On-demand services by wireless base station virtualization
View Patent ↗Initiating a virtual presence at a physical access point in response to a request for a service from a wireless access device is provided. A particular wireless service may be provided to a subscriber on an on-demand basis according to location and/or type of service requested. The service may be terminated when demand for the service comes to an end whereby a common wireless service infrastructure may be shared amongst service providers thus eliminating the need for radio channel coordination and otherwise enhancing service quality for those service providers.
1. A method for providing on-demand wireless services, the method comprising:
providing one or more services to a first wireless access device via a first virtual wireless base station presence at a first wireless base station;
determining that the first wireless base station lacks resources for servicing the first wireless access device and a second wireless access device at a predetermined quality of service level;
denying or terminating service to the second wireless access device, wherein the second wireless access device identifies a second wireless base station that provides a service needed by the second wireless access device;
authenticating the second wireless access device at the second wireless base station, wherein authentication requirements are reduced based on information provided to the second wireless base station from the first wireless base station; and
initiating a second virtual wireless base station presence at the second wireless base station to provide the requested service.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a set of instructions regarding the predetermined quality of service level, wherein the set of instructions is stored in memory.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising advertising one or more wireless access methods from the first wireless base station.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the advertised wireless access methods comprise one or more treatments regarding the predetermined quality of service level.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the denial or termination of service is temporary.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initially authenticating the second wireless access device at the first wireless base station.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provided information comprises an authentication token.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein denying or terminating service to the second wireless access device is further based on an admission control policy.
9. A system for providing on-demand wireless services, the system comprising:
a first wireless base station that:
provides one or more services to a first wireless access device via a first virtual wireless base station presence at a first wireless base station,
receives a service request from a second wireless access device at the first wireless base station,
determines that the first wireless base station lacks resources for servicing the first wireless access device and the second wireless access device at a predetermined quality of service level, and
denies or terminates service to the second wireless access device; and
a second wireless base station that is identified by the second wireless access device as providing the service requested by the second wireless access device, wherein the second wireless base station:
authenticates the second wireless access device, wherein authentication requirements are reduced based on information provided to the second wireless base station from the first wireless base station, and
initiates a second virtual wireless base station presence at the second wireless base station to provide the requested service.
10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising memory that stores a set of instructions regarding the predetermined quality of service level.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first wireless base station advertises one or more wireless access methods.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the advertised wireless access methods comprise one or more treatments regarding the predetermined quality of service level.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the denial or termination of service is temporary.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first wireless base station initially authenticates the second wireless access device.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the provided information comprises an authentication token.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein denying or terminating service to the second wireless access device is further based on an admission control policy.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing on-demand wireless services, the method comprising:
providing one or more services to a first wireless access device via a first virtual wireless base station presence at a first wireless base station;
determining that the first wireless base station lacks resources for servicing the first wireless access device and a second wireless access device at a predetermined quality of service level;
denying or terminating service to the second wireless access device, wherein the second wireless access device identifies a second wireless base station that provides a service needed by the second wireless access device;
authenticating the second wireless access device at the second wireless base station, wherein authentication requirements are reduced based on information provided to the second wireless base station from the first wireless base station; and
initiating a second virtual wireless base station presence at the second wireless base station to provide the requested service.