Validating New Carrier Component Integration at Access Points

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Solution Overview

Problem

The integration of new carrier components at access point equipment in networked computer systems is often complicated, affecting both the new and existing carrier components, leading to potential operational issues.

Innovation Solution

A multi-connectivity framework is implemented to validate the integration of new carrier components, using a system architecture that includes network equipment and access point equipment, facilitating communication and resource allocation based on validation criteria.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If new carrier components are integrated at access point equipment, then network capacity and functionality are improved, but system complexity and operational issues increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork capacityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary validation of new carrier components before full integration by detecting installation milestones and evaluating installation data. This preliminary action identifies potential operational issues before they affect existing carrier components, allowing preventive measures to be taken while maintaining network capacity expansion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

A validation system acts as an intermediary between new and existing carrier components. It monitors installation milestones and evaluates installation data to mediate potential conflicts, ensuring that new components are properly integrated without causing operational issues to existing components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If new carrier components are integrated at access point equipment, then network functionality is enhanced, but operational reliability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork functionalityVSAvoidoperational reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by detecting installation milestones and evaluating installation data of new carrier components. This feedback loop provides information about the integration status and potential operational issues, allowing the system to adjust and maintain operational reliability while enhancing network functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

By performing preliminary evaluation of installation data before full operational integration, the system identifies and addresses potential reliability issues in advance, ensuring that new carrier components do not compromise the operational reliability of the network.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If validation of carrier component installation is performed, then integration quality is improved, but processing overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintegration qualityVSAvoidprocessing overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs partial validation by focusing on detecting specific installation milestones and evaluating relevant installation data rather than comprehensive analysis of all component parameters. This partial action maintains integration quality while reducing unnecessary processing overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The validation process is segmented into discrete milestones that can be detected independently. By dividing the validation into阶段性 milestones rather than a continuous comprehensive check, the system improves integration quality at critical points while minimizing overall processing overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250119758A1Validating the integration of new carrier components at access point equipment
Publication Date: 2025.04.10 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P
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AI summary

The technologies described herein are generally directed to validating the integration of new carrier components at base station equipment, e.g., in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include, confirming based on installation data, an installation milestone of an installation of a carrier component at base station equipment, resulting in a confirmed milestone. The method can further include, based on the confirmed milestone, identifying for an evaluation of the installation of the carrier component, a criterion associated with a characteristic of operation of the base station equipment. Further, the method can include based on a result of evaluation of the installation, sending, by the network equipment, a validation signal to the base station equipment indicating that the installation of the carrier component is validated.