PRIVATE MULTEFIRE NETWORK WITH SDR-BASED MASSIVE MIMO, MULTEFIRE AND NETWORK SLICING

• US 20180343567A1
• Filed: 08/02/2018
• Published: 11/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nxgen Partners Ip, LLC (NxGen Partners LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nxgen Partners Ip, LLC (NxGen Partners LLC)
• Inventors: Ashrafi, Solyman
• Granted Patent: US 10,334,446 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0003 Software-defined radio [SDR] systems, i.e. systems wherein components typically implemented in hardware, e.g. filters or modulators/demodulators, are implented using software, e.g. by involving an AD or DA conversion stage such that at least part of the signal processing is performed in the digital domain digital baseband systems H04L25/00; digital modulation/demodulation H04L27/00; CDMA H04B1/707; TDMA H04B7/2643; image transmission H04N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/024 Co-operative use of antennas of several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0452 Multi-user MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/122 of virtualised topologies, e.g. software-defined networks [SDN] or network function virtualisation [NFV]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5009 Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/20 the monitoring system or the monitored elements being virtualised, abstracted or software-defined entities, e.g. SDN or NFV
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/30 for supporting lawful interception, monitoring or retaining of communications or communication related information circuit switched telephony call monitoring H04M3/2281
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/10 Dynamic resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A private wireless network for providing connections between a public wireless network and wireless devices includes a first interface to the public wireless network and at least one second interface to the wireless devices. A wireless communications network interconnecting the first interface and the second interface implementing a MulteFire wireless communications standard includes a first plurality of control layers. The wireless communications network further comprises a plurality of nodes within a mesh network. A plurality of transceivers is associated with each of the plurality of nodes within the mesh network. Each of the transceivers implement a software defined radio that may be configured within a plurality of transceiving configurations. At least one server implements at least a portion of the wireless communications network within the at least one server. The at least one server is configured to select a first slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a first slice portion of at least a portion of the plurality transceivers in a first transceiving configuration to support operation of a first application or service and to select a second slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a second slice portion of at least the portion of the plurality transceivers in a second transceiving configuration to support operation of a second application or service.

Claims

1. A private wireless network for providing connections between a public wireless network and wireless devices, comprising:

a first interface to the public wireless network;

at least one second interface to the wireless devices;

a wireless communications network interconnecting the first interface and the second interface implementing a MulteFire wireless communications standard including a first plurality of control layers, the wireless communications network further comprising a plurality of nodes within a mesh network;

a plurality of transceivers associated with each of the plurality of nodes within the mesh network, each of the transceivers implementing a software defined radio that may be configured within a plurality of transceiving configurations;

at least one server for implementing at least a portion of the wireless communications network within the at least one server;

wherein the at least one server is configured to select a first slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a first slice portion of at least a portion of the plurality transceivers in a first transceiving configuration to support operation of a first application or service and to select a second slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a second slice portion of at least the portion of the plurality transceivers in a second transceiving configuration to support operation of a second application or service.

2. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network implements the MulteFire wireless communications in both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands.

3. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein a portion of the plurality of transceiver implement a coordinated multipoint massive MIMO system, further wherein the coordinated multipoint massive MIMO system is implemented in a first configuration responsive to selection of the first slice portion and a second configuration responsive to selection of the second slice portion.

4. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network comprises a software defined network.

5. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network comprises a software optimized network.

6. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the plurality of transceivers transmit in the CBRS band.

7. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the selected first slice enables a first configuration of uplinks and downlinks, usage policy and a radio access network comprised of a portion of the plurality of transceivers and the selected second slice enables a second configuration of uplinks and downlinks, usage policy and a radio access network comprised of a portion of the plurality of transceivers responsive to capacity demands, performance requirements and latency requirements.

8. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network further includes a passive distributed antenna system for connecting the wireless devices to the private wireless network, further wherein the passive distributed antenna system includes a bidirectional amplifier.

9. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network further include an active distributed antenna system for connecting the wireless devices to the private wireless network, further wherein the active distributed antenna system includes RF/Optical converters.

20. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein a portion of the plurality of transceiver implement a coordinated multipoint massive MIMO system, further wherein the coordinated multipoint massive MIMO system is implemented in a first configuration responsive to selection of the first slice portion and a second configuration responsive to selection of the second slice portion.

21. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the plurality of transceivers transmit in the CBRS band.

22. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the selected first slice enables a first configuration of uplinks and downlinks, usage policy and a radio access network comprised of a portion of the plurality of transceivers and the selected second slice enables a second configuration of uplinks and downlinks, usage policy and a radio access network comprised of a portion of the plurality of transceivers responsive to capacity demands, performance requirements and latency requirements.

23. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network further includes a passive distributed antenna system for connecting the wireless devices to the private wireless network, further wherein the passive distributed antenna system includes a bidirectional amplifier.

24. The private wireless network of claim 1, wherein the wireless communications network further include an active distributed antenna system for connecting the wireless devices to the private wireless network, further wherein the active distributed antenna system includes RF/Optical converters.

10. A method for providing connections between a public wireless network and wireless devices using a private wireless network, comprising:

providing a first interface to the public wireless network;

providing at least one second interface to the wireless devices;

interconnecting the first interface and the second interface through a wireless communications network comprising a plurality of nodes within a mesh network;

implementing a MulteFire wireless communications standard including a first plurality of control layers through the wireless communications network;

implementing a software defined radio at each of the plurality of nodes of the mesh network that may be configured within a plurality of transceiving configurations;

implementing at least a portion of the wireless communications network within at least one server;

selecting a first application or service for operation within the private wireless network;

configuring the at least one server to select a first slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a first slice portion of at least a portion of the plurality transceivers in a first transceiving configuration to support operation of the first application or service;

selecting a second application or service for operation within the private wireless network; and

configuring the at least one server to select a second slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a second slice portion of at least the portion of the plurality transceivers in a second transceiving configuration to support operation of the second application or service.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of implementing further comprises implementing the MulteFire wireless communications standard in both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands.

12. The method of claim 10 further including:

implementing a coordinated multipoint massive MIMO system within a portion of the plurality of transceiver in a first configuration responsive to selection of the first slice portion; and

implementing the coordinated multipoint massive MIMO system within the portion of the plurality of transceivers in a second configuration responsive to selection of the second slice portion.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless communications network comprises a software defined network.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless communications network comprises a software optimized network.

15. The method of claim 10 further including transmitting in the CBRS band from the plurality of transceivers.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein configuring the at least one server to select the first slice portion further comprises configuring the at least one server to enable a first configuration of uplinks and downlinks, usage policy and a radio access network comprised of a portion of the plurality of transceivers, further wherein configuring the at least one server to select the second slice portion further comprises configuring the at least one server to enable a second configuration of uplinks and downlinks, usage policy and a radio access network comprised of a portion of the plurality of transceivers responsive to capacity demands, performance requirements and latency requirements.

17. The method of claim 10 further comprises connecting the wireless devices to the private wireless network using a passive distributed antenna system including a bidirectional amplifier.

18. The method of claim 10 further comprises connecting the wireless devices to the private wireless network using an active distributed antenna system including RF/Optical converters.

19. A private wireless network for providing connections between a public wireless network and wireless devices, comprising:

a first interface to the public wireless network;

at least one second interface to the wireless devices;

a wireless communications network interconnecting the first interface and the second interface implementing a MulteFire wireless communications standard using both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands including a first plurality of control layers, the wireless communications network further comprising a plurality of nodes within a mesh network, wherein the wireless communications network comprises a software defined network and a software optimized network;

a plurality of transceivers associated with each of the plurality of nodes within the mesh network, each of the transceivers implementing a software defined radio that may be configured within a plurality of transceiving configurations;

at least one server for implementing at least a portion of the wireless communications network within the at least one server;

wherein the at least one server is configured to select a first slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a first slice portion of at least a portion of the plurality transceivers in a first transceiving configuration to support operation of a first application or service and to select a second slice portion of the first plurality of control layers of the wireless communications network and a second slice portion of at least the portion of the plurality transceivers in a second transceiving configuration to support operation of a second application or service.