Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual cells for radio access network (RAN) sharing
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Application No.: US16150461Application Date: 2018-10-03
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Publication No.: US10681630B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Bernard McKibben , Mark J. Poletti , Kyung Mun , Daniel Rice
- Applicant: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CO Louisville
- Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Louisville
- Agency: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
- Agent David Smith
- Main IPC: H04W36/00
- IPC: H04W36/00 ; H04W52/02 ; H04W24/02 ; H04W16/32 ; H04W88/12

Abstract:
Systems and methods herein provide for the aggregation of a plurality of wireless base stations for access by a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicating with user equipment (UEs) through a network. In one embodiment, a communication system includes a first plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to communicate with UEs. The system also includes a base station aggregator operable to aggregate the wireless base stations into a virtual base station, and to interface with the MCO. The base station aggregator is further operable to process a request from the MCO for access to communications provided by the virtual base station, to grant the request, to intermediate on behalf of the MCO, and to exchange communications between the MCO and a UE subscribing to the MCO and operating within the coverage of the virtual base station.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190037494A1 VIRTUAL CELLS FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) SHARING Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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