Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) system comprises a plurality of capsules that operate in parallel to cooperatively perform RAN stack operations corresponding to a plurality of RAN stacks, each capsule utilizing a processor and a memory configured to perform a corresponding component of the RAN stack operations, wherein the RAN stack operations result in: communicating backhaul communications with a core communications network; communicating fronthaul communications with a plurality of radio units configured to engage in wireless communications with a plurality of user equipment (UEs) via a radio channel of a radio network; converting, in accordance with a communication standard, received fronthaul communications from the plurality of radio units into backhaul communications transmitted to the core communications network; and converting, in accordance with the communication standard, received backhaul communications from the core communications network into fronthaul communications.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) system comprises capsules that operate in parallel to cooperatively perform RAN stack operations, each capsule utilizing a processor and a memory configured to perform a corresponding component of the RAN stack operations, wherein a first subset of plurality of capsules is implemented by a first module under control of a first liquidity controller, wherein a second subset of capsules is implemented by a second module under control of a second liquidity controller, wherein the first subset of capsules are mutually exclusive of the second subset of capsules, wherein the first liquidity controller and the second liquidity controller cooperate to support a migration of a first capsule from the first subset of capsules to the second subset of capsules.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) system includes a plurality of capsules that operate in parallel to cooperatively perform RAN stack operations, each capsule utilizing a processor and a memory configured to perform a corresponding component of the RAN stack operations. The RAN stack operations result in: communicating backhaul communications with a core communication network; communicating fronthaul communications with a plurality of radio units configured to engage in wireless communications with a plurality of user equipment (UEs) via a radio channel of a radio network; converting, in accordance with a communication standard, received fronthaul communications from the plurality of radio units into backhaul communications transmitted to the communications network; and converting, in accordance with the communication standard, received backhaul communications from the communications network into fronthaul communications transmitted to the plurality of radio units.

Abstract: A RAN system includes Capsules that operate in parallel to cooperatively perform RAN stack operations, each capsule utilizing a processor and a memory configured to perform a component of the RAN stack operations, wherein a first subset of plurality of capsules is implemented by a first module under control of a first liquidity controller, wherein a second subset of capsules is implemented by a second module under control of a second liquidity controller, and wherein the first subset of capsules are mutually exclusive of the second subset of capsules. The RAN system migrates, via the first liquidity controller and the second liquidity controller, a first capsule from the first subset of capsules to the second subset of capsules as part of a security mechanism in response to a security attack on the RAN.