Virtual Radio Network Apparatus for Scalable WiFi Infrastructure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile network operators face high costs and complexity in establishing and managing infrastructure for operator-controlled WiFi access, particularly due to the need for individual agreements with numerous site owners, which limits scalability and raises security and flexibility concerns.
Innovation Solution
The development of an apparatus that separates and processes data streams from different radio networks using layer 3 and higher layer functionalities, allowing for the creation of virtual WiFi access points within existing broadband infrastructure, enabling remote management and configuration without additional hardware installations, through the use of advanced technologies like network address translation, firewalling, and virtual private network tunneling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If operator-controlled WiFi access is established using traditional infrastructure sharing models, then cost reduction is achieved, but scalability deteriorates due to the need for individual agreements with numerous site owners
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the infrastructure sharing model into two distinct approaches: (1) traditional individual agreements with site owners for each location, and (2) a new standardized programmatic approach where multiple site owners are grouped under uniform technical agreements. This segmentation allows the system to maintain cost efficiency while achieving scalability by processing many sites through the standardized program rather than individual negotiations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the contractual parameter from highly customized individual agreements to standardized uniform technical agreements across multiple sites. By standardizing key parameters such as access conditions, security requirements, and technical specifications, the system can rapidly deploy infrastructure sharing across thousands of sites without proportional increases in negotiation and management overhead, thus achieving scalability while maintaining cost efficiency.
2Loss of energy
If site owners allow secondary usage of their infrastructure, then infrastructure sharing and cost reduction are enabled, but security concerns and flexibility to configure network deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer in the form of a standardized technical agreement framework that mediates between site owners and operators. This framework acts as a trusted intermediary that establishes uniform security requirements, access controls, and configuration standards, thereby enabling infrastructure sharing while maintaining security and network flexibility through professionally managed standardized terms rather than ad-hoc arrangements.
3Reliability
If individual agreements with site owners are negotiated comprehensively, then security and configuration flexibility are addressed, but complexity and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal standardized technical agreement framework that serves multiple functions simultaneously: it addresses security requirements, defines configuration flexibility, establishes access conditions, and provides a scalable deployment model. This multi-functional universal framework eliminates the need for separate comprehensive negotiations for each site, reducing agreement management complexity while maintaining thorough security and configuration standards across all participating sites.
Data Source
AI summary
It is provided an apparatus, comprising radio side separating means for separating first uplink data of a first radio network received from a physical radio interface from second uplink data of a second radio network received from the physical radio interface; first uplink processing means configured to process, according to a higher layer uplink functionality, the first uplink data into first processed uplink data; second uplink processing means configured to process, according to the higher layer uplink functionality, the second uplink data into second processed uplink data; and aggregating means for providing the first processed uplink data to a first logical channel of a physical transport means and the second processed uplink data to a second logical channel of the physical transport means, wherein the first radio network is different from the second radio network; and the first logical channel is different from the second logical channel.