Energy-saving control in networks

Abstract

Apparatus, methods, and devices are provided for automatically implementing energy-saving control in a network. According to embodiments, the apparatus may be configured to transmit an energy-saving capability request to a distributed unit (DU), and to receive from the DU the energy-saving capability of a radio unit (RU) associated with the DU, wherein the energy-saving capability may include at least one of a plurality of sleep modes of advanced sleep mode (ASM) and a plurality of array modes of antenna mask (TRX) control that can be performed by the RU, and the energy-saving capability may further include a capability range associated with at least one of the plurality of sleep modes and the plurality of array modes, to receive, to select a value within the capability range, and to transmit the selected value to the DU.

Claims

1. Sending energy-saving capacity requests to distributed units (DUs), Receiving from the DU the energy-saving capability of a radio unit (RU) associated with the DU, wherein the energy-saving capability includes at least one of a plurality of sleep modes of advanced sleep modes (ASM) and a plurality of array modes of antenna mask (TRX) control that can be performed by the RU, and the energy-saving capability further includes the capability range associated with the plurality of sleep modes and at least one of the plurality of array modes. Selecting a value within the aforementioned capability range, The selected value is transmitted to the DU. A device configured to perform the following actions.

2. Each value within the aforementioned capability range is associated with at least one of the sleep modes among the plurality of sleep modes and the array mode among the plurality of array modes, The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selected value within the capability range is associated with at least one of the sleep mode among the plurality of sleep modes and the array mode among the plurality of array modes to be performed by the DU.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the sleep modes and array modes associated with the selected value is performed by the DU via a section type 4 (ST4) C-plane message.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the capability range includes a range of values ​​from a first value representing the maximum user experience and minimum energy saving performance of the RU to a second value representing the minimum user experience and maximum energy saving performance of the RU.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sleep modes is associated with a component of the RU and a sleep duration, the sleep duration includes a duration during which the associated component of the RU is disabled.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of array modes is associated with an antenna element of the RU to be disabled.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to select the value within the capability range using an artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) model.

8. Sending energy-saving capacity requests to distributed units (DUs), Receiving from the DU the energy-saving capability of a radio unit (RU) associated with the DU, wherein the energy-saving capability includes at least one of a plurality of sleep modes of advanced sleep modes (ASM) and a plurality of array modes of antenna mask (TRX) control that can be performed by the RU, and the energy-saving capability further includes the capability range associated with the plurality of sleep modes and at least one of the plurality of array modes. Selecting a value within the aforementioned capability range, The selected value is transmitted to the DU. Methods that include...

9. Each value within the aforementioned capability range is associated with at least one of the sleep modes among the plurality of sleep modes and the array mode among the plurality of array modes, The method according to claim 8, wherein the selected value within the capability range is associated with at least one of the sleep mode among the plurality of sleep modes and the array mode among the plurality of array modes to be performed by the DU.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the sleep modes and array modes among the plurality of array modes associated with the selected value is performed by the DU via a section type 4 (ST4) C-plane message.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the capability range includes a range of values ​​from a first value representing the maximum user experience and minimum energy saving performance of the RU to a second value representing the minimum user experience and maximum energy saving performance of the RU.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of sleep modes is associated with a component of the RU and a sleep duration, the sleep duration includes a duration for which the associated component of the RU is disabled.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of array modes is associated with an antenna element of the RU to be disabled.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the value within the capability range is selected using an artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) model.

15. A non-temporary computer-readable recording medium that records instructions executable by the device for causing the device to carry out a method, wherein the method is Sending energy-saving capacity requests to distributed units (DUs), Receiving from the DU the energy-saving capability of a radio unit (RU) associated with the DU, wherein the energy-saving capability includes at least one of a plurality of sleep modes of advanced sleep modes (ASM) and a plurality of array modes of antenna mask (TRX) control that can be performed by the RU, and the energy-saving capability further includes the capability range associated with the plurality of sleep modes and at least one of the plurality of array modes. Selecting a value within the aforementioned capability range, The selected value is transmitted to the DU. Non-temporary computer-readable recording media, including [specific type of media].

16. Each value within the aforementioned capability range is associated with at least one of the sleep modes among the plurality of sleep modes and the array mode among the plurality of array modes, The non-temporary computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein the selected value within the capability range is associated with at least one of the sleep mode among the plurality of sleep modes and the array mode among the plurality of array modes to be performed by the DU.

17. The non-temporary computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the sleep modes and array modes among the plurality of array modes associated with the selected value is performed by the DU via a section type 4 (ST4) C-plane message.

18. The non-temporary computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein the capability range includes a range of values ​​from a first value representing the maximum user experience and minimum energy saving performance of the RU to a second value representing the minimum user experience and maximum energy saving performance of the RU.

19. The non-temporary computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of sleep modes is associated with a component of the RU and a sleep duration, and the sleep duration includes a duration for which the associated component of the RU is disabled.

20. The non-temporary computer-readable recording medium according to claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of array modes is associated with an antenna element of the RU to be disabled.

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