WIRELESS NETWORK BASED SENSOR DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION
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1. A system comprising:
- a cellular LTE base transceiver station having an RF coverage area and configured for RF communication with at least one sensor device and at least one communicating entity each deployed in the RF coverage area, the cellular LTE base transceiver station being connected to a back haul network;
a base station optimization server that is connected to the cellular LTE base transceiver station and to the back haul network in parallel with the cellular LTE base transceiver station, the base station optimization server being configured to communicatively connect to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity via LTE bearers that are redirected through the cellular LTE base transceiver station for the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity, and comprising a publish-subscribe broker communications facility to which the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity are connected via their redirected bearers,wherein the publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of sensor data, on behalf of the at least one sensor device that publishes the sensor data, from the publish-subscribe broker communications facility to an application, wherein the application subscribes to the sensor data, and wherein the application generates application data that is at least in part sensor data from the at least one sensor device, andwherein the publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of application data, on behalf of the application that publishes the application data, from the publish-subscribe broker communications facility to the at least one communicating entity, wherein the at least one communicating entity subscribes to the application data; and
a conferencing service, wherein the conferencing service, in conjunction with the application, collects, processes, stores, and distributes the sensor data through the publish-subscribe broker communications facility.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present disclosure, improved capabilities are described for a sensor platform in a wireless network, where optimization servers utilizing publish-subscribe broker services are provided within the wireless network to provide conferenced connectivity between sensor devices and communicating entities.
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1. A system comprising:
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a cellular LTE base transceiver station having an RF coverage area and configured for RF communication with at least one sensor device and at least one communicating entity each deployed in the RF coverage area, the cellular LTE base transceiver station being connected to a back haul network; a base station optimization server that is connected to the cellular LTE base transceiver station and to the back haul network in parallel with the cellular LTE base transceiver station, the base station optimization server being configured to communicatively connect to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity via LTE bearers that are redirected through the cellular LTE base transceiver station for the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity, and comprising a publish-subscribe broker communications facility to which the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity are connected via their redirected bearers, wherein the publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of sensor data, on behalf of the at least one sensor device that publishes the sensor data, from the publish-subscribe broker communications facility to an application, wherein the application subscribes to the sensor data, and wherein the application generates application data that is at least in part sensor data from the at least one sensor device, and wherein the publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of application data, on behalf of the application that publishes the application data, from the publish-subscribe broker communications facility to the at least one communicating entity, wherein the at least one communicating entity subscribes to the application data; and a conferencing service, wherein the conferencing service, in conjunction with the application, collects, processes, stores, and distributes the sensor data through the publish-subscribe broker communications facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a cellular LTE base transceiver station having an RF coverage area and configured for RF communication with at least one sensor device and at least one communicating entity each deployed in the RF coverage area, the cellular LTE base transceiver station being connected to a back haul network; a base station optimization server that is connected to the cellular LTE base transceiver station and to the back haul network in parallel with the cellular LTE base transceiver station, the base station optimization server being communicatively connected to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity via LTE bearers that are redirected through the cellular LTE base transceiver station for the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity and comprising a first publish-subscribe broker communications facility to which the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity are connected via their redirected bearers, wherein the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of sensor data, on behalf of the at least one sensor device that publishes the sensor data, from the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility to an application, wherein the application subscribes to the sensor data, and wherein the application generates application data that is at least in part data collected from the at least one sensor device, and wherein the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of application data, on behalf of the application that publishes the application data, from the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility to the at least one communicating entity, wherein the at least one communicating entity subscribes to the application data; and a regional optimization server communicatively connected with a public data network gateway (PGW) on a public data network side of the PGW and adapted to provide services to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity, the regional optimization server comprising a second publish-subscribe broker communications facility that is adapted to route data that is published by the application to the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility, wherein the application is adapted to run on at least one of the base station optimization server, the regional optimization server, and a server remote from the cellular LTE wireless network, and wherein at least one of the regional optimization server and the remote server hosts a conferencing service, and wherein the conferencing service in conjunction with the application collects, processes, stores, and distributes the sensor data at least through that publish-subscribe broker communications facility that is adapted to run on the optimization server node that hosts the application or on another optimization server that comprises another publish-subscribe broker communications facility to which the application is connected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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providing a cellular LTE base transceiver station having an RF coverage area which is configured for RF communication with at least one sensor device and at least one communicating entity in the RF coverage area, the cellular LTE base transceiver station being connected to a back haul network; providing a base station optimization server that is connected to the cellular LTE base transceiver station and to the back haul network in parallel with the cellular LTE base transceiver station, the base station optimization server being communicatively connected to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity via LTE bearers that are redirected through the cellular LTE base transceiver station for the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity and comprising a publish-subscribe broker communications facility to which the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity are connected via their redirected bearers, wherein the publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets of sensor data, on behalf of the sensor device that publishes the sensor data, from the publish-subscribe broker communications facility to an application, wherein the application subscribes to the sensor data, and wherein the application generates application data that is at least in part data collected from the sensor device, and wherein the publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets, on behalf of the application that publishes the application data, from the publish-subscribe broker communications facility to the at least one communicating entity, wherein the at least one communicating entity subscribes to the application data; and providing a conferencing service, wherein the conferencing service in conjunction with the application collects, processes, stores, and distributes the sensor data through the publish-subscribe broker communications facility.
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30. A method comprising:
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providing a cellular LTE base transceiver station having an RF coverage area which is configured for RF communication with at least one sensor device and at least one communicating entity each deployed in the RF coverage area, the cellular LTE base transceiver station being connected to a back haul network; providing a base station optimization server that is connected to the cellular LTE base transceiver station and to the back haul network in parallel with the cellular LTE base transceiver station, the base station optimization server being communicatively connected to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity via LTE bearers that are redirected through the cellular LTE base transceiver station for the at least one sensor device and the at least one communicating entity and comprising a first publish-subscribe broker communications facility to which the at least one sensor device and the at least one communication entity are connected via their redirected bearers, wherein the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets, on behalf of the at least one sensor device, from the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility to an application, wherein the application subscribes to the sensor data, and wherein the application generates application data that is at least in part data collected from the sensor device, and wherein the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility is adapted to route packets, on behalf of the application that publishes the application data, from the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility to the at least one communicating entity, wherein the at least one communicating entity subscribes to the application data; and providing a regional optimization server communicatively connected with a public data network gateway (PGW) on the public data network side of the PGW and providing services to the at least one sensor device and to the at least one communicating entity, the regional optimization server comprising a second publish-subscribe broker communications facility and adapted to route data that is published by the application to the first publish-subscribe broker communications facility, wherein the application is adapted to run on at least one of the base station optimization server and the regional optimization server, wherein the regional optimization server hosts a conferencing service, and wherein the conferencing service in conjunction with the application collects, processes, stores, and distributes the sensor data through at least that publish-subscribe broker communications facility that is adapted to run on the optimization server node that hosts the application.
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