Base Station Deployment via VLAN and DHCP Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing base station deployment process is prone to errors due to the manual copying of long electronic serial numbers (ESN), leading to a high error rate.
Innovation Solution
The method involves receiving a virtual local area network VLAN identity and composite information from a service packet, learning and traversing VLAN identities, sending DHCP requests to a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, and establishing an OM IP connection for configuration, eliminating the need for manual ESN copying by using composite information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual copying of ESN number is used for base station deployment, then the deployment process can be completed, but the error rate is extremely high due to the extremely long ESN number
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the ESN number from the manual copying process and replaces it with automated identification. The base station automatically obtains its ESN number through interaction with the DHCP server, eliminating the need for hardware personnel to manually copy and transmit this extremely long number, thereby resolving the contradiction between deployment accuracy and manual copying complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The base station performs self-identification by automatically obtaining its ESN number through the DHCP protocol interaction. Instead of relying on external manual input, the base station autonomously retrieves and uses its identification information, which significantly reduces human error and improves deployment reliability
2Productivity
If automated DHCP request process is implemented for all VLAN IDs, then the deployment efficiency is improved, but the time consumption increases due to traversing all learned VLAN IDs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the base station learn and store all VLAN IDs in advance during the initialization phase. This pre-preparation allows the subsequent DHCP request process to proceed efficiently without repeated learning operations, balancing deployment efficiency with time consumption by front-loading the information gathering step
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AI summary
The present invention provides a base station deployment configuration method. The method includes: receiving, by a base station after being powered on for a first time, a virtual local area network identity and composite information, receiving, by the base station, a plurality of ping packets, and learning, by the base station, the received virtual local area network identity in the service packet and virtual local area network identities in all the received ping packets; traversing, by the base station, the learned virtual local area network identities, and sending a DHCP request to a DHCP server; receiving, by the base station, a DHCP response message returned by the DHCP server; and establishing, by the base station, an OM IP address connection to a management channel of the wireless network manager according to the OM IP address, and receiving a complete configuration delivered through the management channel.