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System and method for communication between programmable base stations and software-defined radio access network controllers

US9949188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2017
Grant dateApr 17, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Base stations as well as Radio Access Network (RAN) controllers have embedded communication agents that are responsible from control messaging between these entities that enable creation and management of RAN Slices. At a given time, it is possible that multiple active RAN slices co-exist on the same base station, where each RAN slice may run its own scheduler, its own admission control and have its own handoff management parameter values.

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