Hybrid Wireless Virtualization Controller Airtime Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication networks struggle to optimize revenue and data throughput across heterogeneous virtualized radio technologies due to differences in resource usage across various radio platforms, lacking a unified measurement metric for controlling and provisioning virtualized networks.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid wireless virtualization (HWV) controller uses airtime occupancy as a common metric to dynamically re-provision and control virtualized platforms, maximizing network operator revenue and aggregate throughput by accounting for airtime usage across different wireless network devices, regardless of their Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If different measurement metrics are used for different radio platforms (cellular and wireless), then each platform can be optimized independently, but network operator revenue and aggregate throughput cannot be optimized across heterogeneous virtualized radio technologies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a universal measurement metric (airtime occupancy) that functions across multiple heterogeneous radio platforms including cellular base stations and wireless access points. This single metric enables the controller to measure and optimize resource usage across different radio technologies without requiring platform-specific metrics, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining independent platform optimization and achieving unified revenue/throughput optimization.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wireless virtualization is implemented across heterogeneous radio platforms, then resource sharing and fiscal benefits are achieved, but lack of unified measurement metric prevents optimal revenue recovery and aggregated throughput
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies homogeneity by standardizing the measurement approach across heterogeneous platforms. The airtime occupancy metric is defined and calculated in a uniform manner for both cellular and wireless radio platforms, enabling precise measurement and comparison of resource usage across different technologies. This homogeneous measurement framework allows the controller to accurately provision and optimize virtualized resources across the entire heterogeneous network.
3Productivity
If multiple virtual interfaces are applied to physical interfaces for better sharing, then resource utilization improves, but complexity in controlling and provisioning across different radio types increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a hybrid wireless virtualization controller as an intermediary between the physical radio interfaces and the virtual networks. This controller uses the unified airtime occupancy metric to manage and provision multiple virtual interfaces across heterogeneous radio platforms, simplifying the control and provisioning complexity while maintaining high resource utilization efficiency through centralized, metric-driven management.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for optimizing revenue for an operator of a network comprises receiving control information by a network device. The control information includes a first airtime representing an amount of airtime used for wireless data transmissions to a first group of network devices. The method further involves an operation of computing an airtime allocation for the first group of network devices based on the first airtime and lease rates. The lease rates are prices per unit of airtime to be paid by an operator associated with one or more of the network devices.