Dynamic radio access mesh network

Abstract

A dynamic mesh network is presented. A dynamic mesh network according to some embodiments includes a plurality of user equipment (UE) gateways, each UE gateway comprising a radio device, a router, and one or more device interfaces, each gateway configured to couple with one or more of the other gateways over radio links with the radio device; and one or more subnet base stations formed with the plurality of UE gateways, wherein in each subnet base station one of the plurality of UE gateways in the subnet base station includes a centralized unit coupled to cloud internet services, one of the plurality of UE gateways in the subnet base station includes a distributed unit, and one of the plurality of UE gateways in the subnet base station includes a radio unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A user equipment (UE) gateway, comprising:
 a radio device;   a router coupled to the radio device; and   one or more device interfaces coupled to the router;   wherein the UE gateway operates to network with upstream network devices through a base station, the base station including a centralized unit, a distributed unit, and a radio unit.   
     
     
         2 . The UE gateway according to  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway operates as the radio unit and is configured to provide networking downstream with one or more other UE gateways. 
     
     
         3 . The UE gateway according to  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway operates as the distributed unit in a subnet with one or more other UE gateways. 
     
     
         4 . The UE gateway according to  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway operates as the centralized unit and provides connection from one or more other UE gateways and cloud internet services. 
     
     
         5 . The UE gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway is a member of a subnet providing network services to another UE gateway. 
     
     
         6 . The UE gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the network services are one or more of the centralized unit, the distributed unit, and the radio unit. 
     
     
         7 . The UE gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway services one or more devices coupled to the one or more device interfaces. 
     
     
         8 . The UE gateway of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more devices include Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. 
     
     
         9 . The UE gateway of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more devices includes a energy network devices. 
     
     
         10 . The UE gateway of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more devices includes an roaming energy network devices. 
     
     
         11 . The UE gateway of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more devices interact with the one or more device interfaces using a native data model. 
     
     
         12 . The UE gateway of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more devices interact with the one or more device interfaces using a standard data model. 
     
     
         13 . The UE gateway of  claim 12 , wherein the standard data model is the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) standard data model. 
     
     
         14 . The UE gateway of  claim 7 , wherein a super virtual device module is implemented to interface with one or more of the one or more devices. 
     
     
         15 . The UE gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway is a Home Gateway. 
     
     
         16 . The UE gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway is a Multi-Dwelling Gateway. 
     
     
         17 . The UE gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the UE gateway is an Enterprise Gateway. 
     
     
         18 . A dynamic mesh network, comprising:
 a plurality of user equipment (UE) gateways, each UE gateway comprising a radio device, a router, and one or more device interfaces, each gateway configured to couple with one or more of the other gateways over radio links with the radio device; and   one or more subnet base stations formed with the plurality of UE gateways, wherein in each subnet base station one of the plurality of UE gateways in the subnet base station includes a centralized unit coupled to cloud internet services, one of the plurality of UE gateways in the subnet base station includes a distributed unit, and one of the plurality of UE gateways in the subnet base station includes a radio unit.   
     
     
         19 . The network of  claim 18 , wherein each subnet includes a common UE gateway operating as the centralized unit. 
     
     
         20 . The network of  claim 18 , wherein devices coupled to the device interfaces of one of the plurality of UE gateways is coupled to the cloud internet services through the subnet base station that includes the one of the plurality of UE gateways. 
     
     
         21 . The network of  claim 20 , wherein the devices include one or more of user equipment devices, Internet-of-Things devices, energy network devices, or roaming energy network devices. 
     
     
         22 . The network of  claim 20 , wherein the one or more device interfaces interact with the one or more devices using native data models. 
     
     
         23 . The network of  claim 20 , wherein the one or more device interfaces interact with the one or more devices using standard data models. 
     
     
         24 . The network of  claim 20 , wherein at least one of the one or more device interfaces interact with at least one of the one or more devices using a super virtual device module to enhance capabilities of the devices. 
     
     
         25 . A method of forming a mesh network, comprising:
 forming a base station from one or more UE gateways, each of the UE gateways comprising a radio device, a router, and one or more device interfaces and function as at least one of a centralized unit, a distributed unit, and a radio unit; and   coupling at least one other UE gateway to the base station.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein forming the base station includes providing a single UE gateway functioning with the centralized unit, the distributed unit, and the radio unit. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein forming the base station includes providing a UE gateway functioning as the radio unit and servicing a plurality of UE gateways, each of the plurality of UE gateways interfacing to one or more end-point devices. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein forming the base station includes providing a UE gateway functioning with the centralized unit providing internet services to the at least one other UE gateway. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein coupling at least one other UE gateway includes coupling the at least one other UE gateway to a UE gateway functioning as a radio unit. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the base station is distributed across a plurality of the one or more UE gateways. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein each of the one or more UE gateways and the at least one other UE gateway interface to end-point devices. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the end-point devices include one or more of internet-of-things devices, power meters, and power chargers.