All-In-One MPN Server for Multi-Layer Radio Stack Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The deployment of mobile private networks (MPNs) using conventional methods requires multiple servers and devices, leading to increased configuration effort and complexity, which hinders efficient implementation and management.
Innovation Solution
A single 'all-in-one' MPN implementation server (AIO MIS) is configured by a cloud provider network service to execute multiple layers of the radio-based technology stack, including RAN and core network functions, with a pluggable hardware card for specialized network functions, and managed by a radio-based application management service (RBAMS) for simplified deployment and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple servers and devices are used to implement mobile private networks, then the network functionality and reliability are improved, but the configuration effort and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple servers and devices into a single consolidated server that implements all necessary mobile private network functions. This merging approach maintains network functionality and reliability while significantly reducing configuration effort and device complexity by eliminating the need to manage multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The single server is designed with multi-functionality to perform various network functions that traditionally required separate devices. By integrating RAN node functions, core network functions, and edge application functions into one universal platform, the system achieves both reliability and reduced complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple servers and devices are deployed for MPN implementation, then network capabilities are enhanced, but deployment time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple network capabilities into a single server platform, the deployment process is simplified and accelerated. The consolidated server can be deployed as one unit rather than requiring coordination and integration of multiple separate devices, significantly reducing deployment time while maintaining all necessary network capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The server is pre-configured with the necessary software stacks and network functions before deployment. This preliminary preparation eliminates time-consuming on-site configuration steps and allows for rapid deployment of mobile private networks with full network capabilities.
3Reliability
If conventional deployment methods are used with multiple devices, then network functionality is achieved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management of multiple devices is merged into the management of a single server. This consolidation significantly reduces management complexity while preserving all network functionalities, as administrators now manage one unified system rather than coordinating multiple separate devices and their configurations.
Data Source
AI summary
After a server for implementing a plurality of layers of a radio-based application has been powered on at a location external to a cloud computing environment, connectivity between the server and a monitoring service of a cloud computing environment is verified. Network functions of a radio unit, a distributed unit, a centralized unit, and a core network layer are all executed at the server with respect to a message received from a user equipment device. Status information of the server, collected from the server by the monitoring service, is presented via a programmatic interface.