Cell Site EMS Automation for Remote Configuration Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Deploying and integrating cellular network components in a seamless manner within 5G networks is challenging due to the need for significant time and resources, and validating component configurations is difficult and time-consuming, especially with the complexity of Open RAN environments.
Innovation Solution
Implementing automated techniques using BOTs to connect with an element management system (EMS) for data validation and orchestration, allowing for remote management and validation of cell site components, including radio units, distributed units, and centralized units, to streamline deployment and configuration processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual deployment and validation methods are used for cell site components, then deployment can be performed with simple tools, but deployment time and resource requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically provisioning and configuring cell site components before physical deployment is complete. The EMS receives component information, retrieves configuration data, and validates configurations in advance, so that when deployment is finalized, the components are already integrated and operational, eliminating post-deployment validation delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The Element Management System (EMS) acts as an intermediary between the deployment process and the cell site components. It automatically receives component information, retrieves configuration data from external systems, validates configurations, and coordinates the integration process, replacing manual deployment and validation operations with automated intermediary processing.
2Reliability
If comprehensive data validation is performed on all cell site components, then configuration accuracy and reliability are improved, but the complexity and time required for validation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service validation where the EMS automatically retrieves configuration data, validates it against the deployed components, and identifies discrepancies without external intervention. The automated component receives validation results and can trigger re-provisioning if issues are detected, creating a self-correcting validation process that reduces manual complexity while maintaining high reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The validation process incorporates continuous feedback loops where the EMS monitors component configurations, compares them against expected values, and automatically reports discrepancies. This feedback mechanism enables comprehensive validation without manual intervention, as the system self-corrects by re-provisioning components when validation failures are detected.
3Productivity
If automated systems are implemented for deployment management, then deployment efficiency and resource utilization improve, but system complexity and initial resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The Element Management System (EMS) is designed as a universal platform that handles multiple functions including component provisioning, configuration data retrieval, validation, and coordination of deployment operations. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional system, the patent reduces the need for multiple separate automated tools, thereby managing system complexity while maintaining high deployment efficiency.
4Loss of time
If manual configuration validation is performed, then system complexity remains low, but time consumption and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs validation as a preliminary action during the provisioning phase, before deployment is complete. The EMS retrieves configuration data, validates it against the deployed components, and resolves discrepancies in advance, so that the actual deployment process requires minimal validation time, achieving high automation without extending overall deployment duration.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for automating one or more operations associated with a cell site is provided. An example method includes establishing, by one or more processors, a connection between an automation component and at least one of a data validation component associated with one or more components installed at the cell site, or an element management system (EMS); determining, by the one or more processors, at least one of one more of EMS operations, or one or more data validation operations associated with at least one installed component at the cell site; causing, by the one or more processors, the one or more operations to execute; and obtaining, by the one or more processors, data associated with the execution of the one or more operations; wherein the data identifies an outcome associated with the operations.