# US 12,192,099 B2 · Systems and methods of orchestrating a virtualized base station

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- Number: US 12,192,099 B2
- Document ID: US12192099B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/875,084
- Filed: 2022-07-27
- Published: 2023-02-02
- Granted: 2025-01-07
- Earliest claimed: 2021-07-27
- Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Applicants: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Inventors: Devaraj Sambandan; Shanthakumar Ramakrishnan; Diwakaran Krishnamoorthi; Chandra Sekhar Chowdam; Robert Graff; Raymond Zachary Lovell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192099B2

## CPC

- H04L 45/64: using an overlay routing layer
- H04L 12/4641: {Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] (LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272)}
- H04W 16/18: Network planning tools
- H04W 28/0992: {based on the type of application}
- H04W 88/085: {Access point devices with remote components}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Systems and methods for orchestrating a virtualized 5G gNB are provided. In one example, a system for orchestrating wireless service includes a scalable cloud environment configured to implement a base station using a plurality of virtualized base station entities. Each virtualized base station entity of the plurality of virtualized base station entities configured to implement at least some functions for one or more layers of a wireless interface used to communicate with UEs. The scalable cloud environment further configured to implement a service orchestration tool including one or more interfaces configured to receive common configuration parameters that are applicable to multiple sites of an operator and to receive site-specific configuration parameters that are unique to respective sites of the operator. The service orchestration tool configured to automatically generate deployment files for the plurality of virtualized base station entities based on the common configuration parameters and the site-specific configuration parameters.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for orchestrating wireless service, comprising:
a scalable cloud environment, implemented using processing and memory resources in physical computing devices, configured to implement:
a base station using a plurality of virtualized base station entities, wherein each virtualized base station entity of the plurality of virtualized base station entities is configured to implement at least some functions for one or more layers of a wireless interface used to communicate with user equipment; and
a service orchestration tool including one or more interfaces configured to receive common configuration parameters that are applicable to multiple sites of an operator and to receive site-specific configuration parameters that are unique to respective sites of the operator;
wherein the service orchestration tool is configured to automatically generate deployment files for the plurality of virtualized base station entities based on the common configuration parameters and the site-specific configuration parameters.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of virtualized base station entities include:
a virtualized central unit (vCU), wherein the vCU is configured to implement at least one CU-control-plane (CU-CP) virtual network function and at least one CU-user-plane (CU-UP) virtual network function; and
a virtualized distributed unit (vDU) served by the vCU, wherein the vDU is configured to serve at least some of the user equipment, wherein the vDU is configured to implement at least one DU virtual network function.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the system comprises one or more radio units (RUS), wherein each RU is communicatively coupled to the vDU and is associated with a respective set of one or more antennas via which downlink radio frequency signals are radiated to at least some of the user equipment and via which uplink radio frequency signals transmitted by at least some of the user equipment are received.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the common configuration parameters include:
data provided from the operator including a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier for mobile core network traffic and mobile core network server information;
data provided from a management service provider including Element Management Server (EMS) server information, host specific configurations for the plurality of virtualized base station entities, and security information; and/or
service orchestration tool configurations including VLAN IP address range for internal traffic, interface name format, deployment name format, service name format, and remote unit (RU) IP address range.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the site-specific configuration parameters include:
data provided from the operator including a source IP address range for a site for core network communication, radio access network (RAN) configurations for the plurality of virtualized base station entities, and identifiers for the plurality of virtualized base station entities; and/or
data provided from a management service provider including deployment specific parameters for the plurality of virtualized base station entities, Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configurations, venue information, bill of materials, and/or external virtual local area network (VLAN) IP address range.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the service orchestration tool is configured to automatically generate the deployment files for the plurality of virtualized base station entities by assigning default configuration settings based on the common configuration parameters, wherein the system is configured to substitute one or more of the default configuration settings with site-specific configuration settings based on the site-specific configuration parameters after the plurality of virtualized base station entities are brought into an operational state.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the deployment files for each respective virtualized base station entity of the plurality of virtualized base station entities include a plurality of configuration settings used to implement interfaces of the respective virtualized base station entity for different traffic types, wherein the plurality of configuration settings includes identifiers for the interfaces, virtual local area network identifier information for the interfaces, and IP addresses for the interfaces.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the service orchestration tool is configured to assign a same identifier for each interface of the plurality of virtualized base station entities that is used to communicate a same traffic type.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the service orchestration tool is further configured to automatically generate one or more additional configuration files based on the common configuration parameters and the site-specific configuration parameters, wherein the one or more additional configuration files are utilized to orchestrate and/or instantiate the plurality of virtualized base station entities.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more additional configuration files include one or more edge cloud configuration files and one or more configuration files that can be utilized by an Element Management System (EMS).

### Claim 11

A method for orchestrating a virtualized gNB, comprising:
using a scalable cloud environment that is implemented using processing and memory resources in physical computing devices and configured to implement:
a base station using a plurality of virtualized entities, wherein each virtualized entity of the plurality of virtualized entities is configured to implement at least some functions for one or more layers of a wireless interface used to communicate with user equipment; and
a service orchestration tool including one or more interfaces configured to receive common configuration parameters that are applicable to multiple sites of an operator and to receive site-specific configuration parameters that are unique to respective sites of the operator,
wherein the service orchestration tool is configured to automatically generate deployment files for the plurality of virtualized entities based on the common configuration parameters and the site-specific configuration parameters.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of virtualized entities include:
a virtualized central unit (vCU), wherein the vCU is configured to implement at least one CU-control-plane (CU-CP) virtual network function and at least one CU-user-plane (CU-UP) virtual network function; and
a virtualized distributed unit (vDU) served by the vCU, wherein the vDU is configured to serve at least some of the user equipment, wherein the vDU is configured to implement at least one DU virtual network function.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the virtualized gNB further includes one or more radio units (RUs), wherein each RU is communicatively coupled to the vDU and is associated with a respective set of one or more antennas via which downlink radio frequency signals are radiated to at least some of the user equipment and via which uplink radio frequency signals transmitted by at least some of the user equipment are received.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the common configuration parameters include:
data provided from the operator including a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier for mobile core network traffic and mobile core network server information;
data provided from a management service provider including Element Management System (EMS) server information, host specific configurations for the plurality of virtualized entities of the virtualized gNB, security information; and/or
service orchestration tool configurations including VLAN IP address range for internal traffic, interface name format, deployment name format, service name format, and remote unit (RU) IP address range.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the site-specific configuration parameters include:
data provided from the operator including source IP address range for site for core network communication, radio access network (RAN) configurations for the plurality of virtualized entities of the virtualized gNB, and identifiers for the plurality of virtualized entities of the virtualized gNB; and/or
data provided from a management service provider including deployment specific parameters for the plurality of virtualized entities of the virtualized gNB, Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configurations, venue information, bill of materials, and/or external virtual local area network (VLAN) IP address range.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the service orchestration tool is configured to automatically generate the deployment files for the plurality of virtualized entities by assigning default configuration settings based on the common configuration parameters, wherein the method further comprises substituting one or more of the default configuration settings with site-specific configuration settings based on the site-specific configuration parameters after the plurality of virtualized entities are brought into an operational state.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the deployment files for each respective virtualized entity of the plurality of virtualized entities include a plurality of configuration settings used to implement interfaces of the respective virtualized entity for different traffic types, wherein the plurality of configuration settings includes identifiers for the interfaces, virtual local area network identifier information for the interfaces, and IP addresses for the interfaces.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the service orchestration tool is configured to assign a same identifier for each interface of the plurality of virtualized entities that is used to communicate a same traffic type.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the service orchestration tool is further configured to automatically generate one or more additional configuration files based on the common configuration parameters and the site-specific configuration parameters, wherein the one or more additional configuration files are utilized to orchestrate and/or instantiate the plurality of virtualized entities.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The method of claim 19, wherein the one or more additional configuration files include one or more edge cloud configuration files and one or more configuration files that can be utilized by an Element Management System (EMS).