SDR-based massive MIMO with V-RAN cloud architecture and SDN-based network slicing

A method for providing a telecommunications network comprising:

• providing interconnection to a core network through at least one core network interface;
• providing communications to at least one user device through at least one base station interface;
• interconnecting the at least one core network interface and the at least one base station interface through a configurable network implemented by at least one server, wherein the configurable network comprises a cloud based virtual radio access network (VRAN);
• defining logically independent network slicing for the configurable network through the at least one server;
• selecting a first network slice responsive to use of the configurable network by a first application;
• selecting a second network slice responsive to use of the configurable network by a second application;
• implementing the VRAN in a first configuration responsive to use of the first application by the configurable network and a second configuration responsive to use of the second application by the configurable network;
• and
• providing massive MIMO communications between the at least one server and the at least one user device using at least one transceiver associated with the at least one base station interface.

A telecommunications network comprising:

• at least one core network interface for providing interconnection to a core network;
• at least one base station interface for providing communications to at least one user device;
• at least one server defining a configurable network interconnecting the at least one core network interface and the at least one base station interface, wherein the configurable network comprises a cloud based virtual radio access network (VRAN);
• wherein the at least one server defines logically independent network slicing for the configurable network that selects a first network slice responsive to use of the configurable network by a first application and selects a second network slice responsive to use of the configurable network by a second application;
• wherein the at least one server implements the VRAN in a first configuration responsive to use of the first application by the configurable network and a second configuration responsive to use of the second application by the configurable network;
• and
• wherein the at least one server implements the VRAN to supports a coordination of multi-connectivity technologies over licensed, shared, and unlicensed bands.