Enterprise Mobile Network Provisioning for Reliable Private Cellular Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless connectivity solutions in enterprise environments face challenges in providing consistent, secure, and reliable coverage over large areas, especially in indoor and outdoor spaces, with Wi-Fi solutions being susceptible to interference and requiring complex and costly deployments.
Innovation Solution
An enterprise mobile network delivery system utilizing public cloud-based infrastructure and software-defined networking to implement private wireless connectivity using 4G and 5G networks, with integrated radio units and SIM provisioning, enabling secure and scalable network management through a portal and radio registration entity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If Wi-Fi is used for wireless connectivity in enterprise environments, then ease of deployment and scalability are improved, but consistent, secure, and reliable coverage over large areas deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service provider as an intermediary between enterprises and mobile network infrastructure. The service provider manages the complexity of private 4G LTE and 5G network deployment, allowing enterprises to easily deploy reliable wireless connectivity without directly handling the technical complexities of mobile network infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables enterprises to leverage public cloud-based network infrastructure and software-defined networking technologies to create virtual private networks. This allows enterprises to copy the reliability and performance characteristics of dedicated private networks while using shared public infrastructure, reducing deployment complexity.
2Reliability
If private 4G LTE and 5G mobile cellular networks are implemented, then consistent, secure, and reliable coverage is improved, but device complexity and deployment cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal enterprise mobile network platform that serves multiple enterprises simultaneously using shared public cloud infrastructure. This multi-functional system allows different enterprises to deploy private mobile networks without each enterprise needing to build and maintain separate dedicated infrastructure, reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements automated discovery and connection processes where radio units automatically register with the mobile network, receive configuration files, and establish connections without manual intervention. The system self-provisions SIM cards and manages network registration, significantly reducing deployment complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If Wi-Fi solutions are used in large venues, then ease of deployment is improved, but interference from neighboring networks increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful effect of spectrum congestion by moving enterprises to mobile cellular frequencies (4G LTE and 5G) that offer licensed, interference-free spectrum. The service provider manages spectrum allocation and network configuration to ensure enterprises operate on dedicated frequencies without interference from neighboring networks.
4Reliability
If enterprises implement standalone and isolated infrastructure, then network security is improved, but ability to implement best practices for redundancy and disaster recovery deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple enterprise mobile networks into a shared public cloud infrastructure while maintaining logical separation through network slicing and virtualization. This allows enterprises to benefit from centralized security management and disaster recovery capabilities of the service provider while maintaining the security isolation of standalone infrastructure.
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AI summary
A service provider implements an enterprise mobile network delivery system providing enterprise customers with facilities to connect enterprise-provided white box radio unit hardware to public cloud-based network infrastructure to implement private wireless connectivity across a range of service types. The public infrastructure is provided by the service provider to support a universal enterprise mobile network operating over cellular frequencies including Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the 3.5 GHz range. The enterprise mobile network delivery system includes a portal having a user interface that enables enterprise customers to manage their individual private cellular networks and a radio registration entity that interfaces with the enterprise-provided hardware. The radio registration entity points the radios to appropriate functions in the universal enterprise mobile network and collects information from the radios to enable connectivity between the enterprise-provided radios and a core network of the universal enterprise mobile network.