Systems and methods for providing mobility aspects to applications in the cloud

Abstract

An exemplary system according to the present disclosure comprises at least one mobility networking module implemented in at least one lower tier radiolet. The mobility network module performs one or more traffic data plane functions. The exemplary system further comprises at least one mobility application module implemented in at least one upper tier radiolet. The mobility application module performs one or more application data plane functions. The exemplary system further comprises at least one mobility cloud module implemented in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet. The mobility cloud module performs computing execution functions of a cloud session.

1 . A system of providing mobility to an application cloud in communication with a network and enabling the application cloud and network to work in tandem, the system comprising:
 at least one mobility networking module implemented in at least one lower tier radiolet and comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility network module to perform one or more traffic data plane functions, wherein the at least one lower tier radiolet communicates with the network;   at least one mobility application module implemented in at least one upper tier radiolet and comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility network module to perform one or more application data plane functions, wherein the at least one upper tier radiolet communicates with the application cloud; and   at least one mobility cloud module implemented in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet and comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility cloud module to perform computing execution functions of a cloud session.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one interconnect module implemented in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet and comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one interconnect module to perform communication functions;   at least one solution module implemented in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet and comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one solution module to perform application support and data storage functions; and   at least one mobility interface module implemented in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet and comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility interface module to perform interfacing functions.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet are distributed geographically. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobility networking module retains management plane and control plane functions in a centralized packet core of an operator network. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the management plane and control plane functions are implemented in an operator proxy radiolet. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobility application module retains management plane and control plane functions in centralized modules of an application provider data center. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the management plane and control plane functions are implemented in an over the top proxy radiolet. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobility cloud module retains management plane and control plane functions in centralized network elements of a cloud provider data center. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the management plane and control plane functions are implemented in a cloud proxy radiolet. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system provides for one or more of hyper-distribution of access and functions that migrate with a user; optimization and interaction across layers of the network and the application cloud; and solutions that abet provisioning of digital services. 
     
     
         11 . A method of providing mobility to an application cloud in communication with a network and enabling the application cloud and network to work in tandem, the method comprising:
 implementing at least one mobility networking module in at least one lower tier radiolet, the at least one mobility networking module comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility network module to perform one or more traffic data plane functions, wherein the at least one lower tier radiolet communicates with the network;   implementing at least one mobility application module in at least one upper tier radiolet, the at least one mobility application module comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility network module to perform one or more application data plane functions, wherein the at least one upper tier radiolet communicates with the application cloud; and   implementing at least one mobility cloud module in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet, the at least one mobility cloud module comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility cloud module to perform computing execution functions of a cloud session.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 implementing at least one interconnect module in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet, the at least one interconnect module comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one interconnect module to perform communication functions;   implementing at least one solution module in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet, the at least one solution module comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one solution module to perform application support and data storage functions; and   implementing at least one mobility interface module in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet, the at least one mobility interface module comprising at least one processor executing computer readable instructions that cause the at least one mobility interface module to perform interfacing functions.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet are distributed geographically. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising retaining, by the at least one mobility networking module, management plane and control plane functions in a centralized packet core of an operator network. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising implementing the management plane and control plane functions in an operator proxy radiolet. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising retaining, by the at least one mobility application module, management plane and control plane functions in centralized modules of an application provider data center. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising implementing the management plane and control plane functions in an over the top proxy radiolet. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 retaining, by the at least one mobility cloud module, management plane and control plane functions in centralized network elements of a cloud provider data center, and   implementing the management plane and control plane functions in a cloud proxy radiolet.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the method provides for one or more of hyper-distribution of access and functions that migrate with a user; optimization and interaction across layers of the network and the application cloud; and solutions that abet provisioning of digital services.