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AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorsThomas Schwengler, Stephen Opferman
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Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.
A method, comprising:
An apparatus, comprising:
A system, comprising:
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The present disclosure relates, in general, to methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software for implementing network infrastructure for provisioning of services, and, in particular embodiments, to methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.
In conventional networks, self-organizing network (“SON”) features might exist in major mobile networks, such as LTE networks or the like. However, no SON optimization exists that combines a fixed broadband network (e.g., a wide area broadband network, or the like) with wireless extensions (such as in-home modems, small cells, or community WiFi, or the like).
A further understanding of the nature and advantages of particular embodiments may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification and the drawings, in which like reference numerals are used to refer to similar components. In some instances, a sub-label is associated with a reference numeral to denote one of multiple similar components. When reference is made to a reference numeral without specification to an existing sub-label, it is intended to refer to all such multiple similar components.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a system for implementing combined fixed broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”), in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 2 is a block schematic diagram illustrating another system for implementing combined fixed broadband and wireless SON, in accordance with various embodiments.
Overview
Various embodiments provide tools and techniques for implementing network infrastructure for provisioning of services, and, in particular embodiments, to methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.
In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors, information regarding one or more first operational states of each of a plurality of fixed broadband network nodes of the one or more fixed network nodes between a service provider facility and a plurality of network interface devices located at a plurality of service areas (e.g., customer premises (e.g., single family homes, multi-dwelling complexes, hotels, resorts, etc.), business premises (e.g., office buildings, warehouses, factories, stores, etc.), government buildings, public buildings, public parks, etc.). In some cases, the network interface devices each might be either a gateway device (which might be either one of the fixed network nodes or one of the wireless network nodes (e.g., a wireless access point (“WAP”), or the like)). The computing system might similarly receive, from one or more second sensors, information regarding one or more second operational states of each of a plurality of wireless network nodes of the one or more wireless network nodes. A plurality of wireless endpoint devices (or user devices) of the plurality of wireless network nodes might be located at the plurality of service areas.