US 12,302,109 B2
5G cell multi-carrier neutrality network slice support
Todd Gibson, Rowlett, TX (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/507,337.
Application 18/507,337 is a continuation of application No. 17/880,325, filed on Aug. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,856,410.
Application 17/880,325 is a continuation of application No. 16/845,675, filed on Apr. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,418,963, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/845,796, filed on May 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0080676 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 16/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to provision network slices to wireless devices within wireless networks of wireless service providers, the system comprising:
multiple radio modules configured to communicate with one or more of the wireless devices in one or more of the wireless networks
wherein the multiple radio modules are co-located in a single enclosure;
at least one processor coupled to the multiple radio modules; and
at least one non-transitory memory, coupled to the at least one processor, and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
concurrently associate multiple network slices with respective wireless service providers; and
associate the multiple network slices to the multiple radio modules,
wherein the respective wireless service providers are independent wireless service providers that each own and manage separate wireless networks.