Sharing a cellular wireless telecommunication network radio unit (ru) by multiple mobile network operators
AssigneeDISH Wireless L.L.C.
InventorsMehdi Alasti, Siddhartha Chenumolu
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Abstract
Embodiments include systems and methods for sharing a cellular wireless telecommunication network radio unit (RU) by multiple different mobile network operators (MNOs). The system causes the functionality of the RU to be concurrently provided as a service to a plurality of different MNOs which may also use shared spectrum frequency bands. Thus, such a system enables the MNO to build and operate its cellular wireless telecommunication network without any radio hardware other than that provided by the RU, and without owning any hardware, radio spectrum and physical infrastructure.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor that executes the computer-executable instructions to perform actions, the actions including:
- electronically offering functionality provided by a cellular wireless telecommunication network radio unit (RU) as a service for multiple different mobile network operators to be able to concurrently share the functionality provided by the RU;
- receiving requests from a plurality of different mobile network operators to share the functionality provided by the RU;
- and
- in response to receiving the requests, causing the functionality of the RU to be concurrently provided to the plurality of different mobile network operators.
A shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) radio unit comprising:
- a cellular wireless telecommunication network radio unit (RU) that:
- apportions a spectrum made available by the RU for cellular wireless telecommunication into a plurality of respective bandwidth portions for use by a plurality of different mobile network operators under one or more of a CBRS Priority Access License (PAL) and CBRS General Authorized Access (GAA) of each mobile network operator (MNO) of the plurality of different MNOs;
- amplifies, digitizes, transmits and receives cellular wireless telecommunication network radio frequency (RF) signals concurrently for each mobile MNO of the plurality of different MNOs operating under CBRS;
- and
- a multiplexer (muxer) coupled to the RU that enables several input signals comprising cellular wireless telecommunication network traffic of the plurality of different MNOs to be able to share functionality provided by the RU.
A method comprising:
- electronically offering functionality provided by a cellular wireless telecommunication network radio unit (RU) as a service for multiple different mobile network operators to be able to concurrently share the functionality provided by the RU;
- receiving requests from a plurality of different mobile network operators to share the functionality provided by the RU;
- and
- in response to receiving the requests, causing the functionality of the RU to be concurrently provided to the plurality of different mobile network operators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.