BTS Hardware Configuration Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing configuration process for adding or removing hardware equipment in Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) is inefficient, requiring numerous manual commands and leading to time-consuming and costly initialization, with a high risk of configuration mismatches between the BTS and Base Station Controller (BSC) databases.
Innovation Solution
A method where the BTS receives configuration data via a User Interface, initializes the hardware configuration in the installation database, and sends information to the BSC, allowing the BSC to create an object model of the new hardware configuration, reducing operator actions and ensuring consistent database configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual configuration method is used for adding/removing HW equipment, then configuration can be performed, but installation time and operator actions increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The BTS performs self-configuration by automatically detecting added hardware equipment and initiating the configuration process autonomously. The system detects the hardware, retrieves necessary configuration parameters, and executes initialization without requiring manual operator intervention for each configuration step, thereby significantly reducing installation time and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
Configuration templates and hardware detection mechanisms are prepared in advance within the BTS and BSC systems. When hardware is added, the system already has pre-defined configuration structures and detection routines ready to immediately initiate the configuration process, eliminating the need for manual preparation and reducing initialization time.
2Ease of operation
If separate configuration tools and interfaces are used for BTS and BSC databases, then configuration flexibility is maintained, but configuration complexity and error risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration process for BTS and BSC databases into a single unified operation. When hardware is added, the BTS detects it and automatically synchronizes the configuration to the BSC through an integrated interface, eliminating the need for separate configuration tools and interfaces. This integration simplifies the configuration process while reducing the risk of mismatches between databases.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic feedback mechanisms where the BTS detects added hardware and immediately notifies the BSC of the change. The BSC receives real-time information about the hardware addition and automatically updates its database accordingly, ensuring consistency between both systems without requiring manual verification or separate configuration steps.
3Reliability
If multiple BSC commands are issued for TRX installation, then configuration completeness is achieved, but operator workload and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The BTS performs self-configuration by automatically detecting added hardware equipment and initiating the configuration process autonomously. The system detects the hardware, retrieves necessary configuration parameters, and executes initialization without requiring manual operator intervention for each configuration step, thereby significantly reducing installation time and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
Configuration templates and hardware detection mechanisms are prepared in advance within the BTS and BSC systems. When hardware is added, the system already has pre-defined configuration structures and detection routines ready to immediately initiate the configuration process, eliminating the need for manual preparation and reducing initialization time.
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AI summary
A method in a Base Transceiver Station, BTS for configuring hardware, HW, equipment being added or removed to/from the BTS. The BTS receives (201) configuration data for the added or removed hardware equipment via a user interface, UI. The BTS then initializes (202) a HW configuration according to the received configuration data in an installation database, IDB, of the BTS. When the HW configuration is initialized, the BTS sends (203) information about the added or removed HW equipment to a Base Station Controller, BSC. Based on the received information the BSC creates an object model of the added and/or removed HW equipment in the BTS.