Wireless Communications Using Virtualized Base Stations Network
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- transmitting a first uplink signal by a user equipment (UE) to a first virtualized radio unit;
transmitting a second uplink signal by the UE to a second virtualized radio unit,wherein the first and second uplink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines shared by both the first and second radio units, andwherein a first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, andwherein a second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer.
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Abstract
A method for wireless communication includes transmitting at least first and second uplink signals by a UE to first and second virtualized radio units, respectively. The first and second uplink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines shared by both the first and second radio units. The UE switches connection from the first virtualized radio unit to the second virtualized radio unit without a transfer of context information from the first virtualized radio unit to the second virtualized radio unit. A first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver. A second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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transmitting a first uplink signal by a user equipment (UE) to a first virtualized radio unit; transmitting a second uplink signal by the UE to a second virtualized radio unit, wherein the first and second uplink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines shared by both the first and second radio units, and wherein a first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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transmitting a first uplink signal by a user equipment (UE) to a first virtualized radio unit during a first time interval, wherein the UE maintains connection with the first radio unit during the first time interval; switching connection by the UE during a second time interval from the first virtualized radio unit to a second virtualized radio unit; transmitting a second uplink signal by the UE to the second virtualized radio unit during the second time interval, wherein the first and second uplink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines shared by both the first and second radio units, and wherein a first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving a first downlink signal at a user equipment (UE), wherein the first downlink signal is transmitted by a first virtualized radio unit; receiving a second downlink signal at the UE, wherein the second downlink signal is transmitted by a second virtualized radio unit, wherein prior to transmission the first and second downlink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines shared by both the first and second radio units, and wherein a first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving a first downlink signal at a user equipment (UE) when the UE is at a first location, wherein the first downlink signal is transmitted by a first virtualized radio unit; moving by the UE from the first location to a second location and switching connection from the first virtualized radio unit to a second virtualized radio unit; receiving a second downlink signal at the UE, wherein the second downlink signal is transmitted by the second virtualized radio unit; wherein prior to transmission the first and second downlink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines shared by both the first and second radio units, and wherein a first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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transmitting at least first and second uplink signals by a user equipment (UE) to first and second virtualized radio units, respectively, wherein the first and second uplink signals are processed by one or more containers shared by both the first and second radio units, and wherein a first container implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second container implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving a first downlink signal at a user equipment (UE) during a first time interval, wherein the first downlink signal is transmitted by a first virtualized radio unit; receiving a second downlink signal at the UE during a second time interval, wherein the second downlink signal is transmitted by a second virtualized radio unit, wherein prior to transmission the first and second downlink signals are processed by one or more containers shared by both the first and second radio units, and wherein a first container implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second container implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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transmitting uplink signals by a user equipment (UE); receiving the uplink signals by a virtualized radio unit, wherein the uplink signals are processed by one or more virtual machines in virtualized radio unit, and wherein a first virtual machine implements at least one of a lower physical layer (PHY-Low), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and wherein a second virtual machine implements at least one of a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and a higher physical (PHY-high) layer; and receiving downlink signals by the UE, wherein the downlink signals are transmitted by the virtualized radio unit. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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