Cell Site Inventory Retrieval for On-Demand Component Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing systems for maintaining a master inventory of components in telecommunications carrier networks are inefficient, often taking 24-48 hours to update, which can lead to inaccurate data and hinder effective maintenance and troubleshooting.
Innovation Solution
An on-demand inventory update method that allows for the retrieval of the most up-to-date component data from various sources, such as operational support systems (OSS) and state data stores, and updates the master inventory in a piecemeal and parallel fashion to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If traditional batch updating methods are used to maintain the master inventory, then system complexity is reduced and ease of operation is maintained, but the update speed is slow (24-48 hours) and data accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the inventory updating process into discrete component-level updates rather than batch updates. Each component inventory record is updated independently and on-demand when changes are detected, allowing parallel processing of multiple components without requiring a complete system-wide batch update cycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting component changes through trigger events (such as alarm notifications or maintenance completions) before the master inventory needs to be updated. This proactive detection and update mechanism eliminates the waiting period inherent in batch processing.
2Measurement precision
If traditional batch updating methods are used to maintain the master inventory, then ease of operation is maintained, but data accuracy and currency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where alarm notifications, maintenance completion events, and component state changes trigger automatic inventory updates. This closed-loop feedback ensures the master inventory reflects current component states without requiring manual intervention or complex batch scheduling operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The inventory system updates itself automatically in response to trigger events without requiring manual initiation or complex operational procedures. The system self-manages the update process by detecting changes, retrieving updated component data, and modifying inventory records autonomously.
3Productivity
If on-demand component-level updates are implemented, then inventory data accuracy and update speed improve, but system complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs partial updates only for affected component records rather than updating the entire master inventory. When a trigger event occurs, only the specific component inventory record and related component records are updated, avoiding unnecessary processing of unrelated inventory data and reducing overall system complexity.
4Loss of information
If frequent comprehensive inventory updates are performed, then data currency is improved, but resource consumption and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs inventory updates periodically based on trigger events rather than continuously or on a fixed schedule. Updates occur only when specific events are detected (alarms, maintenance completions, state changes), eliminating wasted processing resources during periods when no component changes occur while maintaining information currency.
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AI summary
A method for on-demand cell site inventory update retrieval in a telecommunications carrier network comprises receiving, by an inventory application, updated component data associated with one or more components in a cell site, wherein the updated component data comprises a most up-to-date version of data describing the one or more components, storing, in a memory, a master inventory including data regarding a plurality of components in each of the cell sites in the RAN, and updating, by the inventory application, in the master inventory, records associated with each of the one or more components to include the updated component data when the master inventory excludes the updated component data associated with the one or more components.