UTILIZATION OF VIRTUALIZED DISTRIBUTED UNITS AT CELL SITES

    公开(公告)号:US20230337046A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US17974980

    申请日:2022-10-27

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 H04W28/0221 H04W72/042 H04W28/0236

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving telecommunications services by intelligently deploying radio access network components and redundant links within a data center hierarchy to satisfy latency, power, availability, and quality of service requirements for one or more network slices are described. The radio access network components may include virtualized distributed units (VDUs) and virtualized centralized units (VCUs). To satisfy a latency requirement for a network slice, various components of a radio access network may need to be redeployed closer to user equipment. To satisfy a power requirement for the network slice, various components of the radio access network may need to be redeployed closer to core network components. Over time, the components of the radio access network may be dynamically reassigned to different layers within a data center hierarchy in order to satisfy changing latency requirements and power requirements for the network slice.

    IN SERVICE UPGRADE OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK DISTRIBUTED UNIT OF A CELLULAR NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20240220231A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18147407

    申请日:2022-12-28

    CPC classification number: G06F8/65 H04W28/08

    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for providing an in-service upgrading of software for a radio access network (RAN) distributed unit (DU). First, a software upgrade is received at the DU, where the DU is split into a first DU pod and a second DU pod. The amount of traffic is drained at the first DU pod so that the second DU pod handles all user equipment (UE) traffic for the DU. When the traffic has been drained for the first DU pod, the software upgrade is installed for the first DU pod, and the first DU pod running the upgraded software is redeployed.

    PREPLANNED SITE SWAP
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240214841A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18087089

    申请日:2022-12-22

    CPC classification number: H04W24/04 H04W72/0453

    Abstract: A system and method that detects initiation of a triggering event associated with a coverage area having a plurality of macrosites. The system and method further activate an auxiliary power source at each of a predetermined number of selected macrosites, the selected macrosites being ones of the plurality of macrosites. A number of the plurality of macrosites is greater than the predetermined number of selected macrosites. The system and method further include temporarily disabling at least one macrosite other than the selected macrosites.

    CARRIER AGGREGATION BASED ON USER LOCATION AND USER PROFILE

    公开(公告)号:US20230388846A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US17752685

    申请日:2022-05-24

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0226

    Abstract: A base station establishes a mobile communications network utilizing multiple component carriers. The base station receives one or both of location data and profile data associated with user equipment devices connected to the mobile communications network. The base station selects carrier aggregation schemes for each of the user equipment devices based on one or both of the location data and the profile data.

    MANAGEMENT OF REDUNDANT LINKS
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250015940A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18891876

    申请日:2024-09-20

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving telecommunications services by intelligently deploying redundant links within a data center hierarchy to satisfy latency, power, availability, and quality of service requirements are described. A data center hierarchy of a cellular network is established with a first data center layer, a second data center layer, and a third data center layer. A first redundant link is established between a first node in the first data center layer and a third node in the third data center layer. In response to detecting that a failure rate of the first data center layer exceeds a threshold failure rate, the first redundant link is removed and a second redundant link is added between the third node and a second node in the second data center layer.

    IN SERVICE UPGRADE OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK RADIO UNIT OF A CELLULAR NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20240223448A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18147427

    申请日:2022-12-28

    CPC classification number: H04L41/082 H04W24/02 H04W28/0247

    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for providing an in-service upgrading of software for a radio access network (RAN) radio unit (RU). The method includes directing traffic from user equipment to the first RU and a second RU that both reside on a first sector of a cell site. A software upgrade is received at the first RU, and the amount of traffic at the first RU is drained to the second RU so that the second RU handles the traffic for the first sector. When the traffic has been drained at the first RU, the software upgrade is installed in the first RU, and the first RU is rebooted.

    CELL SITE POWER OUTAGE POWER SAVING SOLUTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240214925A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18087231

    申请日:2022-12-22

    CPC classification number: H04W52/0206

    Abstract: A method of controlling backup power consumption at a cellular base station subject to a power outage includes determining the cellular base station is subject to a power outage and is being supplied power from backup power storage, preparing a notification of the power outage, sending the notification to a cloud computing network so as to be recognized by an artificial intelligence cellular base station management program, receiving a backup power consumption instruction from the cloud computer network in response to the artificial intelligence cellular base station management program evaluating that at least one criterion compelling control of backup power consumption exists, and effectuating a change in backup power consumption at the cellular base station by executing the backup power consumption instruction.

    UTILIZATION OF REPLICATED PODS WITH DISTRIBUTED UNIT APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230337047A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US17974983

    申请日:2022-10-27

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 H04W28/18

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving telecommunications services by intelligently deploying radio access network components and redundant links within a data center hierarchy to satisfy latency, power, availability, and quality of service requirements for one or more network slices are described. The radio access network components may include virtualized distributed units (VDUs) and virtualized centralized units (VCUs). To satisfy a latency requirement for a network slice, various components of a radio access network may need to be redeployed closer to user equipment. To satisfy a power requirement for the network slice, various components of the radio access network may need to be redeployed closer to core network components. Over time, the components of the radio access network may be dynamically reassigned to different layers within a data center hierarchy in order to satisfy changing latency requirements and power requirements for the network slice.

    MANAGEMENT OF REDUNDANT LINKS
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230336287A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US17974977

    申请日:2022-10-27

    CPC classification number: H04L1/22 G06F11/14

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving telecommunications services by intelligently deploying radio access network components and redundant links within a data center hierarchy to satisfy latency, power, availability, and quality of service requirements for one or more network slices are described. The radio access network components may include virtualized distributed units (VDUs) and virtualized centralized units (VCUs). To satisfy a latency requirement for a network slice, various components of a radio access network may need to be redeployed closer to user equipment. To satisfy a power requirement for the network slice, various components of the radio access network may need to be redeployed closer to core network components. Over time, the components of the radio access network may be dynamically reassigned to different layers within a data center hierarchy in order to satisfy changing latency requirements and power requirements for the network slice.

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