Autonomous Cell Site Turn-Up Using Macrocell Datafill Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method for turning up new cell sites is slow and labor-intensive, requiring manual datafilling in wireless switching centers, which can take several days to weeks, especially with miniature cell sites like microcells, picocells, and femtocells, due to the need for regulatory compliance and accurate configuration.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that uses existing datafill information from macrocells to autonomously turn up cell sites by determining the current location, selecting valid macrocell data, and generating configuration data for the switching center, allowing for rapid and accurate setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual datafilling is performed for each new cell site in the wireless switching center, then regulatory compliance and accurate configuration are ensured, but the turn-up process becomes slow and labor-intensive, taking several days to weeks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies configuration data from existing macrocell sites to new miniature cell sites. The system automatically retrieves and adapts datafill information from macrocells that share the same geographic location, eliminating manual data entry while ensuring configuration accuracy through proven templates from established sites.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing new cell sites to automatically obtain their configuration data from existing macrocell records in the switching center. The automated process queries the database, selects appropriate macrocell data based on location matching, and configures the new site without human intervention, thus reducing both time and labor while maintaining reliability.
2Ease of manufacture
If manual datafilling is performed for each new cell site, then complete configuration information is obtained, but the process requires tremendous operator resources and is not scalable
Solution Approach 1:
Configuration templates from existing macrocells are copied and adapted for new miniature cell sites. The system automatically retrieves complete configuration sets including market-specific translations, dialup setup, E911 PSAP routing, and CALEA compliance settings from proven macrocell records, ensuring completeness without manual effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an automated intermediary system that acts as a bridge between existing macrocell configuration data and new cell site setup. This intermediary automatically queries the switching center database, performs location-based matching, retrieves appropriate configuration templates, and applies them to new sites, thereby eliminating the need for operator intervention while maintaining configuration completeness.
3Loss of time
If existing macrocell data is used to autonomously turn up cell sites, then turn-up time is reduced to seconds, but manual verification and testing resources may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system copies configuration data from proven macrocell sites that have already undergone testing and certification. By using configuration templates from established sites with known good performance, the patent reduces datafill time to seconds while maintaining reliability through inheritance of validated configuration sets including interference management parameters and regulatory compliance settings.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach significantly reduces the datafill time to a few seconds, enabling faster and more efficient cell site activation while ensuring seamless subscriber services and regulatory compliance.
Implementation Method 1
a global position positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to determine a current location of the cell site
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus use existing datafill information from macrocells to turn-up the cell site. A cell site includes a global position positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to determine a current location of the cell site. A transceiver subsystem in the cell site manages a wireless communication interface, and a controller, coupled to the GPS receiver and the transceiver subsystem. The controller is configured to send the current location of the cell site to a cell site manager, receive cell site identification data for existing macrocells and virtual macrocells from the cell site manager, and selects candidate macrocells based on a selection algorithm until one is validated by the switching center. Datafill information associated with the validated macrocell to create datafill entries for the cell site.