Methods for supporting multiple operators in a wireless basestation
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically generating a plurality of Radio Access Networks (RAN) by a single wireless Base Station (BS), comprising:
- determining dynamically a first and a second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum needed by a wireless BS to wirelessly convey data from a first and a second corresponding Core Network data sources;
allocating the first and the second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum, out of a pool of pre-allocated wireless Access Spectrum belonging to the wireless BS, to a first and a second RAN of the wireless BS respectively;
communicating, by the wireless BS, a first and a second data sets with the first and the second Core Network data sources respectively;
conveying, by the wireless BS, to a first and a second sets of wireless Subscriber Stations (SS), the first and the second data sets, over the first and the second RAN respectively; and
wherein the first Core Network data source belongs to a first Operator, the second Core Network data source belongs to a second Operator, the first RAN is associated with an identity of the first Operator, and the second RAN is associated with an identity of the second Operator.
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Abstract
Methods for a wireless Base Station (BS) capable of simultaneously providing service to subscribers of multiple Operators. Depending upon the particular deployment requirements or equipment capabilities, each Operator may be operating on the same or different frequencies (in which different frequencies may be adjacent, closely separated, or widely separated). The wireless BS will distinguish and logically separate and route the traffic between each subscriber device and its relevant Operator'"'"'s Core Network, potentially supporting different logical or even different physical interfaces between the wireless BS and each Operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically generating a plurality of Radio Access Networks (RAN) by a single wireless Base Station (BS), comprising:
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determining dynamically a first and a second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum needed by a wireless BS to wirelessly convey data from a first and a second corresponding Core Network data sources; allocating the first and the second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum, out of a pool of pre-allocated wireless Access Spectrum belonging to the wireless BS, to a first and a second RAN of the wireless BS respectively; communicating, by the wireless BS, a first and a second data sets with the first and the second Core Network data sources respectively; conveying, by the wireless BS, to a first and a second sets of wireless Subscriber Stations (SS), the first and the second data sets, over the first and the second RAN respectively; and wherein the first Core Network data source belongs to a first Operator, the second Core Network data source belongs to a second Operator, the first RAN is associated with an identity of the first Operator, and the second RAN is associated with an identity of the second Operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for servicing multiple Operators via a single wireless Base Station (BS) utilizing dynamic allocation of spectrum, comprising:
- communicating, by a wireless BS, first and second data sets with a first Core Network data source belonging to a first Operator and a second Core Network data source belonging to a second Operator, respectively, over first and second network Tunnels, respectively;
conveying, by the wireless BS, to a first and a second sets of wireless Subscriber Stations (SS), the first and the second data sets respectively, over a first and a second RAN respectively, utilizing a first amount and a second amount of wireless Access Spectrum respectively;
determining that the first amount of wireless Access Spectrum is not sufficient to convey the first data set; and
increasing the first amount of wireless Access Spectrum at the expense of the second amount of wireless Access Spectrum, thereby making the first amount of wireless Access Spectrum better suited to convey the first data set. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- communicating, by a wireless BS, first and second data sets with a first Core Network data source belonging to a first Operator and a second Core Network data source belonging to a second Operator, respectively, over first and second network Tunnels, respectively;
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15. A method for dynamically generating a plurality of Radio Access Networks (RAN) by a single wireless Base Station (BS), comprising:
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determining dynamically a first and a second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum needed by a wireless BS to wirelessly convey data from a first and a second corresponding Core Network data sources; allocating the first and the second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum, out of a pool of pre-allocated wireless Access Spectrum belonging to the wireless BS, to a first and a second RAN of the wireless BS respectively; communicating, by the wireless BS, a first and a second data sets with the first and the second Core Network data sources respectively using at least one Backhaul link, wherein the at least one Backhaul link comprises a first network Tunnel connecting the first Core Network data source with the wireless BS and a second network Tunnel connecting the second Core Network data source with the wireless BS; and conveying, by the wireless BS, to a first and a second sets of wireless Subscriber Stations (SS), the first and the second data sets, over the first and the second RAN respectively. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for dynamically generating a plurality of Radio Access Networks (RAN) by a single wireless Base Station (BS), comprising:
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determining dynamically a first and a second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum needed by a wireless BS to wirelessly convey data from a first and a second corresponding Core Network data sources; allocating the first and the second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum, out of a pool of pre-allocated wireless Access Spectrum belonging to the wireless BS, to a first and a second RAN of the wireless BS respectively; communicating, by the wireless BS, a first and a second data sets with the first and the second Core Network data sources respectively; conveying, by the wireless BS, to a first and a second sets of wireless Subscriber Stations (SS), the first and the second data sets, over the first and the second RAN respectively; determining from time to time the first and the second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum needed by the wireless BS to wirelessly convey the first and second data sets, said determining performed using a first and a second data rates associated with communicating the data sets, and said first and second data rates obtained by measuring; allocating from time to time the first and the second amounts of wireless Access Spectrum.
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