Cell Site Auxiliary Equipment Control via E2 Interface Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems lack a holistic control and management system for auxiliary equipment at cell sites, leading to suboptimal energy consumption and potential vulnerabilities in proprietary solutions.
Innovation Solution
Implement a near-real-time radio intelligent controller (RIC) with an E2 interface to manage and optimize cell site auxiliary equipment, including power and temperature systems, through a unified platform that integrates with existing O-RAN architecture, enabling comprehensive monitoring and control of energy consumption and performance metrics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If proprietary solutions are used for auxiliary equipment management, then implementation speed may be improved, but security vulnerabilities and lack of holistic control increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments auxiliary equipment management into independent, standardized functional modules that can be individually controlled and monitored through the E2 interface, allowing proprietary implementations to proceed quickly while maintaining security through modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The E2 interface acts as an intermediary layer between the RIC and auxiliary equipment, providing standardized secure communication protocols that enable fast proprietary implementations while ensuring security and holistic control through interface standardization
2Device complexity
If traditional management systems are used for auxiliary equipment, then system complexity is reduced, but energy optimization capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The RIC platform provides universal control capabilities for multiple types of auxiliary equipment (power supply, temperature control, etc.) through standardized E2 interface, enabling energy optimization across diverse equipment without increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where the RIC continuously receives status information from auxiliary equipment and sends optimized control commands back, enabling dynamic energy consumption optimization while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated control
3Use of energy by moving object
If centralized control is implemented for auxiliary equipment, then energy optimization improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The E2 interface serves as a standardized intermediary that simplifies centralized control architecture, allowing the RIC to manage auxiliary equipment energy consumption effectively without proportionally increasing system complexity through interface abstraction
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method comprising receiving measurement information associated with cell site auxiliary equipment, wherein the measurement information comprises at least one of the following: status metrics or performance metrics associated with the cell site auxiliary equipment; determining, based at least partly on the measurement information, one or more commands for controlling one or more functions of the cell site auxiliary equipment; and transmitting the one or more commands to the cell site auxiliary equipment, wherein an E2 interface is used for at least one of the following: receiving at least a part of the measurement information, or transmitting the one or more commands.