Cloud Wireless Access System for Scalable Enterprise Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless access infrastructures are costly and complex due to the need for multiple dedicated network nodes, and they face challenges in scaling and resource utilization, often limiting capacity due to the constraints of individual nodes, even when other resources are underutilized.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based wireless access system that integrates radio access network and core network functions using a combination of cloud and distributed portions of services, allowing for efficient resource allocation and configuration, enabling seamless integration with enterprise functions and services, and utilizing standardized interfaces like HTTPS/TLS for communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional wireless access infrastructure uses multiple dedicated network nodes, then network functionality and reliability are ensured, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple dedicated network node functions (MME, SGW, PGW, PCRF) into a single virtualized infrastructure running on shared hardware platforms. This consolidation maintains all required network functionalities while reducing the number of physical devices, interfaces, and deployment complexity associated with traditional distributed node architectures.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtualized network infrastructure enables single hardware platforms to perform multiple network node functions simultaneously. The system can dynamically allocate resources to provide different network services (mobility management, packet routing, policy control) on the same physical infrastructure, making the system multi-functional rather than requiring dedicated single-function nodes.
2Productivity
If conventional wireless access infrastructure deploys multiple dedicated network nodes, then service capacity is provided, but resource utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The virtualized infrastructure enables dynamic resource allocation where computing, storage, and networking resources can be flexibly assigned to different network functions based on real-time demand. This dynamic provisioning allows the system to optimize resource utilization by allocating resources to high-priority services during peak periods and consolidating or deallocating resources during low-utilization periods, preventing waste while maintaining service capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous service capacity through virtualized resource pooling that can rapidly reallocate resources between different network functions and services. Rather than having static dedicated resources that may sit underutilized, the virtualized infrastructure ensures continuous productive use of resources by dynamically routing traffic and services through available capacity, eliminating idle resources while maintaining uninterrupted service delivery.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional wireless access infrastructure uses standardized network nodes with fixed interfaces, then interoperability is ensured, but scalability and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network functions into virtualized software components that can be independently deployed, scaled, and managed. This functional segmentation allows individual network services to be scaled independently without requiring proportional scaling of entire node systems, enabling granular scalability and adaptability while maintaining standardized interfaces through virtualization abstraction layers.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for providing mobile services are disclosed. In one implementation, an access point (AP) is provided, which may include a set of one or more base-station functions for use by a user equipment (UE) connected to the AP over a wireless communication interface. The one or more base-station functions may be configured to receive information from the UE. The AP may further include a set of one or more core-network functions configured to receive the information from the set of one or more base-station functions and a distributed portion of a service. The distributed portion of the service may be configured to receive the information from the one or more core-network functions and communicate the information to a corresponding cloud portion of the service running on a cloud platform. The service may be provided by a combination of the distributed portion and the cloud portion of the service. The distributed portion of the service may be further configured to receive a response from the cloud portion of the service based on processing performed by the cloud portion on the cloud platform.