System and method for brokering wireless communication resources
Abstract
A system and method, operable with a wireless communication cell having at least one aperture array, for brokering wireless communication resources. In one embodiment, the system includes a virtual sector broker configured to generate, in response to a resource request, an allocation request based on available wireless communication resources of the cell subjected to a brokering process and an internal policy broker database associated with the virtual sector broker. The system further includes a virtual sector formation unit configured to employ the at least one aperture array to provide dynamic virtual sectorization of the available wireless communication resources in response to the allocation request.

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Titles3
- German
- System und Verfahren zum Makeln von drahtlosen Kommunikationsresourcen
- English
- System and method for brokering wireless communication resources
- French
- Système et méthode pour le courtage des ressources de communication sans fils
Classification
- CPC, 8
- H04W16/24
- H04L67/1002
- H04W16/28
- H04L2029/06054
- H04L67/10015
- H04L67/1001
- H04W72/0413
- H04W72/21
- IPC, 6
- H04L12 56
- H04L29 06
- H04L29 08
- H04W16 24
- H04W16 28
- H04W72 04
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- France
- United Kingdom
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- Ireland
- Italy
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- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
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- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia