Communication Node Function Identification for Automated Vendor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of communication devices from different vendors into a 5G network is costly due to the need for extensive verification and profile updates, especially when adding new devices, as each vendor's functions and profiles differ, leading to increased construction costs and potential interoperability issues.
Innovation Solution
A communication system and device addition method where lower-level nodes transmit function identification and profile information to upper-level nodes, enabling or disabling functions based on compatibility, conducting automatic verification tests, and adjusting profiles as needed to ensure seamless integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If devices from different vendors are connected using standard interfaces (e.g., O-RAN architecture), then interoperability is improved, but the cost of constructing and maintaining the communication system increases due to extensive verification and profile updates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring function identification information and profile data in devices before they are connected to the network. When a device is added, the upper-level node automatically retrieves and compares this pre-stored information to determine compatibility, eliminating the need for costly post-deployment verification and profile updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated compatibility verification and profile management. The upper-level node automatically performs function comparison, compatibility determination, and profile updates without requiring manual intervention from operators, thereby reducing construction and maintenance costs while maintaining interoperability.
2Reliability
If manual verification processes are performed when adding new devices to ensure correct operation, then system reliability is improved, but the time and cost required for device addition increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical verification processes with automated electronic comparison and determination systems. The upper-level node automatically compares function identification information using electronic data processing and determines compatibility through algorithmic logic, significantly reducing device addition time while maintaining or improving verification accuracy and system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the upper-level node continuously monitors device functions, automatically detects compatibility issues, and triggers profile updates when needed. This closed-loop feedback ensures system reliability is maintained without requiring time-consuming manual verification at each device addition step.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive profile updates and verification tests are conducted when adding devices from different vendors, then compatibility is ensured, but the complexity of the device addition process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complexity of compatibility verification and profile management from the device addition process by implementing an automated upper-level node that handles these tasks independently. This node extracts and compares function identification information, determines compatibility, and manages profile updates automatically, thereby simplifying the overall device addition process while ensuring vendor compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The upper-level node is designed with universal functionality to handle compatibility verification, profile management, and device addition tasks for multiple vendors simultaneously. This multi-functional approach consolidates various vendor-specific procedures into a single unified process, reducing addition process complexity while maintaining broad vendor compatibility.
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AI summary
A communication system includes: a first node; and a second node that is located at a lower level of the first node and connected to the first node. The second node includes a transmitter that transmits, when the second node is connected to the first node, function identification information for identifying functions installed in the second node, and the first node includes a receiver that receives the function identification information transmitted from the second node, and a processor that is connected to the receiver. The processor executes a process including deciding, based on the function identification information, a function to be enabled or disabled out of the functions installed in the second node, and selecting at least a test item used for verifying the function that is decided to be enabled.