Systems and Methods for Data Path Control in a Wireless Network
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving control data at a control server from a source device;
generating routing instructions at the control server regarding routing network data based on the control data;
providing the routing instructions to a routing device;
configuring the routing device based on the routing instructions;
receiving network data from the source device; and
routing the network data from the source device to a target device using the configured routing device.
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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 method comprises a receiving control data at a control server from a source device, generating routing instructions at the control server regarding routing network data based on the control data, providing the routing instructions to a routing device, configuring the routing device based on the routing instructions, receiving network data from the source device, and routing the network data from the source device to a target device using the configured routing device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving control data at a control server from a source device; generating routing instructions at the control server regarding routing network data based on the control data; providing the routing instructions to a routing device; configuring the routing device based on the routing instructions; receiving network data from the source device; and routing the network data from the source device to a target device using the configured routing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a control server configured to receive control data from a source device, generate routing instructions regarding routing network data based on the control data, and provide the routing instructions to a routing device; and a routing device configured based on the routing instructions to receive network data from the source device, and route the network data from the source device to a target device based on the routing instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Computer readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving control data at a control server from a source device; generating routing instructions at the control server regarding routing network data based on the control data instructions; providing the routing instructions to a routing device; configuring the routing device based on the routing instructions; receiving network data from the source device; and routing the network data from the source device to a target device using the configured routing device.
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