Local wireless connectivity for radio equipment of a base station in a cellular communications network
First Claim
1. A radio equipment of a base station of a cellular communications network, comprising:
- a radio subsystem that transmits and receives radio signals for the cellular communications network;
a local wireless interface; and
a controller associated with the local wireless interface that is configured to;
provide access to a maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via a local wireless connection between the radio equipment and a wireless device established via the local wireless interface by being configured to;
receive a physical location of the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and
store the physical location of the wireless device as a physical location of the radio equipment;
receive a maintenance request from the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and
in response to receiving the maintenance request, perform one or more actions indicated by the maintenance request where the one or more actions are selected from the group consisting of;
monitoring traffic flow between the radio equipment and an associated radio equipment controller and returning resulting monitored traffic flow data to the wireless device via the local wireless connection;
obtaining a status of the radio equipment and returning the status of the radio equipment to the wireless device via the local wireless connection;
resetting the radio equipment;
providing transmit blocking;
providing transmit output control;
obtaining a state of one or more LEDs of the radio equipment and returning the state of the one or more LEDs to the wireless device via the local wireless connection;
controlling the state of the one or more LEDs of the radio equipment; and
monitoring operation of the radio equipment and providing resulting monitoring data to the wireless device via the local wireless connection.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to local wireless connectivity for a radio equipment of a base station in a cellular communications network. In one embodiment, the radio equipment includes a radio subsystem that transmits and receives radio signals for the cellular communications network, a local wireless interface, and a controller associated with the local wireless interface that is configured to provide access to a maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via the local wireless interface. Remote access to the maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via the local wireless interface allows maintenance operations to be performed without the need to physically connect to the radio equipment via a wired connection, which is difficult in many installations.
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1. A radio equipment of a base station of a cellular communications network, comprising:
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a radio subsystem that transmits and receives radio signals for the cellular communications network; a local wireless interface; and a controller associated with the local wireless interface that is configured to; provide access to a maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via a local wireless connection between the radio equipment and a wireless device established via the local wireless interface by being configured to; receive a physical location of the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and store the physical location of the wireless device as a physical location of the radio equipment; receive a maintenance request from the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and in response to receiving the maintenance request, perform one or more actions indicated by the maintenance request where the one or more actions are selected from the group consisting of; monitoring traffic flow between the radio equipment and an associated radio equipment controller and returning resulting monitored traffic flow data to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; obtaining a status of the radio equipment and returning the status of the radio equipment to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; resetting the radio equipment; providing transmit blocking; providing transmit output control; obtaining a state of one or more LEDs of the radio equipment and returning the state of the one or more LEDs to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; controlling the state of the one or more LEDs of the radio equipment; and monitoring operation of the radio equipment and providing resulting monitoring data to the wireless device via the local wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operation of a radio equipment of a base station in a cellular communications network, comprising:
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establishing a local wireless connection to a wireless device via a local wireless interface of the radio equipment by; receiving a physical location of the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and storing the physical location of the wireless device as a physical location of the radio equipment; receiving a maintenance request from the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and in response to receiving the maintenance request, performing one or more actions indicated by the maintenance request where the one or more actions are selected from a group consisting of; monitoring traffic flow between the radio equipment and an associated radio equipment controller and returning resulting monitored traffic flow data to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; obtaining a status of the radio equipment and returning the status of the radio equipment to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; resetting the radio equipment; providing transmit blocking; providing transmit output control; obtaining a state of one or more LEDs of the radio equipment and returning the state of the one or more LEDs to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; controlling the state of the one or more LEDs of the radio equipment; and monitoring operation of the radio equipment and providing resulting monitoring data to the wireless device via the local wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A wireless device comprising:
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a local wireless interface; and a controller associated with the local wireless interface configured to; obtain a physical location of the wireless device; send the physical location of the wireless device to the radio equipment as a physical location of the radio equipment via a local wireless connection established between the wireless device and the radio equipment; access a maintenance subsystem of a radio equipment of a base station of a cellular communications network via the local wireless connection via the local wireless interface; and send a maintenance request to the maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment of the base station via the local wireless connection where the maintenance request is selected from the group consisting of; a request to reset the radio equipment; a request for the radio equipment to provide transmit blocking; a transmit output control request; a request to control a state of one or more LEDs of the radio equipment; a request to monitor traffic flow between the radio equipment and an associated radio equipment controller; a request for a status of the radio equipment; a request for a state of one or more LEDs of the radio equipment and returning the state of the one or more LEDs to the wireless device via the local wireless connection; and a request to monitor operation of the radio equipment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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