Front-haul plug-and-play configuration for a C-RAN

    公开(公告)号:US11159377B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16569470

    申请日:2019-09-12

    IPC分类号: H04L12/00 H04L12/24 H04L12/46

    摘要: This disclosure relates to automatically configuring a front-haul switched Ethernet network for a C-RAN. The topology of the front-haul switched Ethernet network is automatically discovered. One or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network are automatically configured. The configuration of the one or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network is automatically verified. The discovered topology can be automatically verified. Also, the discovered topology or the configuration of the front-haul switched Ethernet network can be automatically validated to check if it corresponds to a network design for the front-haul switched Ethernet network.

    Systems and methods for secure virtualized base station orchestration

    公开(公告)号:US12010510B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17856164

    申请日:2022-07-01

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method for secure virtualized wireless base station orchestration comprises: obtaining a node certificate and private key from a global CA defining a PKI signing certificate/private key; obtaining a sub CA certificate/private key from either an edge cloud node cluster or the global CA, using a PKI request signed using the PKI signing certificate/private key; establishing an orchestration access IPsec tunnel to a cloud comprising edge cloud orchestration functions; utilizing the orchestration functions to deploy on the node virtualized entities comprising VNFs of a wireless base station; obtaining at least one VNF certificate and private key for the VNFs from the global CA using a PKI request signed using the global certificate/private key; utilizing the VNF certificate/private key, establishing IPsec tunnels between the VNFs and a wireless network services operator network and/or to an OAM secure gateway for a DMS.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS BASE STATION NETWORKING SOLUTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230155862A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US18056602

    申请日:2022-11-17

    IPC分类号: H04L12/46

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4641

    摘要: Systems and methods for virtualized wireless base station networking solutions are provided. In one embodiment, a controller for a telecommunications wireless base station comprises: one or more physical network interfaces; at least one processor programed to execute code on the controller: one or more virtualized entities for one or more virtual network functions of the base station, wherein a first virtual network function comprises a plurality of functional applications that each includes a respective network interface for connecting to a data network; a virtual network interface dedicated stack associated with each network interface, wherein a respective virtual network interface dedicated stack defines for each network interface a virtual media access control (VMAC) address, a virtual network interface (VF), a virtual local area network (VLAN), and a logical subnetwork internet protocol (IP) address. Each functional applications is bound to the physical network interfaces by their respective virtual network interface dedicated stack.

    ADAPTER FOR CONVERTING BETWEEN THE NETWORK CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (NETCONF) AND THE TECHNICAL REPORT 069 (TR-069) PROTOCOL

    公开(公告)号:US20210297508A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17207037

    申请日:2021-03-19

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06 H04W24/04

    摘要: One embodiment is directed to an adapter entity comprising a Technical Report 069 (TR-069) protocol automatic configuration server (ACS) module configured to communicate with managed equipment included in a radio access network (RAN) using the TR-069 protocol. The adapter entity further comprises a Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) server configured to communicate with an Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Software Defined Network Radio instance (SDN-R) of an ONAP management and orchestration (MANO) environment using NETCONF. The adapter entity further comprises a TR-069-to-NETCONF mapper module, communicatively coupled to the TR-069 protocol ACS module and the NETCONF server, configured to dynamically map NETCONF requests and responses to and from TR-069 Protocol requests and responses. The adapter entity is configured to dynamically map NETCONF requests and responses to and from TR-069 Protocol requests and responses. Other embodiments and examples are disclosed.

    Controller redundancy in a centralized radio access network

    公开(公告)号:US11595831B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16588193

    申请日:2019-09-30

    摘要: One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a plurality of controllers and a plurality of radio points that provide wireless service to user equipment. The system is configured to serve a plurality of logical cells. The system is configured so that each logical cell is served by a respective group of the radio points. The system is configured to associate each group of radio points with a respective one or more controllers in order for the respective one or more controllers to serve the respective logical cell associated with that group of radio points while associated therewith. The system is configured to use a protection scheme in which the respective group of radio points that serves each logical cell does not change in the event of a fail-over that causes the one or more controllers associated with that group of radio points to change.

    COMMISSIONING A CENTRAL CONTROLLER IN A CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20210329434A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17190794

    申请日:2021-03-03

    摘要: A cloud radio access network (C-RAN) includes a plurality of remote units (RUs), each with a wireless transceiver to exchange RF signals with at least one UE. The C-RAN also includes a central controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of RUs via a fronthaul comprising one or more ETHERNET switches. The central controller is communicatively coupled to an activation server via a backhaul network. The central controller also includes at least one processor configured to, following initial power up, establish a connection to the activation server indicated by activation server information pre-configured on the central controller. The at least one processor is also configured to receive a commissioning package, which includes commissioning information, from the activation server. The at least one processor is also configured to configure the central controller based on the commissioning information.

    CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORK IMPLEMENTING A CITIZENS BROADBAND RADIO SERVICE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200305159A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16823186

    申请日:2020-03-18

    IPC分类号: H04W72/04 H04W72/08 H04W16/14

    摘要: A Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) communication system is provided. The CBRS communication system includes at least one baseband controller communicatively coupled to a spectrum access system (SAS) that allocates radio frequency (RF) channels in the CBRS communication system. The at least one baseband controller is communicatively coupled to at least one radio point (RP) using a switched ETHERNET network. Each of the at least one RP implements at least one Citizens Broadband Radio Service device (CBSD) that is communicatively coupled to the SAS and configured to provide wireless service to user equipment (UEs) using one or more of the RF channels allocated by the SAS.