Extending Cloud VPCs to Radio Networks for Scalable 5G
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radio-based networks face challenges in scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness due to manual deployment and vendor-specific hardware, limiting their ability to provide high-performance, reliable connectivity with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) features.
Innovation Solution
Extending cloud-based virtual private networks (VPCs) to radio-based networks, allowing wireless devices to automatically connect to VPCs, enabling access to cloud resources and implementing network slicing for QoS management, decoupling hardware from software to facilitate scalability and flexibility, and using a cloud delivery model for 5G networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual deployment and vendor-specific hardware are used in radio-based networks, then device compatibility and customization are improved, but scalability and flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal cloud-based VPC architecture that can serve multiple radio-based networks with different vendors and technologies. The VPC system provides a common platform that accommodates various device types and network configurations through standardized interfaces, enabling one system to fulfill multiple roles across diverse 5G and 4G networks without requiring vendor-specific implementations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual deployment methods are used, then customized network configurations are achieved, but deployment time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-configures virtual network functions, security policies, and network slices within the VPC architecture before deployment to radio-based networks. These network configurations are prepared in advance as reusable templates that can be automatically instantiated across multiple networks, eliminating the need for manual configuration during deployment while maintaining the ability to customize network parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The VPC system implements automated self-provisioning capabilities where network functions automatically configure themselves when deployed to radio-based networks. The system includes built-in mechanisms for automatic network discovery, configuration validation, and parameter optimization, reducing the need for manual intervention while preserving configuration flexibility through programmable interfaces.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional radio-based network architecture is used, then vendor-specific features are maintained, but cost-effectiveness and resource utilization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple vendor-specific network functions and resources into a unified cloud-based VPC architecture. By consolidating network slicing capabilities, security functions, and resource management across different radio-based networks into a single shared infrastructure, the system achieves improved resource utilization while maintaining vendor-specific functionality through virtualized network functions that can be dynamically allocated.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments for extending cloud-based virtual private networks to radio-based networks. In one embodiment, a subnet of a virtual private cloud network of a cloud provider network is created in a radio-based network. An identifier of a subscriber identity module of a client device is registered in the virtual private cloud network. The subscriber identity module is assigned to a security group of the virtual private cloud network. A request from the client device to connect to the radio-based network is received, and the request presents the identifier. The virtual private cloud network to which the client device is permitted access is determined. The client device is provided with access to a resource on the virtual private cloud network through the radio-based network.