Apparatus, method, and system to dynamically deploy wireless infrastructure

Abstract

CRYSTAL “Cognitive radio you share, trust and access locally” (CRYSTAL) is a virtualized cognitive access point that may provide for combining multiple wireless access applications on a single hardware platform. Radio technologies such as LTE (Long-Term Evolution), WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), and the like can be supported. CRYSTAL platforms can be aggregated and managed as a cloud, which provides a model for access point sharing, control, and management. CRYSTAL may be used for scenarios such as neighborhood spectrum management. CRYSTAL security features allow for home/residential as well as private infrastructure implementations.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a request associated with accessing a wireless resource, wherein the request indicates one or more requirements for the wireless resource;   determining, based on the request, a network device associated with satisfying the one or more requirements for the wireless resource; and   causing the network device to use a virtual machine to execute an application that facilitates a service via the wireless resource, wherein the network device is configured to share the wireless resource among a plurality of virtual machines.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless resource comprises one or more of a networking hardware resource, a wireless radio, or a range of radio spectrum. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more requirements comprise a range of radio spectrum. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service comprises a cellular communication service. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the network device is configured to multiplex signal streams from multiple virtual machines for shared access of the wireless resource among the plurality of virtual machines. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more requirements comprise a latency requirement. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more requirements comprises one or more of a location, a frequency, a bandwidth, an antenna direction, or an antenna power. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service utilizes beam forming via the wireless resource. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the network device is one of plurality of network devices geographically distributed at a plurality of locations for implementing one or more wireless communication services. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the network device implements a plurality of different wireless services for a plurality of corresponding service providers. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein causing the network device to use the virtual machine to execute the application that facilitates the service via the wireless resource comprises causing the virtual machine to modify a coverage area of a cellular communication service. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of virtual machines are logically isolated from each other on the network device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the network device is configured to provide, to the plurality of virtual machines for access, a virtualized interface for accessing the wireless resource. 
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of network devices geographically distributed at a plurality of locations; and   a computing device configured to:
 receive a request associated with accessing a wireless resource, wherein the request indicates one or more requirements for the wireless resource; 
 determine, based on the request, a network device, of the plurality of network devices, associated with satisfying the one or more requirements for the wireless resource; and 
 cause the network device to use a virtual machine to execute an application that facilitates a service via the wireless resource, wherein the network device is configured to share the wireless resource among a plurality of virtual machines. 
   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the wireless resource comprises one or more of a networking hardware resource, a wireless radio, or a range of radio spectrum. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the service utilizes beam forming via the wireless resource. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the service comprises a cellular communication service. 
     
     
         18 . A device comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
 receive a request associated with accessing a wireless resource, wherein the request indicates one or more requirements for the wireless resource; 
 determine, based on the request, a network device associated with satisfying the one or more requirements for the wireless resource; and 
 cause the network device to use a virtual machine to execute an application that facilitates a service via the wireless resource, wherein the network device is configured to share the wireless resource among a plurality of virtual machines. 
   
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the wireless resource comprises one or more of a networking hardware resource, a wireless radio, or a range of radio spectrum. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the service utilizes beam forming via the wireless resource.