Methods for supporting multiple operators in a wireless basestation

• US 9,756,650 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2015
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc. (Aviat Networks Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Redline Communications Inc. (Aviat Networks Incorporated)
• Inventors: Picker, Dan, Vengosh, Ronen, Cohen, Rephael
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehra, Inder
• Application Number:
  US14/746,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20150289284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 805 Days
• Field of Search: 455450, 455434, 4554521, 4554522, 4555521, 370329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/00 Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1215 for collaboration of different radio technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

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.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically generating a plurality of Radio Access Networks (RAN) by a single wireless base station (BS), comprising:

determining dynamically first and second amounts of wireless access spectrum needed by a wireless BS to wirelessly convey data from first and second corresponding core network data sources;

allocating the determined first and second amounts of wireless access spectrum to first and second RANs of the wireless BS, respectively; and

communicating, by the wireless BS, first and second data sets with said first and second core network data sources, respectively.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising conveying, by the wireless BS, to first and second sets of wireless Subscriber Stations (SS), said first and second data sets, over said first and the second RANs, respectively.

3. A system for dynamically generating a plurality of Radio Access Networks (RAN) by a single wireless Base Station (BS), wherein said system

determines dynamically first and second amounts of wireless access spectrum needed by the wireless BS to wirelessly convey data from first and second corresponding core network data sources;

and

allocates the determined first and second amounts of wireless access spectrum to first and second RANs of the wireless BS, respectively;

further wherein said wireless BS

communicates first and second data sets with the first and second core network data sources, respectively; and

conveys, to first and second sets of wireless subscriber stations (SS), the first and second data sets, over the first and second RANs, respectively.