Virtual Base Station License Blockchain for Network Security

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Solution Overview

Problem

Virtual wireless base stations are vulnerable to threats such as rogue stations, denial of service attacks, and unauthorized control or duplication, which can compromise network security and resources.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a blockchain-based system with license servers and virtual wireless base stations, utilizing PKI data exchanges and blockchain transactions to secure network operations, manage capacity, and identify and replace compromised stations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If virtual wireless base stations are hosted on general-purpose server hardware with dynamic instantiation, then flexibility and resource efficiency are improved, but network security and vulnerability to attacks worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidnetwork security

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A blockchain-based license server acts as an intermediary between virtual wireless base stations and the network. This mediator verifies identities, manages connection licenses, and records all transactions immutably on the blockchain, preventing unauthorized access and attacks while maintaining the flexibility of virtualized base stations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates immutable copies of transaction records on the blockchain distributed across multiple license servers. Each license server maintains a copy of the blockchain ledger, ensuring that security credentials and license information cannot be altered or compromised at a single point, thereby enhancing network security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If traditional centralized security management is used, then security control is improved, but system complexity and single points of failure worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity controlVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The centralized security management system is segmented into multiple distributed license servers, each running independent blockchain implementations. This segmentation eliminates single points of failure while maintaining security control through the consensus mechanism and immutable ledger shared across all nodes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each license server performs multiple functions: verifying base station identities, issuing connection licenses, recording transactions on the blockchain, and participating in consensus. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by consolidating security operations across distributed nodes rather than requiring separate specialized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12619709B2Blockchain-based method and system for securing a network of virtual wireless base stations

Publication Date: 2026.05.05 JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOC LLC

AI summary

Disclosed is a system for securing a wireless telecommunications network that is capable of distributing licensed capacity (in the form of connection licenses) to respond to localized fluctuations in demand. The system includes a master license server and a plurality of local license servers. The local license servers are coupled to a plurality of virtual wireless base stations over a bus. Each of the local license servers has a blockchain implementation that secures the virtual wireless base stations. For example, the blockchain implementation logs each transaction in which connection licenses change ownership among the virtual wireless base stations.