Systems and methods for distributed data routing in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a base station configured to receive source data from a mobile device, the source data including a routing device address to send the source data to, and to generate, in a control plane protocol, control data based on the source data, the control data including a control server address to send the control data to;
a control server for performing control plane functions, the control server configured to receive the control data from the base station and generate communication instructions, for carrying out data path functions, based on the control data; and
a routing device for performing data plane functions, the routing device separate from the control server and comprising;
a control module configured to receive the communication instructions from the control server;
a service module configured to generate, in a protocol that can be read by a router module, data path instructions for the source data based on the communication instructions; and
the router module configured to receive the source data from the base station and route the source data to a target device based on the data path instructions.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the data plane may be abstracted from a control plane in a wireless network such as WiMax, WiFi, LTE or the like. In some embodiments, a routing device comprises a control module, a service module, and a router module. The control module may be configured to receive communication instructions from a control server. The service module may be configured to process the communication instructions and provide data path instructions based on the communication instructions. The router module may be configured to receive data from a source device and route the processed data to a target device based on the data path instructions. The control server may comprise a WiMax server such as an ASN server or a CSN server.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a base station configured to receive source data from a mobile device, the source data including a routing device address to send the source data to, and to generate, in a control plane protocol, control data based on the source data, the control data including a control server address to send the control data to; a control server for performing control plane functions, the control server configured to receive the control data from the base station and generate communication instructions, for carrying out data path functions, based on the control data; and a routing device for performing data plane functions, the routing device separate from the control server and comprising; a control module configured to receive the communication instructions from the control server; a service module configured to generate, in a protocol that can be read by a router module, data path instructions for the source data based on the communication instructions; and the router module configured to receive the source data from the base station and route the source data to a target device based on the data path instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a base station, source data from a mobile device, the source data including a routing device address to send the source data to; generating, by the base station in a control plane protocol, control data based on the source data, the control data including a control server address to send the control data to; generating, by a control server configured to perform control plane functions, communication instructions, for carrying out data path functions, based on the control data received from the base station; receiving, by a routing device separate from the control server and configured to perform data plane functions, the communication instructions from the control server; generating, by the routing device in a protocol that can be read by a router module, data path instructions for the source data based on the communication instructions; receiving, by the router module, the source data from the base station; and routing, by the router module, the source data to a target device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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