Unifying virtualizations in a core network and a wireless access network

摘要

To unify virtualizations in a core network and a wireless access network, a virtual wireless network is mapped to a virtual network in the core network. Based on the mapping, data associated with a communications session can be communicated through the virtual wireless network and core virtual network.

主权项

1. A method of unifying virtualizations in a core network and a wireless access network, comprising:
providing a plurality of virtual wireless networks provided by corresponding virtual access points in the wireless access network; providing a plurality of virtual networks in the core network; and mapping a service set identifier (SSID) of a particular one of the plurality of virtual wireless networks to a service instance identifier (ISID) of a particular one of the plurality of virtual networks, where the mapping uses a data structure that contains the SSID and the ISID, the data structure correlating the SSID to the ISID; using the mapping to communicate data associated with a communications session involving a mobile station and another endpoint through the particular virtual wireless network and the particular virtual network; detecting transfer of the mobile station from a first physical access point to a second physical access point in the wireless access network; and maintaining the mapping between the SSID and the ISID in the data structure in response to the transfer.