Front-haul plug-and-play configuration for a c-ran
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorShanthakumar Ramakrishnan
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to automatically configuring a front-haul switched Ethernet network for a C-RAN. The topology of the front-haul switched Ethernet network is automatically discovered. One or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network are automatically configured. The configuration of the one or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network is automatically verified. The discovered topology can be automatically verified. Also, the discovered topology or the configuration of the front-haul switched Ethernet network can be automatically validated to check if it corresponds to a network design for the front-haul switched Ethernet network.
Claims20
A system to provide wireless service comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- a plurality of radio points;
- wherein each of the radio points is associated with at least one antenna and remotely located from the controller, wherein the plurality of radio points is communicatively coupled to the controller using a front-haul switched Ethernet network comprising one or more switches and having an associated topology;
- wherein the controller and the plurality of radio points are configured to implement a base station in order to provide wireless service to a plurality of user equipment (UEs) using a cell;
- wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to a core network of a wireless service provider;
- wherein the system is configured to automatically configure the front-haul switched Ethernet network by doing the following:
- automatically discovering the topology of the front-haul switched Ethernet network;
- automatically configuring the one or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network;
- and
- automatically verifying the configuration of the one or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network.
A method for automatically configuring a front-haul switched Ethernet network for a system comprising a controller and a plurality of radio points, wherein each of the radio points is associated with at least one antenna and remotely located from the controller, wherein the plurality of radio points is communicatively coupled to the controller using the front-haul switched Ethernet network, the front-haul switched Ethernet network comprising one or more switches and having an associated topology, wherein the controller and the plurality of radio points are configured to implement a base station in order to provide wireless service to a plurality of user equipment (UEs) using a cell, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to a core network of a wireless service provider, the method comprising:
- automatically discovering the topology of the front-haul switched Ethernet network;
- automatically configuring the one or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network;
- and
- automatically verifying the configuration of the one or more switches in the front-haul switched Ethernet network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.