Self organizing radio access network in a software defined networking environment
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventorsloannis Broustis, Sarat Puthenpura
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Abstract
A self organizing network within a software defined networking environment is provided to allow for fast updating of radio access network parameters which enables optimization algorithms to converge on optimized configurations very quickly. The self organizing network is enabled by providing a self organizing network manager plug-in within a software defined networking environment that interfaces with a radio access network plug-in via a service abstraction layer to quickly obtain base station device parameters, iteratively adjust the base station device parameters to obtain optimized radio access network configurations to mitigate outages, reduce power consumption, manage load, or provide other benefits.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- selecting an optimization module from optimization modules of a self organizing network plug-in based on a parameter of a base station device stored in a tree data structure;
- activating the optimization module resulting in an activated optimization module;
- modifying the parameter using the activated optimization module resulting in a modified parameter;
- updating the tree data structure with the modified parameter;
- and
- transmitting the modified parameter to the base station device.
A method, comprising:
- selecting, by a device comprising a processor, an optimization module from optimization modules of a self organizing network plug-in based on an operational parameter of a base station device stored in a tree data structure;
- activating, by the device, the optimization module resulting in an activated optimization module;
- modifying, by the device, the operational parameter, based on the activated optimization module, resulting in a modified operational parameter;
- and
- updating, by the device, the tree structure with the modified operational parameter;
- and
- facilitating, by the device, sending the modified operational parameter to the base station device.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- selecting an optimization module from optimization modules of a self organizing network plug-in based on an operational parameter of a base station device stored in a tree data structure;
- activating the optimization module resulting in an activated optimization module;
- modifying the operational parameter, based on the activated optimization module, resulting in a modified operational parameter;
- updating the tree structure with the modified operational parameter;
- and
- directing a transmission of the modified operational parameter to the base station device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.