Systems and methods for controlling quality of service at picocells using agnostic platform
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1. A remotely-configurable base station, comprising:
- a plurality of radio devices, each of the plurality of radio devices configured to establish one or more wireless links between the base station and one or more user devices using any one of a plurality of frequency bands and any one of a plurality of communication protocols;
one or more sensors configured to capture environmental information;
a heating/cooling system configured to maintain at least one of a temperature and humidity of the base station;
a backhaul module configured to connect to a network using a backhaul connection; and
a common controller module, comprising a first processor, and configured todirect data between the plurality of radio devices and the network using the backhaul module,monitor the data communicated between the plurality of radio devices and the network via the backhaul module,individually activate and deactivate each of the plurality of radio devices,receive configuration information from a remote network operations center,based on the configuration information and the information from the monitoring of the data communicated between the plurality of radio devices and the network, individually configure each of the plurality of radio devices to use any one of the plurality of frequency bands and any one of the plurality of communication protocols; and
an on/off controller, comprising, a second processor, and configured toturn on or off components of the base station, including powering on or off the common controller module while the on/off controller module remains powered, andreceive remote instructions from a network operations center via the backhaul module instructing the on/off controller to power on or off one or more of the components of the base station.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for maintaining the quality of service provided by a picocell and for reducing the cost to maintain and operate the picocell. The systems and methods provided herein, in an embodiment, provide for a backhaul and radio agnostic system where the picocell is highly configurable and can be used with a variety of different types of backhauls and radio devices. Remote monitoring and configuration of the device may be provided to reduce the cost of maintaining the picocell.
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1. A remotely-configurable base station, comprising:
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a plurality of radio devices, each of the plurality of radio devices configured to establish one or more wireless links between the base station and one or more user devices using any one of a plurality of frequency bands and any one of a plurality of communication protocols; one or more sensors configured to capture environmental information; a heating/cooling system configured to maintain at least one of a temperature and humidity of the base station; a backhaul module configured to connect to a network using a backhaul connection; and a common controller module, comprising a first processor, and configured to direct data between the plurality of radio devices and the network using the backhaul module, monitor the data communicated between the plurality of radio devices and the network via the backhaul module, individually activate and deactivate each of the plurality of radio devices, receive configuration information from a remote network operations center, based on the configuration information and the information from the monitoring of the data communicated between the plurality of radio devices and the network, individually configure each of the plurality of radio devices to use any one of the plurality of frequency bands and any one of the plurality of communication protocols; and an on/off controller, comprising, a second processor, and configured to turn on or off components of the base station, including powering on or off the common controller module while the on/off controller module remains powered, and receive remote instructions from a network operations center via the backhaul module instructing the on/off controller to power on or off one or more of the components of the base station.
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2. A remotely-configurable base station, comprising:
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radio devices, each of the radio devices configured to establish one or more wireless links between the base station and one or more user devices; a backhaul module configured to provide communications to a network; one or more sensors configured to capture temperature information; a heating/cooling system; a common control module comprising a first processor and configured to transmit data received from the one or more user devices by the radio devices to the backhaul module for communication to the network, transmit data received from the network by the backhaul module to at least one of the one or more user devices using the radio devices, monitor the data communicated between the radio devices and the backhaul module, configure the radio devices based at least in part on information from the monitoring of the data transmitted between the radio devices and the backhaul module, individually activate and deactivate each of the radio devices, detect if an activated one of the radio devices is faulty, and, in response to a detection that the activated one of the radio devices has failed, activate a previously inactive one of the radio devices, receive the temperature information from the one or more sensors, and control the heating/cooling system to maintain an operating temperature range of the base station based on the temperature information; and an on/off controller module comprising a second processor and configured to power down the common control module while the on/off controller module remains powered, and receive remote instructions from a network operations center via the backhaul module and power down the common control module in response to the received instructions. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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