IP Library Granted Patent US 11,647,407
Granted Patent B1
US 11,647,407 · App. 17/102,267 · Granted May 9, 2023

Systems and methods for hybrid quantum wireless communication network

Inventor: Bernard McKibben (Broomfield, CO)
Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
H04W24/08H04L25/00H04W16/02H04W88/085
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Patent No.
US 11,647,407
App. No.
17/102,267
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A wireless communications system includes a feedback processing unit for analyzing captured bandwidth data from a remote radio head, and a problem-type processor in operable communication with the feedback processing unit. The problem-type processor is configured to (i) analyze the captured bandwidth data to determine whether the captured bandwidth data presents one of a computational polynomial time problem and a non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem, and (ii) transmit problem-specific data based on the determination. The system further includes a communications processor in operable communication with the problem-type processor. The communications processor is configured to process polynomial time problem data from the transmitted problem-specific data. The system further includes a quantum computer in operable communication with the problem-type processor. The quantum computer is configured to process NP-hard problem data received from the transmitted problem-specific data.

Claims (26)

1. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a spectrum access subsystem (SAS) configured to collect spectrum assignment information from the wireless communication system;

a feedback processing unit for analyzing the collected spectrum assignment information from the SAS;

a problem-type processor in operable communication with the feedback processing unit, and configured to (i) analyze the collected spectrum assignment information to determine whether the collected spectrum assignment information presents one of a computational polynomial time problem and a non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem, and (ii) transmit problem-specific data based on the determination;

a communications processor in operable communication with the problem-type processor, the communications processor including a radio resource management subsystem (RRM) and configured to process polynomial time problem data from the transmitted problem-specific data;

a quantum computer in operable communication with the problem-type processor, and configured to process NP-hard problem data received from the transmitted problem-specific data; and

a first morphology data base (MDB) configured to (i) communicate with at least one of the SAS and the RRM, (ii) collect morphology data of the wireless communication network including one or more of three-dimensional topology data, radio frequency (RF) propagation data, traffic pattern data, and spectrum occupancy data, and

wherein the SAS is configured to communicate with the RRM.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communications processor comprises a cloud computing system.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted problem-specific data comprises binary data information.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) unit interposed between the problem-type processor and the quantum computer.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the collected spectrum assignment information includes one or more of spectrum allocation data and transmission power parameters.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the NP-hard problem comprises one or more of a mixed integer nonlinear problem (MINLP) and a quadratic semi-assignment problem (QSAP).

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SAS is disposed remotely from the quantum computer.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SAS is integrally included with the quantum computer.

9. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a spectrum access subsystem (SAS) configured to collect spectrum assignment information from the wireless communication system;

a feedback processing unit for analyzing the collected spectrum assignment information from the SAS;

a problem-type processor in operable communication with the feedback processing unit, and configured to (i) analyze the collected spectrum assignment information to determine whether the collected spectrum assignment information presents one of a computational polynomial time problem and a non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem, and (ii) transmit problem-specific data based on the determination;

a communications processor in operable communication with the problem-type processor, the communications processor including a radio resource management subsystem (RRM) and configured to process polynomial time problem data from the transmitted problem-specific data; and

a quantum computer in operable communication with the problem-type processor, and configured to process NP-hard problem data received from the transmitted problem-specific data; and

a first morphology data base (MDB) configured to communicate with at least one of the SAS and the RRM,

wherein the SAS is configured for communication with (i) the RRM, and (ii) a second MDB different from the first MDB, wherein the second MDB is located remotely and operated separately from the wireless communication network.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the problem-type processor is further configured to analyze the collected morphology data to determine whether the collected morphology data presents one of a computational polynomial time problem and a non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first MDB is configured to collect morphology data of the wireless communication network including one or more of three-dimensional topology data, radio frequency (RF) propagation data, traffic pattern data, and spectrum occupancy data.

12. The system of claim 1 , further configured to output at least one optimum communication path solution based on the NP-hard problem data processed by the quantum computer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2021
From: MCKIBBEN, BERNARD
To: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 16215056 · Dec 10, 2018
Continuation 15156264 · May 16, 2016
Provisional Application 63111787 · Nov 10, 2020
Provisional Application 62161407 · May 14, 2015
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