Automated Line Number Sheet Management via Base Station and Fronthaul Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual line number sheet management in mobile communication systems leads to human errors, difficulty in systematic management, and challenges in maintaining up-to-date information, making it difficult to manage and update line usage histories efficiently.

Innovation Solution

A line number sheet management device and method that automates the collection and updating of line number information from mobile communication base station and fronthaul management servers, generating and managing line number sheets systematically through base station and fronthaul information acquisition units, and storing them in a database for real-time inquiry.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual operation is used to collect and manage line number information, then flexibility in operation is maintained, but human errors occur and systematic management becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of line number informationVSAvoidautomation of line number sheet management
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic collection of line number information from base station management servers and fronthaul management servers without requiring manual operator intervention. The line number sheet management server autonomously queries, retrieves, and updates line number information based on predetermined criteria, eliminating human error while maintaining operational flexibility through configurable parameters.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of collecting and managing line number sheets with an automated information system. The system uses electronic data exchange between servers, automated querying mechanisms, and digital storage to substitute the physical manual handling of spreadsheets, thereby improving accuracy and enabling systematic management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If multiple operators use separate copied sheets for inquiring and modifying line number information, then individual operation flexibility is maintained, but version control is lost and systematic management becomes impossible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of inquiring and modifying line number informationVSAvoidcomplexity of line number sheet management system
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent consolidates multiple separate line number sheets into a single centralized management system. All operators access and modify the same master line number sheet through the management server, which maintains version control and ensures that only one authoritative copy exists. This merging eliminates the chaos of multiple copied sheets while providing unified access and modification capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The line number sheet management server acts as an intermediary between operators and the line number information. Instead of operators directly handling separate copies, all requests to inquire or modify line number information are routed through the management server, which coordinates access, maintains the master copy, and distributes updated information to all users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If manual collection of line number information is performed, then system simplicity is maintained, but information is not updated in real time and becomes outdated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetimeliness of line number informationVSAvoidefficiency of line number sheet management
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic automated querying of base station management servers and fronthaul management servers to collect updated line number information. The management server repeatedly executes queries at predetermined intervals or triggered by events, ensuring that line number information is continuously updated without requiring constant manual intervention, thus maintaining both timeliness and operational efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS12464270B2Method and apparatus for managing line number sheet for mobile communications system
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 HFR
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a mobile communications system line number sheet management device and method. Provided, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, is a line number sheet management device and method, for automating access network-related line number sheet management by automatically collecting and updating line number information, the line number information being collected from a mobile communications base station management server (mobile communications system management server) and a fronthaul management server. Provided, according to another aspect of the present disclosure, is a fronthaul device for: acquiring unique information of a base station by receiving an optical signal from any one of a radio unit (RU) and a digital unit (DU); and transmitting the unique information of the base station to a fronthaul management server.