Patent ID: 9474018
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A smart Radio Access Network (RAN) node for wireless distributed cloud computing with a User Equipment (UE), the smart RAN node in communication with at least a Wi-Fi network and an LTE network, the smart RAN node comprising: a network interface unit of the smart RAN node that communicates with at least the Wi-Fi and LTE networks; and a processing unit of the smart RAN node configured to perform packet inspection on data sent and received as packets between an access point and core network components through the smart RAN node, the processing unit being further configured to choose which of the Wi-Fi and LTE networks to use to send and receive the data to and from the access point at a given time based on loading condition of each radio access network technology, user's application/service requirements and user's policy.