Portable LTE Base Station with Modular x86 Architecture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile radiocommunication network infrastructures lack a transportable solution adapted for private mobile radiocommunication networks, limiting their portability and efficiency, especially for smaller networks with fewer than 1,000 subscribers.
Innovation Solution
A transportable device implementing a private mobile radiocommunication network infrastructure is developed, utilizing x86 microprocessors to create a lightweight and compact system that adheres to the LTE standard, comprising an evolved Packet Core, Home Subscriber Server, and evolved NodeB, with optional configurations for single or dual computer setups and CPRI/Ethernet network interfaces, enabling efficient operation in smaller network scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing mobile radiocommunication network infrastructures are used, then network functionality is provided, but portability and suitability for private mobile radio communication networks are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the mobile radiocommunication network infrastructure into modular functional components (core network module, base station module, service module, subscriber server) that can be independently implemented on separate computing devices. This segmentation enables the infrastructure to be deployed on portable platforms while maintaining full network functionality, directly resolving the contradiction between portability and infrastructure complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universal computing platforms (such as x86-based servers or cloud virtualization environments) that can host multiple network functions simultaneously. These universal platforms can adapt to different network scales and configurations, providing both portability and comprehensive functionality without requiring dedicated hardware for each function, thus resolving the contradiction between device complexity and adaptability.
2Productivity
If existing network infrastructures are deployed, then full network functionality is achieved, but efficiency for smaller networks with fewer than 1,000 subscribers is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation and scalable network architecture that can adapt to varying network sizes. The modular design allows the infrastructure to dynamically adjust its capacity and configuration based on the number of subscribers and network demands, optimizing efficiency for smaller networks while maintaining the ability to scale up when needed, thus resolving the contradiction between productivity and infrastructure scale.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter-based configuration and virtualization technologies that allow the network infrastructure to change its operational parameters (such as resource allocation, network topology, and service configuration) based on the specific requirements of different network sizes. This enables the same infrastructure to efficiently serve both small and large networks without requiring proportional increases in complexity, directly addressing the contradiction between productivity and infrastructure scale.
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AI summary
[The portable device (100) comprises: a housing (102) and, in this housing (102), a radio head (104) having at least one socket (106) intended to be connected to a radio antenna (108); and a computer system (112) connected to the radio head (104) and comprising at least one x86 microprocessor (122, 124) and at least one memory (126, 128, 130, 132) in which computer code is stored, this computer code being designed to be executed by the x86 microprocessor(s) (122, 124) so as to implement: an infrastructure subscriber server designed to list mobile terminals authorized to connect to the infrastructure, an infrastructure base station module designed to be connected via the radio head to any mobile terminal listed in the subscriber server, an infrastructure service module designed to provide at least one private mobile radio communication network service, and a connected infrastructure core network module,on the one hand, to the base station module and, on the other hand, to the service module to allow each mobile terminal connected to the base station module to communicate with the service module.