Automatic setup system and method of ubicell base station

• US 20080139249A1
• Filed: 11/09/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hee-Gu
• Granted Patent: US 7,966,042 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/16 for PBS [Private Base Station] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition

Abstract

A Ubicell base station includes a Ubicell base station, one or more Ubicell core network elements, and an integrated management server. The Ubicell base identifies position information thereof using a GPS module, and at a time of setup, provides environment setting information including the position information thereof. Each Ubicell core network element, upon receiving environment setting information of an arbitrary Ubicell base station, generates an environment construction information file of the arbitrary Ubicell base station, registers the arbitrary Ubicell base station, and sends the environment construction information file to the arbitrary Ubicell base station. The integrated management server identifies the Ubicell core network element in a corresponding position based on the environment setting information, provided from the Ubicell base station, and provides the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station to the Ubicell core network element.

Claims

1. An automatic setup system of a Ubicell base station, comprising:

a Ubicell base station, which identifies position information thereof using a global positioning system module, and at a time of setup, provides environment setting information including the position information thereof;

one or more Ubicell core network elements, each of which, upon receiving environment setting information of an arbitrary Ubicell base station, generates an environment construction information file of the arbitrary Ubicell base station, registers the arbitrary Ubicell base station, and sends the environment construction information file to the arbitrary Ubicell base station; and

an integrated management server, which identifies the Ubicell core network element in a corresponding position based on the environment setting information, provided from the Ubicell base station, and provides the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station to the Ubicell core network element.

2. The automatic setup system according to claim 1, wherein the Ubicell core network element judges whether or not the position information of the Ubicell base station is changed based on the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station, provided from the Ubicell base station through the integrated management server, and the registered environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station, and if the position information of the Ubicell base station is changed, transmitting setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to the integrated management server.

3. The automatic setup system according to claim 2, wherein the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station includes the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station, which is already registered in the Ubicell core network element.

4. The automatic setup system according to claim 3, wherein, when the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station is received from the Ubicell core network element, the integrated management server provides the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to another Ubicell core network element, where the Ubicell base station is positioned.

5. The automatic setup system according to claim 3, wherein the Ubicell core network element includes:

a security manager, which, upon receiving the environment setting information received from the Ubicell base station through the integrated management server, generates an environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station, stores the generated environment construction information file, and sends the environment construction information file to the Ubicell base station;

a file memory, which stores and manages the environment construction information file, generated by the security manager; and

a position information identifier, which, upon receiving the environment setting information through the integrated management server, identifies whether or not the received environment setting information is stored in the file memory, if the received environment setting information is stored, judges whether or not the position information of the Ubicell base station is equal, and if the position information is different, transmits the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to the integrated management server.

6. The automatic setup system according to claim 1, wherein the Ubicell base station includes:

the global positioning system module; and

a data processor, which, at a connection to the Ubicell core network element, transmits the environment setting information including the position information of the Ubicell base station to the integrated management server.

7. An automatic setup method of a Ubicell base station, comprising:

at a Ubicell base station, when connected through an Internet protocol network, identifying position information thereof using a global positioning system module, and transmitting environment setting information including the position information thereof to an integrated management server;

at the integrated management server, identifying a position of the Ubicell base station based on the environment setting information, received from the Ubicell base station, and transmitting the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station to a Ubicell core network element in a corresponding position;

at the Ubicell core network element, receiving the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station through the integrated management server, and judging whether or not an environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is registered;

at the Ubicell core network element, if the step of judging whether or not an environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is registered shows that the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is not registered, generating and registering the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station; and

at the Ubicell core network element, sending the registered environment construction information file to the Ubicell base station.

8. The automatic setup method according to claim 7, further comprising:

at the Ubicell core network element, if the step of judging whether or not an environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is registered shows that the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is registered, judging whether or not the registered position information of the Ubicell base station is different from the received position information of the Ubicell base station;

at the Ubicell core network element, if the step of judging whether or not the registered position information of the Ubicell base station is different from the received position information of the Ubicell base station shows that the registered position information of the Ubicell base station is different from the received position information of the Ubicell base station, transmitting setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to the integrated management server and deleting the registered environment setting information of the Ubicell base station; and

at the integrated management server, transmitting the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to a second Ubicell core network element in a position, to which the Ubicell base station has moved, so that the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station is registered in the second Ubicell core network element.

9. The automatic setup method according to claim 8, further comprising:

at the second Ubicell core network element, upon receiving the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station, re-registers the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station, and providing the re-registered environment setting information to the Ubicell base station.

10. An automatic setup system of a Ubicell base station, comprising:

a Ubicell base station, an integrated management server and one or more Ubicell core network elements,

wherein the Ubicell base station transmits initial connection information, and upon receiving an Internet protocol address of a corresponding one of Ubicell core network elements, transmits environment setting information to the corresponding Ubicell core network element matching the received Internet protocol address;

wherein the integrated management server, upon receiving the initial connection information from the Ubicell base station, identifies the corresponding Ubicell core network element in a corresponding position, and sending the Internet protocol address of the corresponding Ubicell core network element to the Ubicell base station; and

wherein each of the Ubicell core network elements, upon receiving the environment setting information from the Ubicell base station, generates an environment construction file of the Ubicell base station, and registers the Ubicell base station.

11. The automatic setup system according to claim 10, wherein the initial connection information of the Ubicell base station includes position information, identified using a global positioning system module.

12. The automatic setup system according to claim 11, wherein the initial connection information of the Ubicell base station includes Internet protocol address information of the corresponding Ubicell core network element if the Ubicell base station is registered in the corresponding Ubicell core network element.

13. The automatic setup system according to claim 12, wherein the integrated management server, upon receiving the initial connection information, identifies whether or not the Internet protocol address information of the corresponding Ubicell core network element is included in the initial connection information, and if the Internet protocol address information of the corresponding Ubicell core network element is not included, provides the Ubicell base station with Internet protocol address information of a second Ubicell core network element in an area matching the position information included in the initial connection information.

14. The automatic setup system according to claim 13, wherein the integrated management server, if the Internet protocol address information of the corresponding Ubicell core network element is included, sends the initial connection information, received from the Ubicell base station, to the corresponding Ubicell core network element.

15. The automatic setup system according to claim 14, wherein the corresponding Ubicell core network element, upon receiving the initial connection information from the integrated management server, compares the initial connection information with the position information of the Ubicell base station, stored in the environment construction information file of the registered Ubicell base station, and if the position information of the Ubicell base station is different, transmits setting-change information of the Ubicell base station and terminates the registration of the Ubicell base station.

16. The automatic setup system according to claim 15, wherein the integrated management server, upon receiving the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station from the corresponding Ubicell core network element, provides the Ubicell base station with an Ubicell core network element Internet protocol address where the Ubicell base station is positioned.

17. The automatic setup system according to claim 10, wherein the Ubicell core network element includes:

a security manager, which, upon receiving the environment setting information from the Ubicell base station through the integrated management server, generates the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station;

a file manager, which generates and manages the environment information file, generated by the security manager; and

a position information identifier, which, upon receiving the position information of the Ubicell base station, identifies whether or not the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is stored in the file manager, and if the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station is stored, transmitting the setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to the integrated management server.

18. An automatic setup method of a Ubicell base station, comprising:

at a Ubicell base station, when connected through an Internet protocol network, transmitting initial connection information including position information, identified using a global positioning system module, to an integrated management server;

at the integrated management server, judging whether or not information of a first Ubicell core network element is included in the received initial connection information of the Ubicell base station;

at the integrated management server, if the step of judging whether or not information of a first Ubicell core network element is included in the received initial connection information of the Ubicell base station shows that the information of the first Ubicell core network element is not included, identifying a position of the Ubicell base station based on the position information included in the received initial connection information of the Ubicell core network, and providing the Ubicell base station with an Internet protocol address of a second Ubicell core network in a corresponding position;

at the Ubicell base station, providing environment setting information to the second Ubicell core network element matching the Internet protocol address received from the integrated management server; and

at the second Ubicell core network element, registering an environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station based on the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station, and sending the environment construction information file to the Ubicell base station.

19. The automatic setup method according to claim 18, further comprising:

at the integrated management server, if the step of judging whether or not information of a first Ubicell core network element is included in the received initial connection information of the Ubicell base station shows that the information of the first Ubicell core network element is included, providing the initial connection information to the first Ubicell core network element;

at the first Ubicell core network element, judging whether or not position information in a registered environment construction information file is equal with the received position information of the Ubicell base station;

at the first Ubicell core network element, if the step of judging whether or not position information in a registered environment construction information file is equal with the received position information of the Ubicell base station shows that the registered position information file is different from the received position information of the Ubicell base station, transmitting setting-change information of the Ubicell base station to the integrated management server, and deleting the registered environment setting information of the Ubicell base station;

at the integrated management server, providing the Ubicell base station with the Internet protocol address of the second Ubicell core network element in the corresponding position, identified by the Ubicell base station based on the initial connection information;

at the Ubicell base station, providing the environment setting information to the second Ubicell core network element based on the Internet protocol address received from the integrated management server; and

at the second Ubicell core network element, re-registering the environment construction information file of the Ubicell base station based on the environment setting information of the Ubicell base station, and sending the environment construction file to the Ubicell base station.