Method and migration manager component for transferring an application and system for managing terminal device communication connections

A system for managing terminal device communication connections, comprising:

• a first computing device configured to execute a first application configured to manage at least one communication connection to at least one terminal device via a base station antenna structure using first base station antenna structure parameters;
• a second computing device configured to execute the first application;
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• a migration manager component, configured to:
• control a transfer of the first application from the first computing device to the second computing device,
• initialize a second application configured to manage the at least one communication connection to the at least one terminal device via the base station antenna structure, wherein the second application is initialized using the first base station antenna structure parameters, wherein sending of service data signals between the at least one terminal device and the base station antenna structure is discontinued when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection to the at least one terminal device via the base station antenna structure, and wherein the second application takes over a task of continuously sending control signals via the base station antenna structure from the first application when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection;
• provide a command to the first application to transfer management of the at least one communication connection from the first application to the second application;
• stop an execution the first application at the first computing device and to initialize the first application at the second computing device;
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• provide a command to the second application to transfer management of the at least one communication connection from the second application to the first application.

A migration manager component circuit for transferring a first application running on a first computing device from the first computing device to a second computing device, the first application being configured to manage at least one communication connection to at least one terminal device via a base station antenna structure, wherein the first application uses first base station antenna structure parameters, wherein the migration manager component circuit comprises a processor and memory, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the processor, and wherein when executed, the program instructions cause the processor to:

• initialize a second application configured to manage the at least one communication connection to at least one terminal device via a base station antenna structure, wherein the second application is initialized using the first base station antenna structure parameters, wherein sending of service data signals between the at least one terminal device and the base station antenna structure is discontinued when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection to the at least one terminal device via the base station antenna structure, and wherein the second application takes over a task of continuously sending control signals via the base station antenna structure from the first application when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection;
• provide a command to the first application to transfer management of the at least one communication connection from the first application to the second application;
• stop an execution the first application at the first computing device and to initialize the first application at the second computing device;
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• provide a command to the second application to transfer management of the at least one communication connection from the second application to the first application.

A method, comprising:

• executing a migration manager for transferring a first application running on a first computing device from the first computing device to a second computing device, the first application being configured to manage at least one communication connection of at least one terminal device to a telecommunication network via a base station antenna structure by sending first signals comprising connection control signals and service data signals to the at least one terminal device, wherein the first application uses first base station antenna structure parameters, and wherein said executing the migration manager comprises:
• initializing a second application configured to manage the at least one communication connection of the at least one terminal device to the telecommunication network via the base station antenna structure by sending second signals comprising connection control signals to the at least one terminal device wherein the second application is initialized using the first base station antenna structure parameters, wherein sending of service data signals between the at least one terminal device and the base station antenna structure is discontinued when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection to the at least one terminal device via the base station antenna structure, and wherein the second application takes over a task of continuously sending control signals via the base station antenna structure from the first application when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection;
• transferring management of the at least one communication connection of the at least one terminal device to the telecommunication network via the base station antenna structure from the first application to the second application, wherein the first application stops sending the first signals and the second application starts sending the second signals;
• stopping the execution of the first application at the first computing device;
• initializing the first application at the second computing device;
• and
• transferring management of the at least one connection of the at least one terminal device to the telecommunication network via the base station antenna structure from the second application to the first application, wherein the second application stops sending the second signals and the first application starts sending the first signals.

A non-transitory computer readable medium with program instructions executable to implement a migration manager, wherein the migration manager is configured to perform a method for transferring a first application running on a first computing device from the first computing device to a second computing device, the first application being configured to manage at least one communication connection to at least one terminal device via a base station antenna structure, wherein the first application uses first base station antenna structure parameters, and wherein the method comprises:

• initializing a second application configured to manage the at least one communication connection to the at least one terminal device via the base station antenna structure, wherein the second application is initialized using the first base station antenna structure parameters, wherein sending of service data signals between the at least one terminal device and the base station antenna structure is discontinued when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection to the at least one terminal device via the base station antenna structure, and wherein the second application takes over a task of continuously sending control signals via the base station antenna structure from the first application when the second application is managing the at least one communication connection;
• transferring management of the at least one communication connection from the first application to the second application;
• stopping the execution of the first application at the first computing device;
• initializing the first application at the second computing device;
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• transferring management of the at least one communication connection from the second application to the first application.