Method for generating wireless virtual network and wireless network control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9622090-B2
Application number	US-201514699166-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2015
Priority date	Oct 31, 2012
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A method for generating a wireless virtual network and a wireless network control device are provided. In some feasible embodiments of the present invention, a wireless network control device responds to a wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of a wireless virtual network demander, and configures a base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request. The wireless network control device receives configuration completion response of the base station, confirms the success of wireless virtual network establishment/modification, and sends a parameter of the wireless virtual network to the wireless virtual network demander. Then, the wireless network control device receives a parameter confirmation message of the wireless virtual network demander, and the wireless virtual network takes effect.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for generating a wireless virtual network, comprising:
receiving, by a wireless network control device, a wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of a wireless virtual network demander through an application program interface gateway, wherein the wireless virtual network demander is a wireless virtual network operator or is a third party content provider cooperating with the wireless virtual network operator;
responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, and configuring a base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request;
receiving, by the wireless network control device, configuration completion response of the base station, confirming success of wireless virtual network establishment/modification, and sending a parameter of the wireless virtual network to the wireless virtual network demander; and
receiving, by the wireless network control device, a parameter confirmation message of the wireless virtual network demander, wherein the wireless virtual network takes effect.

2. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 1 , wherein the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request comprises a parameter of an expected wireless virtual network of the wireless virtual network demander, and the parameter of the expected wireless virtual network comprises a geographic position of the base station selected by the wireless virtual network demander and a wireless virtual network establishment policy.

3. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 2 , wherein the step of configuring a base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request further comprises:
generating, by the wireless network control device, an air interface resource parameter according to the parameter of the expected wireless virtual network; and
configuring, by the wireless network control device, an identifier of the wireless virtual network demander, the wireless virtual network establishment policy and the air interface resource parameter to the selected base station.

4. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 2 , wherein the step of responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, and configuring the base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request further comprises:
responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request based on a fixed bandwidth of the wireless virtual network demander;
generating, by the wireless network control device, the air interface resource parameter according to the parameter of the expected wireless virtual network; and
configuring, by the wireless network control device, the identifier of the wireless virtual network demander, the wireless virtual network establishment policy based on a fixed bandwidth and the air interface resource parameter to the selected base station.

5. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 2 , wherein the step of responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, and configuring the base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request further comprises:
responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request based on a bandwidth interval of the wireless virtual network demander;
generating, by the wireless network control device, the air interface resource parameter according to the parameter of the expected wireless virtual network; and
configuring, by the wireless network control device, the identifier of the wireless virtual network demander, the wireless virtual network establishment policy based on a bandwidth interval and the air interface resource parameter to the selected base station.

6. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 2 , wherein the step of responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, and configuring the base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request further comprises:
responding, by the wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request based on actual traffic of the wireless virtual network demander; and
configuring, by the wireless network control device, the identifier of the wireless virtual network demander and the wireless virtual network establishment policy based on actual traffic to the selected base station.

7. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 1 , wherein before the responding, by a wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, the method further comprises:
broadcasting, by the wireless network control device, a network parameter of a wireless access network.

8. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 7 , wherein before the responding, by a wireless network control device, to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, the method further comprises:
determining, by the wireless network control device, whether the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request is satisfied according to the network parameter of the wireless access network and the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request.

9. The method for generating a wireless virtual network of claim 8 , wherein after the determining, by the wireless network control device, whether the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request is satisfied according to the network parameter of the wireless access network and the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request, the method further comprises:
if the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request is not satisfied, feeding back that the wireless virtual network demander cannot establish/modify the wireless virtual network.

10. A wireless network control device, comprising:
an input device,
an output device,
a memory, and
a processor configured to implement the following steps:
receiving a wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of a wireless virtual network demander through an application program interface gateway, wherein the wireless virtual network demander is a wireless virtual network operator or is a third party content provider cooperating with the wireless virtual network operator;
responding to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request of the wireless virtual network demander, and configuring a base station according to the wireless virtual network establishment/modification request;
receiving configuration completion response of the base station, confirming the success of wireless virtual network establishment/modification, and sending a parameter of the wireless virtual network to the wireless virtual network demander; and
receiving a parameter confirmation message of the wireless virtual network demander, wherein the wireless virtual network takes effect.

11. The wireless network control device of claim 10 , wherein the wirele

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Bi
• Wen Li
• Chen Weimin

Classifications

• H04L12/4675

  Dynamic sharing of VLAN information amongst network nodes (configuration of the network or of network elements H04L41/08) · CPC title

• H04W16/18 Primary

  Network planning tools · CPC title

• H04W72/04

  Wireless resource allocation · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title