Base Station Group Control Using Representative State Monitoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

The monitoring load is high when operation control is executed for a large number of base station systems, as existing technologies require individual monitoring of each system.

Innovation Solution

A control system that includes monitoring a representative base station system and executing operation control based on its state, with predictive and exceptional controls for other systems in the group, reducing the need for individual monitoring.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If operation control is executed for each base station system individually, then communication quality is maintained, but monitoring load increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication qualityVSAvoidmonitoring load
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent groups multiple base station systems into base station system groups and selects a representative base station system for each group. Operation control is executed based on the monitored operation state of the representative system rather than monitoring each system individually, thereby reducing monitoring load while maintaining effective control coverage across all systems in the group.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies the operation state and control decisions derived from the representative base station system to other base station systems within the same group. This copying approach allows the monitoring and control mechanism to be applied to multiple systems through a single representative instance, significantly reducing the overall monitoring burden.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Area of stationary object

If the number of monitored base station systems is increased, then coverage area increases, but monitoring load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoverage areaVSAvoidmonitoring load
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the overall coverage area into multiple base station system groups, each with a representative system. This grouping strategy allows the monitoring system to cover a large geographic area through multiple groups while only monitoring one representative system per group, thus expanding coverage without proportionally increasing monitoring load.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12621684B2Control system and control method
Publication Date: 2026.05.05 RAKUTEN MOBILE INC
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AI summary

Provided are a control system and a control method which are capable of reducing a monitoring load at a time when operation control for base station systems is executed. An exceptional monitoring module (38) monitors an operation state of a representative base station system of a plurality of base station systems included in a base station system group associated with an operation tendency of base station systems. An operation control module (40) executes operation control in accordance with the operation state of the representative base station system, for at least one base station system which includes a base station system different from the representative base station system, and is included in the base station system group.