Gateway Bridging for Failed Telecom Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication links in telecommunications networks often fail due to routing and interface issues, leading to negative user experiences until the link is restored.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for bridging communications by identifying a failed link between gateways, using a replacement gateway to reroute data, and automatically reestablishing the connection, allowing continuous service with minimal downtime.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If communication links fail due to routing or interface issues, then network reliability deteriorates, but user service continuity is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
A replacement gateway is introduced as an intermediary component to bridge the first gateway and the second gateway when a communication link fails. The replacement gateway receives data from the first gateway and forwards it to the second gateway, enabling continuous service during the link outage without requiring user awareness of the rerouting.
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively identifies failed communication links and automatically establishes a bridge through a replacement gateway before the link failure fully impacts service. This preliminary detection and response action minimizes user downtime by initiating the bridging process as soon as the failure is detected.
2Loss of time
If automatic bridging is implemented to reduce downtime, then service continuity improves, but network complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network performs self-healing by automatically detecting communication link failures and autonomously establishing bridges through replacement gateways without requiring manual intervention. The system monitors its own state, identifies failures, and rectifies them automatically, reducing downtime while keeping the operational complexity manageable through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes the communication path parameters by switching from direct gateway-to-gateway communication to indirect communication through a replacement gateway. This parameter change enables the network to adapt to link failures automatically, maintaining service continuity while managing complexity through standardized bridging procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for bridging communications are provided. Interfaces between multiple high speed gateways exist but are only capable of use during handovers between varying cell towers, are manually configured, and only communicate signaling information. A bridging interface that is automatically created between two or more high speed gateways during a failed communications link is described. The bridging interface is capable of communicating both signal and data information and is associated with a single cell tower. The bridging interface may be utilized during the communications link such that a user experience is not negatively impacted.