Managing a communications system based on software defined networking (sdn) architecture

A communications system, comprising:

• a wireless distribution system (WDS) control system communicatively coupled to a WDS and configured to:
• generate a WDS performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the WDS based on a WDS configuration instruction;
• a local area network (LAN) control system communicatively coupled to a LAN and configured to:
• generate a LAN performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the LAN based on a LAN configuration instruction;
• and
• a software defined networking (SDN) controller communicatively coupled to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI, respectively, the SDN controller configured to:
• receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report from the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively;
• analyze the WDS performance report rand the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is further configured to:
• determine a selected remote unit in the WDS that is out of service;
• and
• generate the WDS performance report indicating that the selected remote unit is out of service;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system to reconfigure quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of the LAN to increase bandwidth of a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A communications system, comprising:

• a wireless distribution system (WDS) control system communicatively coupled to a WDS and configured to:
• generate a WDS performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the WDS based on a WDS configuration instruction;
• a local area network (LAN) control system communicatively coupled to a LAN and configured to:
• generate a LAN performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the LAN based on a LAN configuration instruction;
• and
• a software defined networking (SDN) controller communicatively coupled to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI, respectively, the SDN controller configured to:
• receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report from the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is further configured to:
• determine a selected remote unit in the WDS that is powered down;
• and
• generate the WDS performance report indicating that the selected remote unit is powered down;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system to reconfigure quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of the LAN to increase bandwidth of a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A communications system, comprising:

• a wireless distribution system (WDS) control system communicatively coupled to a WDS and configured to:
• generate a WDS performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the WDS based on a WDS configuration instruction;
• a local area network (LAN) control system communicatively coupled to a LAN and configured to:
• generate a LAN performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the LAN based on a LAN configuration instruction;
• and
• a software defined networking (SDN) controller communicatively coupled to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI, respectively, the SDN controller configured to:
• receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report from the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the LAN control system is further configured to:
• determine a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is out of service;
• and
• generate the LAN performance report indicating that the selected RF circuit is out of service;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system to shift capacity to a selected remote unit in the WDS that is collocated with the selected RF circuit.

A communications system, comprising:

• a wireless distribution system (WDS) control system communicatively coupled to a WDS and configured to:
• generate a WDS performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the WDS based on a WDS configuration instruction;
• a local, area network (LAN) control system communicatively coupled to a LAN and configured to:
• generate a LAN performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the LAN based on a LAN configuration instruction;
• and
• a software defined networking (SDN) controller communicatively coupled to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI, respectively, the SDN controller configured to:
• receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report from the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the LAN control system is further configured to:
• determine a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit yin the LAN that loses power;
• and
• generate the LAN performance report indicating the selected RF circuit that loses power;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system to shift capacity from the selected RF circuit to a selected remote unit that is collocated with the selected RF circuit.

A communications system, comprising:

• a wireless distribution system (WDS) control system communicatively coupled to a WDS and configured to:
• generate a WDS performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the WDS based on a WDS configuration instruction;
• a local area network (LAN) control system communicatively coupled to a LAN and configured to:
• generate a LAN performance report;
• and
• reconfigure the LAN based on a LAN configuration instruction;
• and
• a software defined networking (SDN) controller communicatively coupled to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI, respectively, the SDN controller configured to:
• receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report from the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is further configured to:
• determine a selected remote unit in the WDS that experiences interference;
• and
• generate the WDS performance report indicating the selected remote unit that experiences interference;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the WDS configuration instruction and the LAN configuration instruction to the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively, to move a WDS client device associated with the selected remote unit to a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A method for managing a communications system based on software defined networking (SDN) architecture, comprising:

• generating a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to a WDS;
• generating a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to a LAN;
• communicatively coupling an SDN controller to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI to receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report, respectively;
• analyzing the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report by the SDN controller to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• providing a WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• providing a LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• reconfiguring the WDS by the WDS control system based on the WDS configuration instruction;
• and
• reconfiguring the LAN by the LAN control system based on the LAN configuration instruction;
• configuring the WDS control system to provide the WDS performance report to the SDN controller and receive the WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller via the first SDN CDPI;
• and
• configuring the LAN control system to provide the LAN performance report to the SDN controller and receive the LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller via the second SDN CDPI.

A method for managing a communications system based on software defined networking (SDN) architecture, comprising:

• generating a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to a WDS;
• generating a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to a LAN;
• communicatively coupling an SDN controller to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI to receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report, respectively;
• analyzing the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report by the SDN controller to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• providing a WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• providing a LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• reconfiguring the WDS by the WDS control system based on the WDS configuration instruction;
• reconfiguring the LAN by the LAN control system based on the LAN configuration instruction;
• determining a selected remote unit in the WDS that is out of service;
• generating the WDS performance report indicating that the selected remote unit is out of service;
• and
• providing the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system to reconfigure quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of the LAN to increase bandwidth of a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A method for managing a communications system based on software defined networking (SDN) architecture, comprising:

• generating a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to a WDS;
• generating a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to a LAN;
• communicatively coupling an SDN controller to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI to receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report, respectively;
• analyzing the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report by the SDN controller to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• providing a WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• providing a LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• reconfiguring the WDS by the WDS control system based on the WDS configuration instruction;
• reconfiguring the LAN by the LAN control system based on the LAN configuration instruction;
• determining a selected remote unit in the WDS that is powered down;
• generating the WDS performance report indicating that the selected remote unit is powered down;
• and
• providing the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system to reconfigure quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of the LAN to increase bandwidth of a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A method for managing a communications system based on software defined networking (SDN) architecture, comprising:

• generating a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to a WDS;
• generating a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to a LAN;
• communicatively coupling an SDN controller to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI to receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report, respectively;
• analyzing the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report by the SDN controller to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• providing a WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• providing a LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• reconfiguring the WDS by the WDS control system based on the WDS configuration instruction;
• reconfiguring the LAN by the LAN control system based on the LAN configuration instruction;
• determining a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is out of service;
• generating the LAN performance report indicating that the selected RF circuit is out of service;
• and
• providing the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system to shift capacity to a selected remote unit in the WDS that is collocated with the selected RF circuit.

A method for managing a communications system based on software defined networking (SDN) architecture, comprising:

• generating a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to a WDS;
• generating a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to a LAN;
• communicatively coupling an SDN controller to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI to receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report, respectively;
• analyzing the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report by the SDN controller to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• providing a WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller o the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• providing a LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the OoEs of the communications system;
• reconfiguring the WDS by the WDS control system based on the WDS configuration instruction;
• reconfiguring the LAN by the LAN control system based on the LAN configuration instruction;
• determining a WDS client device that loses radio frequency (RF) connection from a selected remote unit in the WDS;
• generating the WDS performance report indicating the WDS client device that loses RF connection from the selected remote unit;
• and
• providing the WDS configuration instruction and the LAN configuration instruction to the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively, to move the WDS client device from the selected remote unit to a selected RF circuit that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A method for managing a communications system based on software defined networking (SDN) architecture, comprising:

• generating a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to a WDS;
• generating a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to a LAN;
• communicatively coupling an SDN controller to the WDS control system and the LAN control system via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI) and a second SDN CDPI to receive the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report, respectively;
• analyzing the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report by the SDN controller to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• providing a WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• providing a LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• reconfiguring the WDS by the WDS control system based on the WDS configuration instruction;
• reconfiguring the LAN by the LAN control system based on the LAN configuration instruction;
• determining a selected remote unit in the WDS that experiences interference;
• generating the WDS performance report indicating the selected remote unit that experiences interference;
• and
• providing the WDS configuration instruction and the LAN configuration instruction to the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively, to move a WDS client device associated with the selected remote unit to a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A software defined networking (SDN) controller in a communications system, the SDN controller configured to:

• receive a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a WDS;
• receive a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a LAN;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide a WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide a LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is configured to provide the WDS performance report to the SDN controller and receive the WDS configuration instruction from the SDN controller via a first SDN control data plane interface (CDPI);
• and
• the LAN control system is configured to provide the LAN performance report to the SDN controller and receive the LAN configuration instruction from the SDN controller via a second SDN CDPI.

A software defined networking (SDN) controller in a communications system, the SDN controller configured to:

• receive a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a WDS;
• receive a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a LAN;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide a WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide a LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is configured to:
• determine a selected remote unit in the WDS that is out of service;
• and
• generate the WDS performance report indicating that the selected remote unit is out of service;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system to reconfigure quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of the LAN to increase bandwidth of a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A software defined networking (SDN) controller in a communications system, the SDN controller configured to:

• receive a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a WDS;
• receive a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a LAN;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide a WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide a LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is configured to:
• determine a selected remote unit in the WDS that is powered down;
• and
• generate the WDS performance report indicating that the selected remote unit is powered down;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system to reconfigure quality-of-service (QoS) parameters of the LAN to increase bandwidth of a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A software defined networking (SDN) controller in a communications system, the SDN controller configured to:

• receive a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a WDS;
• receive a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a LAN;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide a WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide a LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the LAN control system is configured to:
• determine a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that is out of service;
• and
• generate the LAN performance report indicating that the selected RF circuit is out of service;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system to shift capacity to a selected remote unit in the WDS that is collocated with the selected RF circuit.

A software defined networking (SDN) controller in a communications system, the SDN controller configured to:

• receive a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a WDS;
• receive a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a LAN;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide a WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide a LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the WDS control system is configured to:
• determine a WDS client device that loses radio frequency (RF) connection from a selected remote unit in the WDS;
• and
• generate the WDS performance report indicating the WDS client device that loses RF connection from the selected remote unit;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the WDS configuration instruction and the LAN configuration instruction to the WDS control system and the LAN control system, respectively, to move the WDS client device from the selected remote unit to a selected RF circuit that is collocated with the selected remote unit.

A software defined networking (SDN) controller in a communications system, the SDN controller configured to:

• receive a wireless distribution system (WDS) performance report from a WDS control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a WDS;
• receive a local area network (LAN) performance report from a LAN control system communicatively coupled to the SDN controller and a LAN;
• analyze the WDS performance report and the LAN performance report to determine whether quality-of-experiences (QoEs) of the communications system meet predefined performance targets;
• provide a WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system in response to determining that the WDS needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system;
• and
• provide a LAN configuration instruction to the LAN control system in response to determining that the LAN needs to be reconfigured to improve the QoEs of the communications system, wherein:
• the LAN control system is configured to:
• determine a selected radio frequency (RF) circuit in the LAN that loses power;
• and
• generate the LAN performance report indicating the selected RF circuit that loses power;
• and
• the SDN controller is configured to provide the WDS configuration instruction to the WDS control system to shift capacity from the selected RF circuit to a selected remote unit that is collocated with the selected RF circuit.