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US 2020/0008075 A1Published application
System and method for virtual radio cell
AssigneeCorning Optical Communications LLC
InventorsKalle Ahmavaara, Hithesh Nama
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Abstract
In particular, systems and methods according to present principles configure physical eNodeB to have multiple virtual eNodeBs, where each virtual eNodeBs corresponds to a particular PLMN. Thus, each PLMN has its own virtual eNodeB which is hosted on a common shared physical eNodeB.
Claims19
A method for sharing a radio access network node between multiple mobile networks, comprising:
- providing a radio cell comprising a physical node;
- supporting at least one virtual node on the physical node;
- at the radio cell, broadcasting:
- data corresponding to a radio access service;
- a plurality of network identifiers of respective multiple mobile networks, wherein each of the multiple mobile networks corresponds to at least one of the at least one virtual node;
- and
- a mobile network specific parameter applicable only for accessing a specific mobile network by user equipment associated with the specific mobile network, wherein the mobile network specific parameter includes at least one of the group consisting of:
- a tracking area code, a cell identifier, and a cell barred indication;
- and
- supporting access technologies corresponding to one or more of the group consisting of MulteFire, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and 5G.
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A method for sharing a radio access network node between multiple mobile networks, comprising:
- providing a radio cell comprising a physical node;
- supporting at least one virtual node on the physical node;
- and
- at the radio cell, broadcasting:
- data corresponding to a radio access service;
- a plurality of network identifiers of respective multiple mobile networks, wherein each of the multiple mobile networks corresponds to at least one of the at least one virtual node;
- and
- a mobile network specific parameter applicable only for accessing a specific mobile network by user equipment associated with the specific mobile network, wherein the mobile network specific parameter includes at least one of the group consisting of:
- a tracking area code, a cell identifier, and a cell barred indication,
- wherein broadcasting the mobile network specific parameter comprises broadcasting a mobile network specific parameter for a mobile network selected from one or more of the group consisting of:
- public land mobile networks (PLMNs) and Neutral Host Networks (NFlNs).
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A method for sharing a radio access network node between multiple mobile networks, comprising:
- providing a radio cell comprising a physical node;
- supporting at least one virtual node on the physical node;
- and
- at the radio cell, broadcasting:
- data corresponding to a radio access service;
- a plurality of PLMN network identifiers of respective multiple mobile networks, wherein each of the multiple mobile networks corresponds to at least one of the at least one virtual node;
- and
- a mobile network specific parameter applicable only for accessing a specific mobile network by user equipment associated with the specific mobile network, wherein the mobile network specific parameter includes at least one of the group consisting of a tracking area code, a cell identifier, and a cell barred indication.
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A method for sharing a radio access network node between multiple mobile networks, comprising:
- providing a radio cell comprising a physical node;
- supporting at least one virtual node on the physical node;
- at the radio cell, broadcasting:
- data corresponding to a radio access service;
- a plurality of network identifiers of respective multiple mobile networks, wherein each of the multiple mobile networks corresponds to at least one of the at least one virtual node;
- and
- a mobile network specific parameter applicable only for accessing a specific mobile network by user equipment associated with the specific mobile network, wherein the mobile network specific parameter includes at least one of the group consisting of a tracking area code, a cell identifier, and a cell barred indication:
- and
- applying the mobile network specific parameter in communications with each of the respective multiple mobile networks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.