baseband unit comprising:
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an interface for receiving the baseband receive signal from a load balancing entity; means for determining a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the baseband receive signal, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services; and means for processing the first receive data packet and for processing the second receive data packet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for balancing a load in a mobile communication network, comprising:
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receiving receive data from a radio transceiver using a first interface; determining a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the receive data, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services; and forwarding the first receive data packet to a first processing unit using a second interface, and forwarding the second receive data packet to a second processing unit using the second interface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 22)
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21. Method for cloud computing in a mobile communication network, comprising:
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demultiplexing a signal from a radio cell to obtain demultiplexed packets; and routing the demultiplexed packets to different processing units. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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