Bring Your Own Coverage (BYOC) with In-vehicle Base Station

An in-vehicle base station is a ruggedized in-vehicle eNodeB. It provides control, security, and traffic prioritization along with the unique capability to extend or create 4G LTE coverage anywhere, including in-building, rural, etc. to enable performance-critical Public Safety, Military, and local government multimedia and data communications via Bring Your Own Coverage (BYOC) capability. BYOC capability addresses coverage shortfalls from geographical or building limitations to network outages and emergency circumstances. The nodes can extend nearby macro coverage into areas with no coverage like underground parking garages, basements, etc., and also enable Ad Hoc network or Network- in-a-Box (NIB) when network infrastructure do not exist or is compromised. With flexible mounting options, the hardware can be easily installed in any emergency or public transit vehicle or in a backpack/man-carriable.

Features and Capabilities

The in-vehicle eNodeB is a portable, ruggedized system that can instantly extend macro network coverage. With its small form factor and light weight, it fits easily in any vehicle. The in-vehicle node can also create coverage via an ad hoc network (Network in a Box, or NIB) capability in emergencies or network outages. As a result, it can be used both in everyday scenarios as well as for disaster response. This allows public safety or defense organizations to be better prepared for emergencies while decreasing response time and reducing the cost to own a deployable.

BYOC operates in two modes:

Connected Mode that extends the coverage area from a nearby macro into coverage non-spots like basements and tunnels. BYOC in connected mode provides enhanced mobile coverage to users in indoor or outdoor spaces where geographical limitations (based on terrain, building construction, etc.) or crowd density might otherwise prevent an optimal wireless experience. The nodes instantly incorporate into the fixed network, so when an emergency service or defense vehicle pulls up to the building, it creates a coverage bubble. This helps solve the indoor coverage problem via lower-power UE uplink that is received by the in-vehicle eNodeB located outside. An in-vehicle eNodeB provides an enhanced coverage capability to send and receive high quality voice, data, and multimedia based on per user policy. Public safety and military personnel using standard commodity handsets within a 100+ meter radius will have exceptional coverage as strong signals from the in-vehicle eNodeB penetrate the dead areas within buildings, such as elevators or basements. Additional vehicles can arrive and mesh into this network, extending the coverage area further as an enhancement to the coverage of the macro network. A hand-off from the in-vehicle eNodeB is seamless and secure to the enhanced or macro coverage.

Closed “Ad Hoc” Mode (Network in a Box or NIB) to provide coverage to every first responder or military personnel, even when network infrastructure is compromised or does not exist.

By bringing an embedded EPC as a part of the Closed Network Coverage configuration, an instant ad hoc local network (NIB) can be created in cases of compromised network infrastructure.

Public safety personnel can communicate with each other without having the communications backhauled to the network. A direct connection is provided via the in-vehicle eNodeB. Additional nodes in other vehicles can create a mesh, thereby extending the network further by daisy chaining. Local EPC/Embedded EPC will add additional layer of control and resilience to public safety networks.

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Deployment Options

The solution delivers reliable coverage in urban to rural areas, local organizational control, and resilience with self-healing features and flexible backhaul capabilities including multi-homed mesh or LTE backhauls (relay node). Supported Public Safety LTE and Private LTE use cases include:

Day-to-day operations (military/navy/air force base, police station, etc. + in-vehicle)
Mission Critical and Robustness (deployable)
- Withstand an attack and keep going
- Lightweight equipment to fit in a backpack
- Each police, ambulance, army, artillery and aviation branch are able to run their network in a disaster where the national network is down
Special Operations: (ad hoc networks)
- Deploy network in minutes instead of hours
Special Force Remote Operations (deployable/ad hoc networking)
- Daisy chain via mesh (i.e. bring coverage to a remote location)
- Instant network in remote areas (i.e. mountains)
- Interoperable (i.e. Navy and Air Force unit, police and fire can share video, exchange calls)
Emergencies and natural disasters
Instant network from vehicle, boat, drone, balloon
Network in a Box (NIB) – manpack or in-vehicle — with:
- Different RF outputs available depending on coverage area
- Situational Awareness without adding additional complexity
- Fastest Bubble Coverage with Plug-n-Play
- Self-Healing and Self-Organizing Network Orchestration
- Mesh with ICIC provides seamless Intra/Inter handoff and roaming for all Coverage Areas
- Daisy Chain 1 – Many => Dynamically create, expand, and/or contract NIB Coverage
- Application Server allows first responders to use apps that bridge the LMR & LTE worlds
- Instant connectivity for non-technical personnel
- Coverage expands in real time as Human, Vehicle, &/or In-Vehicle arrive on scene

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