Cellular Reference Link Verification Across Geographic Hubs
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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 enable administrators to perform remediation operations, with cyclic and sub-cyclic processes to ensure comprehensive verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual verification methods are used for network interfaces in cellular networks, then administrators can perform verification, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient due to the complexity and scale of cellular reference links
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automated self-verification of network interfaces by cycling through geographic hubs and executing ping operations without requiring continuous manual intervention. The automated system independently identifies failures and generates remediation tickets, enabling the network to verify itself efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops by monitoring ping operation results and automatically generating remediation tickets when failures are detected. This feedback mechanism enables rapid response to network issues, significantly reducing the time from failure detection to remediation initiation.
2Reliability
If comprehensive verification of all cellular reference links is performed, then complete network coverage is achieved, but the complexity of managing and analyzing results increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The verification system is segmented into modular components: geographic hub agents that perform local ping operations, a central system that coordinates verification across multiple hubs, and an automated ticketing system that handles remediation. This segmentation distributes complexity across manageable components while achieving comprehensive network coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary automated ticketing system that acts as a mediator between verification failures and remediation actions. This intermediary automatically generates, assigns, and tracks remediation tickets, simplifying the management of complex verification results and reducing the burden on administrators.
3Measurement precision
If multiple ping operations are performed from each geographic hub, then verification accuracy is improved, but the time and resources required for each verification cycle increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs periodic ping operations from multiple geographic hubs at scheduled intervals rather than continuously. This periodic action maintains accurate failure detection while managing resource consumption and verification speed, allowing the system to balance precision with productivity through time-based scheduling.
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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.