Partitioned Virtualized Wireless Network Using Micro Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity and cost of deploying and managing virtualized wireless telecommunication networks increase due to conventional high availability solutions requiring hardware and software duplication, leading to inefficiencies in scalability, flexibility, and fault management.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for partitioning virtualized wireless telecommunication networks using micro containers and software-defined networking (SDN) techniques, allowing for intelligent partitioning and distribution of network functions to reduce failure impact and enhance cost-effectiveness, with a controller managing connections and operations across multiple partitions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional high availability solutions with hardware and software duplication are used, then fault tolerance is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless network into multiple virtualized network functions that can be independently deployed and managed. Instead of duplicating entire hardware systems for high availability, the network functions are divided into modular software components that can be distributed across different physical hosts, reducing the complexity of hardware duplication while maintaining fault tolerance through virtualization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses software copying instead of hardware copying to achieve high availability. Virtualized network function instances can be rapidly copied and migrated across different physical hosts, providing fault tolerance without the complexity and cost of duplicating entire hardware systems. The virtualization layer enables quick replication of network functions as software images.
2Adaptability or versatility
If virtualized network functions are deployed using conventional methods, then flexibility is improved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal orchestration platform that manages multiple types of virtualized network functions through a single interface and control mechanism. This multi-functional management system can handle different network function types, deployment scenarios, and hardware platforms uniformly, providing flexibility while reducing management complexity through standardized procedures and tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary orchestration layer between the physical infrastructure and virtualized network functions. This mediator handles the complexity of managing virtualized resources, providing flexible deployment capabilities while shielding operators from underlying complexity. The orchestration platform serves as an intermediary that abstracts and simplifies management tasks.
3Loss of substance
If network functions are consolidated onto industry standard servers, then cost is reduced, but reliability risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network functions into virtualized components that can be distributed across multiple industry standard servers rather than consolidated on specialized hardware. This segmentation allows cost-effective use of commodity servers while maintaining reliability through distribution, as the failure of one server does not impact the entire network service.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements beforehand cushioning by creating redundant virtualized network function instances that can take over in case of failures. The virtualization platform maintains backup instances and can rapidly migrate services between hosts, providing a cushion against failures when using cost-effective industry standard servers instead of expensive specialized hardware.
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AI summary
A system and method for intelligently partitioning a virtualized wireless telecommunication network that algorithmically identifies a desirably efficient partitioning scheme such as to desirably enhance at least one of performance, latency, processing efficiency, error detection and management, error propagation and confinement of errors and cost effectiveness of the wireless network is disclosed. A system and method provides for intelligently partitioning a virtualized wireless telecommunication network that desirably provides for deployment of virtualized network functions using micro containers using software defined networking (SDN), and to desirably reduce propagation and impact of failure or errors in one partition of the wireless network. A method provides for partitioning a virtualized wireless telecommunication network comprising deployment of virtualized network functions on micro containers using SDN to dynamically provide an entire wireless telecommunication core network system, such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network system.