US2023254713A1PendingUtilityA1

Antenna farm intelligent software defined networking enabled dynamic resource controller in advanced networks

Assignee: AT & T MOBILITY II LLCPriority: Dec 11, 2018Filed: Apr 14, 2023Published: Aug 10, 2023
Est. expiryDec 11, 2038(~12.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04B 7/04H04W 24/04H04W 4/029H04W 28/24H04W 4/90H04W 84/06H04W 4/02
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Abstract

Facilitating antenna farm intelligent software defined networking enabled dynamic resource controller networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise evaluating a condition, the condition being at a mobile device, and a characteristic related to a defined network service associated with a connection to the mobile device. The operations can also comprise selectively modifying a quantity of antennas utilized to provide the connection to the mobile device based on the condition being determined to influence a level of service associated with the defined network service.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 based on a first service level agreement associated with a first user equipment and an occurrence of a defined event, changing, by network equipment comprising a processor, a first connection of the first user equipment from a satellite network to a terrestrial access network; and   based on a second service level agreement associated with a second user equipment and the occurrence of the defined event, changing, by the network equipment, a second connection of the second user equipment from the terrestrial access network to the satellite network, wherein a first priority of the first service level agreement is less than a second priority of the second service level agreement.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 based on the defined event determined to be an emergency situation, adjusting, by the network equipment, the second priority to be a higher priority as compared to the first priority.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 prior to the changing of the first connection and the changing of the second connection, determining, by the network equipment, that the first user equipment is associated with a first credential of non-emergency personnel and that the second user equipment is associated with a second credential of emergency personnel.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first user equipment and the second user equipment are determined to be within a defined geographic area, and wherein the defined event is an emergency situation occurring within the defined geographic area. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the defined event is associated with an application determined to be executing on the second user equipment, and wherein the method further comprises:
 prior to the changing of the first connection and the changing of the second connection, determining, by the network equipment, that a measurement reported by the second user equipment is determined to fail to support conditions of the second service level agreement.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing of the first connection comprises temporarily halting information transmitted via the first connection to the first user equipment. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing of the first connection comprises discontinuing usage of a first antenna of a first group of antennas for the first connection, and wherein the changing of the second connection comprises temporarily adding the first antenna to a second group of second antennas. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the terrestrial access network and the satellite network are configured to operate according to a new radio network communication protocol. 
     
     
         9 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 based on first credentials indicating that a first user equipment is associated with non-emergency personnel and a first service level agreement established for the first user equipment, transitioning a first connection with the first user equipment from a satellite network to a terrestrial access network; and 
 based on second credentials indicating that a second user equipment is associated with emergency personnel and a second service level agreement established for the second user equipment, transitioning a second connection with the second user equipment from the terrestrial access network to the satellite network. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 prior to the transitioning of the first connection and the transitioning of the second connection, determining that the first user equipment and the second user equipment are within a defined geographic area, and wherein the transitioning of the first connection and the transitioning of the second connection is based on receipt of information indicative of an occurrence of a defined condition.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the defined condition is a condition that is an internal condition of at least one of the first user equipment and the second user equipment. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the defined condition is a condition occurring within the defined geographic area and external to the first user equipment and the second user equipment. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the defined condition is related to an application executing at the second user equipment, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 prior to the transitioning of the first connection and during consumption of the application at the second user equipment, receiving an indication that a quality of service of the application fails to satisfy the second service level agreement.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 prior to the transitioning of the first connection and the transitioning of the second connection, instantiating a software defined networking controller device that enables a service for the second user equipment.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the transitioning of the first connection comprises discontinuing usage of a first antenna of a first group of antennas for the first connection, and wherein the transitioning of the second connection comprises temporarily adding the first antenna to a second group of second antennas. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the transitioning of the first connection comprises temporarily halting information transmitted via the first connection to the first user equipment. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining that a condition occurring with respect to the first user equipment and the second user equipment has changed;   transitioning the first connection from the terrestrial access network to the satellite network; and   transitioning the second connection from the satellite network to the terrestrial access network.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the terrestrial access network is configured to operate according to at least a fifth generation network communication protocol, and wherein the satellite network is configured to operate according to at least a sixth generation network communication protocol. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 based on an occurrence of a defined event and a first service level agreement associated with a first user equipment, transitioning a first connection of the first user equipment from a satellite network to a terrestrial access network; and   based on the occurrence of the defined event and a second service level agreement associated with a second user equipment, transitioning a second connection of the second user equipment from the terrestrial access network to the satellite network, wherein the first service level agreement comprises a first priority and the second service level agreement comprises a second priority, and wherein the second priority is a higher priority as compared to the first priority.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 prior to the transitioning of the first connection and the transitioning of the second connection, instantiating a software defined networking controller device that enables a service for the second user equipment.

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