BBU Analyzer Engine Forecasting Baseband Unit Performance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current radio access network infrastructure management lacks automated intelligence to analyze real-time telecom statistics and make proactive adjustments for improving throughput and quality of service, relying on manual tasks for allocating baseband units and managing network resources.

Innovation Solution

Deployment of a BBU analyzer engine that uses machine learning models to forecast server performance, identify potential issues, and recommend corrective actions, such as allocating additional resources or spawning new baseband units, to maintain optimal network performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual tasks are used for allocating baseband units and managing network resources, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork resource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidmanagement system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service through automated machine learning models that independently analyze operational statistics, forecast performance issues, and determine corrective actions without human intervention. The BBU analyzer engine autonomously manages resource allocation and spawns new baseband units based on predicted network conditions, eliminating manual administrative tasks while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If real-time analysis of operational statistics is performed using machine learning models, then reliability is improved, but use of energy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork performance prediction accuracyVSAvoidcomputational energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by continuously analyzing operational statistics and forecasting future performance issues before they manifest. The machine learning models predict potential baseband unit failures, throughput degradation, or resource bottlenecks in advance, allowing the system to proactively allocate resources or spawn new units. This preventive approach improves reliability by addressing issues before they affect service quality, while energy consumption is managed through efficient model selection and targeted analysis of critical metrics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If automated corrective actions are initiated based on predicted technical issues, then quality of service is improved, but device complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of serviceVSAvoidautomation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the BBU analyzer engine continuously monitors operational statistics, compares actual performance against predicted thresholds, and automatically initiates corrective actions when deviations are detected. The system spawns new baseband units, reallocates resources, or adjusts configuration parameters based on real-time feedback from the network state. This closed-loop feedback control improves quality of service by dynamically responding to changing conditions while managing complexity through standardized decision-making algorithms and predefined response protocols.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11924053B2Intelligent infrastructure management in a cloud radio access network
Publication Date: 2024.03.05 DELL PROD LP
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AI summary

Techniques are disclosed for intelligent infrastructure management in a radio access network. For example, a method obtains, from a plurality of baseband units of a radio access network, a plurality of data sets, wherein respective ones of the plurality of data sets correspond to operational statistics of respective ones of the plurality of baseband units. The method then generates a forecasted data set corresponding to one or more predicted operational statistics of each of the subset of baseband units, wherein the forecasted data set is generated using a first machine learning model. The method analyzes the forecasted data set to predict a future occurrence of a technical issue and to determine at least one corrective action for the predicted future occurrence of the technical issue, wherein the analysis is performed using a second machine learning model. The method then causes initiation of the at least one corrective action.