SERVICE AGGREGATOR FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO A PLURALITY OF MULTISERVICE COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20100110998A1
• Filed: 11/04/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ibrahim, Brima B., Behzad, Arya Reza, Walley, John, Erceg, Vinko, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Rosmann, David John
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/14 Reselecting a network or an air interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A service aggregator allocates network resources to a plurality of multiservice communication devices capable of communicating via a plurality of networks. The service aggregator includes a communication device interface for facilitating a bidirectional data communication with the plurality of multiservice communication devices via a wireless control channel, the bidirectional data communication including outbound control data sent to at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices and inbound control data received from at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices, wherein the wireless control channel is separate from the communication between the plurality of multiservice communication devices and the plurality of networks. A network interface receives network resource data from the plurality of networks. A management processing unit processes the inbound control data and the network resource data and that generates the outbound control data in response thereto, wherein the inbound control data includes at least one transaction request and the service aggregator allocates at least one resource of at least one of the plurality of networks based on the inbound control data and the network resource data.

Claims

1. A service aggregator for allocating network resources to a plurality of multiservice communication devices capable of communicating via a plurality of networks, the service aggregator comprising:

a communication device interface for facilitating a bidirectional data communication with the plurality of multiservice communication devices via a wireless control channel, the bidirectional data communication including outbound control data sent to at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices and inbound control data received from at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices, wherein the wireless control channel is separate from the communication between the plurality of multiservice communication devices and the plurality of networks;

a network interface that receives network resource data from the plurality of networks; and

a management processing unit, coupled to the communication device interface and the network interface, that processes the inbound control data and the network resource data and that generates the outbound control data in response thereto, wherein the inbound control data includes at least one transaction request and the service aggregator allocates at least one resource of at least one of the plurality of networks based on the inbound control data and the network resource data.

2. The service aggregator of claim 1 wherein the management processing unit selects one of the plurality of networks to implement a transaction in accordance with the transaction request based on the inbound control data and the network resource data.

3. The service aggregator of claim 1 wherein the outbound control data includes a selection of one of the plurality of networks.

4. The service aggregator of claim 1 wherein the outbound control data includes remote control data for adapting at least one transceiver of at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices.

5. The service aggregator of claim 1 wherein the outbound control data includes cognitive transceiver configuration data for configuring at least one cognitive transceiver of at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices.

6. The service aggregator of claim 5 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a receiver front end and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes receiver frequency band configuration data for configuring the frequency band of the receiver front-end.

7. The service aggregator of claim 5 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a transmitter front end and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes transmitter frequency band configuration data for configuring the frequency band of the transmitter front end.

8. The service aggregator of claim 5 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a receiver baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing configuration data for configuring at least one baseband processing parameter of the receiver baseband processing module.

9. The service aggregator of claim 5 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a receiver baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing application data for execution by the receiver baseband processing module.

10. The service aggregator of claim 5 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a transmitter baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing configuration data for configuring at least one baseband processing parameter of the transmitter baseband processing module.

11. The service aggregator of claim 5 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a transmitter baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing application data for execution by the transmitter baseband processing module.

12. The service aggregator of claim 1 wherein the inbound control data includes at least one of:

RF environmental data, battery remaining, desired quality of service, a latency preference, a cost preference, a device characteristic, a data rate preference.

13. A service aggregator for allocating network resources to a plurality of multiservice communication devices capable of communicating via a plurality of networks, the service aggregator comprising:

a network interface that receives network resource data from the plurality of networks and that facilitates a bidirectional data communication with the plurality of multiservice communication devices via a wireless control channel, the bidirectional data communication including outbound control data sent to at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices and inbound control data received from at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices, wherein the wireless control channel is carried by the communication between the plurality of multiservice communication devices and the plurality of networks; and

a management processing unit, coupled to the communication device interface and the network interface, that processes the inbound control data and the network resource data and that generates the outbound control data in response thereto, wherein the inbound control data includes at least one transaction request and the service aggregator allocates at least one resource of at least one of the plurality of networks based on the inbound control data and the network resource data;

wherein the outbound control data includes cognitive transceiver configuration data for configuring at least one cognitive transceiver of at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices.

14. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein the management processing unit selects one of the plurality of networks to implement a transaction in accordance with the transaction request based on the inbound control data and the network resource data.

15. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein the outbound control data includes a selection of one of the plurality of networks.

16. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein the outbound control data includes remote control data for adapting at least one transceiver of at least one of the plurality of multiservice communication devices.

17. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a receiver front end and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes receiver frequency band configuration data for configuring the frequency band of the receiver front-end.

18. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a transmitter front end and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes transmitter frequency band configuration data for configuring the frequency band of the transmitter front end.

19. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a receiver baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing configuration data for configuring at least one baseband processing parameter of the receiver baseband processing module.

20. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a receiver baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing application data for execution by the receiver baseband processing module.

21. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a transmitter baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing configuration data for configuring at least one baseband processing parameter of the transmitter baseband processing module.

22. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein at least one cognitive radio transceiver includes a transmitter baseband processing module and the cognitive transceiver configuration data includes baseband processing application data for execution by the transmitter baseband processing module.

23. The service aggregator of claim 13 wherein the inbound control data includes at least one of:

RF environmental data, battery remaining, desired quality of service, a latency preference, a cost preference, a device characteristic, a data rate preference.