Cellular Network Interface Verification Through Hub-Based Ping Cycling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network interface verification methods are inefficient in identifying and remediating failures in cellular networks, particularly in 5G networks, due to the complexity and scale of cellular reference links.
Innovation Solution
A method involving maintaining a database that maps cellular reference link types to geographic hubs, performing ping operations from each hub, and displaying failure results through a graphical user interface to facilitate remediation operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional network interface verification methods are used in 5G cellular networks, then the verification process can be performed, but the identification and remediation of failures becomes inefficient due to the complexity and scale of cellular reference links
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex 5G cellular network into discrete geographic hubs, each associated with specific cellular reference links. The system divides the verification task by cycling through databases that map reference link types to geographic hubs, performing ping operations from individual hubs rather than attempting to verify the entire network at once. This segmentation transforms an overwhelming complexity into manageable, localized verification units.
2Reliability
If comprehensive ping operations are performed across all geographic hubs for all cellular reference link types, then network coverage is improved, but the time required for verification increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic verification by cycling through the database of geographic hubs and cellular reference link types in repeated iterations. Rather than performing a single exhaustive verification, the system repeatedly cycles through the same set of hubs and link types, allowing for continuous monitoring while breaking the total verification time into discrete, manageable periodic intervals. This approach maintains comprehensive coverage while making the time requirement more manageable and repeatable.
3Loss of information
If detailed results including all IP addresses are displayed for successful ping operations, then complete information is provided, but the graphical user interface becomes cluttered and harder to interpret
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the critical failure information in the graphical user interface, omitting successful ping results from the primary display. When a ping operation fails, the system then displays the specific geographic hub and cellular reference link type information. This selective extraction approach provides complete information about failures while keeping the interface clean and focused on problematic areas that require administrator attention.
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AI summary
A disclosed method may include (i) maintaining a database that maps cellular reference link types to geographic hubs that include a respective cellular network node connected through a respective cellular reference link type, (ii) cycling through the database, within a portion of the database for a specific cellular reference link type, to perform a ping operation from each respective geographic hub mapped to the specific cellular reference link type, and (iii) displaying, through a graphical user interface, results to an administrator indicating which ping operations from the cycling through the database indicated a failure such that the administrator is enabled to perform a remediation operation. Various other systems and computer-readable mediums are further disclosed.