Radio access network sharing
US8874125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method implemented in an apparatus used in a radio access network (RAN) sharing system including a plurality of basestations is disclosed. The method includes estimating resource requirement or demand of one or more entities in each base station according to feedback from the plurality of basestations, computing resource allocation for said one or more entities, and enforcing the computed resource allocation using basestation-level virtualization. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems also are disclosed.
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