Mobile edge computing for tele-operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10136351-B2
Application number	US-201615251711-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	Aug 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

An apparatus includes radio transceiver equipment configured to transmit and receive radio signals to and from mobile devices within a coverage area of a Radio Access Network. A Mobile Edge Computing server is integrated with the radio transceiver equipment. The Mobile Edge Computing server is configured to host at least one application instantiating a virtual Rendezvous Point operative to support a bidirectional data link between a predetermined pair of the mobile devices.

First claim

We claim:

1. An apparatus comprising:
radio transceiver equipment configured to transmit and receive radio signals to and from mobile devices within a coverage area of a Radio Access Network; and
a Mobile Edge Computing server integrated with the radio transceiver equipment, the Mobile Edge Computing server configured to host at least one application instantiating a virtual Rendezvous Point operative to forward traffic flows associated with a bidirectional data link between a predetermined pair of the mobile devices;
wherein the predetermined pair of mobile devices comprises:
a local device configured to interact with the virtual Rendezvous Point instantiated by at least one application hosted by the Mobile Edge Computing server; and
a remote device configured to interact with a second virtual Rendezvous Point instantiated by at least one application hosted by a second Mobile Edge Computing server; and

wherein the Mobile Edge Computing server is further configured to establish a virtual channel between the first and second virtual Rendezvous Points, the virtual channel being configured to convey signals associated with the bidirectional data link between the local and remote devices.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio transceiver equipment comprises a Long Term Evolution macro base station, and wherein the Mobile Edge Computing server is integrated with the Long Term Evolution macro base station.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio transceiver equipment comprises a 3G Radio Network Controller, and wherein the Mobile Edge Computing server is integrated with the Radio Network Controller.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the local device is configured to execute an App operative to interact with the Mobile Edge Computing server to set up the bidirectional data link.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the local device comprises any one or more of: a mobile phone, a Personal Data Assistant, a lap-top computer, a tablet computer.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the remote device comprises a transceiver configured to interact with the Mobile Edge Computing server to use the bidirectional data link with the local device.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the remote device comprises a remotely piloted vehicle.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the Mobile Edge Computing server is further configured to support an inter-cloud trunk through the Radio Access Network to the second Mobile Edge Computing server, and wherein the virtual channel is mapped through the inter-cloud trunk.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio transceiver equipment comprises a multi-technology cell aggregation site, and wherein the Mobile Edge Computing server is integrated with the multi-technology cell aggregation site.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising machine readable instructions configured to control a Mobile Edge Computing server integrated with radio transceiver equipment configured to transmit and receive radio signals to and from mobile devices within a coverage area of a Radio Access Network, the machine readable instructions comprising:
machine readable instructions controlling the Mobile Edge Computing server to host at least one application instantiating a virtual Rendezvous Point operative to forward traffic flows associated with a bidirectional data link between a predetermined pair of the mobile devices including:
a local device configured to interact with the virtual Rendezvous Point instantiated by at least one application hosted by the Mobile Edge Computing server; and
a remote device configured to interact with a second virtual Rendezvous Point instantiated by at least one application hosted by a second Mobile Edge Computing server; and

machine readable instructions controlling the Mobile Edge Computing server to establish a virtual channel between the first and second virtual Rendezvous Points, the virtual channel being configured to convey signals associated with the bidirectional data link between the local and remote devices.

Assignees

• Mccormick William Carson
• Akhavain Mohammadi Mehdi Arashmid
• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mccormick William Carson
• Akhavain Mohammadi Mehdi Arashmid

Classifications

• H04W28/0215 Primary

  based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices (services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51) · CPC title

• G08C17/02 Primary

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W28/0236

  radio quality, e.g. interference, losses or delay · CPC title

• H04W76/15

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title