Open ‘plug and play’ O and M architecture for a radio base station
First Claim
1. A method bringing a base station having modified base station capabilities into existing cellular radio traffic being coordinated by a network manager, comprising the steps of:
- pre-loading into the base station capability information corresponding to operational capabilities of the base station;
formatting the pre-loaded capability information into a standardized, predefined abstract resource information model known to the network manager;
communicating to the network manager the capability information formatted into the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
retrieving, at the network manager, the capability information from the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
developing, at the network manager, configuration information identifying operational parameters for use by the base station, said configuration information developed based on the existing cellular radio traffic being coordinated by the network manager and on the capability information;
formatting the pre-loaded configuration information into the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
communicating to the base station the configuration information formatted into the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
extracting the configuration information from the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model at the base station; and
configuring the base station based on the configuration information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for preparing a vendor- and version-independent information model that a cellular telephone base station can use to communicate its capabilities in a plug and play fashion to a network element is disclosed. The information model can also be used to communicate configuration information back to the base station from the network element. The capabilities and configuration information is automatically communicated and utilized, thus reducing the possibility of human operator error in configuring and pre-configuring new or modified base station equipment.
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63 Claims
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1. A method bringing a base station having modified base station capabilities into existing cellular radio traffic being coordinated by a network manager, comprising the steps of:
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pre-loading into the base station capability information corresponding to operational capabilities of the base station;
formatting the pre-loaded capability information into a standardized, predefined abstract resource information model known to the network manager;
communicating to the network manager the capability information formatted into the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
retrieving, at the network manager, the capability information from the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
developing, at the network manager, configuration information identifying operational parameters for use by the base station, said configuration information developed based on the existing cellular radio traffic being coordinated by the network manager and on the capability information;
formatting the pre-loaded configuration information into the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
communicating to the base station the configuration information formatted into the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model;
extracting the configuration information from the standardized, predefined abstract resource information model at the base station; and
configuring the base station based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A base station, comprising:
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a base station resource infrastructure management layer for administration of the base station software and hardware infrastructure;
a base station abstract resource management layer having its own element management operating system based on an abstract information model identifying operational capabilities of the base station software and hardware infrastructure, wherein said information model is independent of any format of said base station software and hardware infrastructure; and
a site capabilities application for creating the abstract information model based on the base station software and hardware infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of bringing a new base station capability into an existing communication network, comprising the steps of:
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communicating capabilities of the base station from the base station to the network using a format of a common abstract resource information model;
preparing and communicating operational configuration information for the base station based on the capabilities of the base station and based on a need of the network, said configuration information also being in the format of the common abstract resource information model; and
receiving the configuration information at the base station in the format of the common abstract resource information model, and configuring the base station based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of bringing a base station having modified base station capabilities into existing cellular radio traffic being coordinated by a network manager comprising the steps of:
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automatically sending to the network manager capabilities information corresponding to operational capabilities of the modified base station, said capabilities information being in a format of a common abstract resource information model, and automatically receiving configuration information from the network manager identifying operational parameters for use by the modified base station in administering the cellular radio traffic, said configuration information also being in the format of the common abstract resource information model. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of configuring or re-configuring a base station in a communication network, comprising:
communicating capabilities of a base station from the base station to the communication network using a format of an abstract resource information model. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method relating to configuring or re-configuring a base station in a cellular radio network, comprising:
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sending to a network controller capabilities information corresponding to operational capabilities of the base station, the capabilities information being in a format of an abstract resource information model, and receiving configuration information from the network controller identifying operational parameters for use by the base station in handling cellular radio traffic. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for use in a mobile communications network, comprising:
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a control node associated with the mobile communications network, and a base station configured to communicate its capabilities to the control node using a format of an abstract resource information model. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A base station configured for addition into an existing cellular radio system coordinated by a control node in the cellular radio system, comprising:
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radio transmitting and receiving circuitry, and a controller, coupled to the radio transmitting and receiving circuitry, configured to send to the control node capabilities information corresponding to operational capabilities of the base station, the capabilities information being in a format of an abstract resource information model, and to use configuration information received from the control node in transmitting and receiving cellular radio traffic. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of bringing a new base station capability into an existing communications network, comprising:
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representing and communicating capabilities of the base station from the base station to the network using a vendor-independent format that can represent any base station irrespective of its vendor;
preparing and communicating operational configuration information for the base station based on the capabilities of the base station, said configuration information is communicated in the vendor-independent format; and
receiving the configuration information at the base station in the vendor-independent format, and configuring the base station based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63)
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