Wi-Fi Virtualization for Hardware Independence

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current Wi-Fi solutions are tied to specific hardware, making it difficult for producers to be independent of hardware vendors and for consumers to change vendors without replacing all hardware.

Innovation Solution

A wireless network system with a virtualization module that registers virtualized data structures representing a virtual proxy of wireless radios, allowing for the creation of network endpoints and enabling independent software platforms to share the same radio.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If Wi-Fi solutions are tied to specific hardware, then hardware reliability is improved, but adaptability and ease of vendor switching deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehardware reliabilityVSAvoidvendor switching capability

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates virtual copies of wireless radio interfaces through virtualized data structures that represent virtual proxies of physical radios. These virtual interfaces can be independently configured and managed, allowing software platforms to share physical hardware while maintaining independent control, thus enabling vendor switching without hardware replacement

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The virtualization module acts as an intermediary layer between the physical wireless radio hardware and the software platforms. This intermediate virtualized interface decouples the software from specific hardware vendors, allowing producers to be independent of hardware vendors and consumers to switch vendors without replacing hardware

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If multiple virtual access points share the same radio, then resource utilization is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource utilizationVSAvoidsoftware architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the wireless radio functionality into multiple virtual interfaces, each representing an independent virtual access point. These virtual interfaces are created through virtualized data structures that divide the physical radio's capabilities into separate, independently configurable units, allowing multiple VAPs to share the same physical radio

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The virtualization module provides a universal interface that allows multiple virtual access points to share the same physical radio hardware. This multi-functional approach enables a single physical radio to serve multiple virtual platforms simultaneously, improving resource utilization while providing a standardized interface for each virtual point

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250147794A1Wi-fi virtualization

Publication Date: 2025.05.08 OMNIFI INC

AI summary

In one embodiment, a wireless network system includes a set of one or more wireless radios, and a set of software for the wireless network system that comprises a data structure representing the set of one or more wireless radios and a virtualization module that registers one or more virtualized data structures representing a virtual proxy of the set of one or more wireless radios.