Shared Access Platform for Private Wireless Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers face challenges in managing bandwidth resources effectively, particularly in bandwidth-constrained environments, as increasing user device demand for data-intensive applications strains network resources, leading to limited options such as charging customers more or expanding infrastructure, without a convenient means to better utilize network resources.
Innovation Solution
A shared access platform enables multiple customer premise nodes to form a common network, allowing user devices to access bandwidth from private networks, managed by service providers, through a shared access scheme that includes data exchange for permission, bandwidth allocation, and scheduling, facilitating seamless network access while maintaining security and incentivizing users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If service providers charge customers more or expand infrastructure to meet increasing bandwidth demand, then network resource availability can be maintained, but service cost and infrastructure complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple private wireless networks into a unified common network infrastructure. Customer premise nodes from different users are merged to form a shared network resource pool, allowing service providers to leverage existing user infrastructure rather than building separate capacity for each customer. This merging approach maintains network availability while reducing the need for additional service provider infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The common network infrastructure serves multiple functions: it provides service provider network access, enables peer-to-peer connectivity between users, and allows dynamic resource sharing. The same infrastructure supports both dedicated service provider traffic and user-initiated ad hoc networks, making the system multi-functional and reducing overall infrastructure requirements.
2Productivity
If service providers manage bandwidth resources centrally, then network performance can be optimized, but user autonomy and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements differentiated management approaches for different network segments. Service provider nodes maintain centralized control for core network functions and service delivery, while customer premise nodes operate autonomously for local network formation and user device connectivity. This local quality approach allows each level to optimize for its specific function without compromising overall system efficiency or user autonomy.
Solution Approach 2:
The network is segmented into multiple hierarchical levels: service provider core network, common network infrastructure, and individual customer premise networks. Each segment manages its own resources independently while coordinating with other segments. This segmentation enables localized autonomous operation at the user level while maintaining centralized optimization capabilities at the service provider level.
3Quantity of substance
If users share bandwidth resources in private networks, then overall network capacity increases, but security and privacy concerns arise
Solution Approach 1:
Service provider nodes act as intermediaries between the common network infrastructure and customer premise nodes. They authenticate users, manage security policies, and control access to shared resources. This intermediary layer enables bandwidth sharing while maintaining security through centralized authentication and authorization mechanisms that prevent unauthorized access to private network resources.
Solution Approach 2:
Security credentials and access permissions are established in advance through authentication protocols before users can access the common network. Service providers pre-configure security policies and user authorizations, so that when bandwidth sharing occurs, all security requirements are already satisfied. This preliminary security setup prevents privacy violations while enabling resource sharing.
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AI summary
An approach for forming a common network using shared private wireless networks is described. A shared access platform receives a request, from a user device, for connectivity to a wireless service provider network formed by a plurality of customer premise nodes. The shared access platform also authenticates, in response to the request, the user device for access to the wireless service provider network based on permission settings established for the plurality of nodes in association with the wireless service provider network.