Framework for dynamic radio access network and intelligent service delivery using a software-defined network for 5g or other next generation network

Abstract

A framework of abstraction of new and existing fifth generation (5G) radios can enhance capabilities of new and existing micro radios and other short range radio technologies to enable intelligent service delivery, dynamic access learning capability, and network slicing over 5G access networks. Enhancing layer communication for both control and user plane can be tunneled through the hosting layer and exploit a common transport provided by the hosting layer. The tunneling through the hosting layer can also enable the enhance capabilities to access the same radio management functions and can be orchestrated by the same core function.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by network equipment comprising a processor, a request for a service; and   based on application requirements associated with the service, selecting, by the network equipment, via an intelligent resource management function, a physical radio resource from a group of physical radio resources of a radio access network to establish a connection to enable the service.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a network slice from a group of network slices. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a transceiver from a group of transceivers. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a radio technology from a group of radio technologies. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on abstraction data representative of a radio access network abstraction that enables abstraction of the group of physical radio resources from a logical view of the radio access network. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on a service level agreement. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on network load data representative of a network load on resources that are part of the radio access network. 
     
     
         8 . Network equipment, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving a request for an application service; and 
 based on requirements associated with the application service, selecting, via an intelligent resource management function, a physical radio resource from physical radio resources of a network to establish a connection to provide the application service. 
   
     
     
         9 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a slice from available slices. 
     
     
         10 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a transceiver from available transceivers. 
     
     
         11 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a radio technology from available radio technologies. 
     
     
         12 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on network abstraction data enabling the physical radio resources to be abstracted from a logical view of network resources of the network. 
     
     
         13 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on quality of service data applicable to the application service. 
     
     
         14 . The network equipment of  claim 8 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on bandwidth data representative of an available bandwidth of the network. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving a request for a network function; and   based on requirements associated with the network function, selecting, via an intelligent resource management function of a software defined network controller, a physical radio resource from a group of physical radio resources of a network to establish a connection to facilitate use of the network function.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a slice from a group of slices. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a transceiver from a group of transceivers. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein selecting the physical radio resource comprises selecting a radio technology from a group of radio technologies. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on a network abstraction that abstracts the group of physical radio resources from a logical view of the network. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the intelligent resource management function selects the physical radio resource based on a priority of the network function.