Base station architecture integrating satellite-based content delivery with 4g/lte mobile network

An edge server comprising:

• a satellite-based content delivery network (S-CDN) device that receives and caches content from an S-CDN;
• and
• a local serving gateway (LS-GW) that is connected to the S-CDN device and is configured to connect to an eNodeB,
• wherein the LS-GW receives a request for content from a user equipment (UE) being served by the eNodeB and creates a tunnel from the LS-GW to the eNodeB, determines whether the content is already stored in the S-CDN device, and when the content is already stored in the S-CDN device, delivers the content from the S-CDN device through the tunnel to the UE.

A system comprising:

• a satellite-based content delivery network (S-CDN) central hub;
• and
• one or more edge servers, each comprising:
• an S-CDN device that receives and caches content via satellite from the central S-CDN hub;
• and
• a local serving gateway (LS-GW) that is connected to the S-CDN device,
• wherein the LS-GW receives a request for content from a user equipment (UE) in wireless communication with the LS-GW, determines whether the content is already stored in the S-CDN device, and when the content is already stored in the S-CDN device, delivers the content from the S-CDN device to the UE.