LTE Base Station Wireless Maintenance Link
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for maintaining LTE base stations are labor-intensive and prone to human error, requiring physical presence or costly wired connections, which increases operational costs and safety risks.
Innovation Solution
Establishing a wireless communication link between the base station and network maintaining equipment (NME) to facilitate maintenance and data collection, allowing for remote, efficient, and safe operation without disrupting normal user equipment access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is collected by sending staff to the base station with wired connection, then data can be obtained, but manpower cost increases and artificial misoperation possibility increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical wired connection system with a wireless communication system. The maintenance terminal establishes wireless communication with the base station through standard wireless interfaces, eliminating the need for physical wired connections while maintaining data collection capabilities. This reduces manpower requirements and operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a maintenance terminal as an intermediary device that communicates with the base station through wireless interfaces. This intermediary enables remote data collection and maintenance operations without requiring staff to physically access the base station, thereby reducing manpower costs and operational risks.
2Ease of operation
If remote login is used to obtain data, then manpower cost reduces, but wired connection layout is required which is expensive and hard for continued maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the wired connection infrastructure with wireless communication. The maintenance terminal uses standard wireless interfaces to communicate with the base station, eliminating the need for complex wired connection layout while enabling continuous remote maintenance operations.
3Loss of information
If staff physically access the base station for maintenance, then direct data collection is possible, but safety risks increase and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a maintenance terminal as an intermediary that remotely accesses the base station through wireless communication. This intermediary enables complete data collection and maintenance operations without requiring staff to physically access the base station, thereby eliminating safety risks while maintaining data access completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical access with wireless communication-based access. The maintenance terminal communicates with the base station through wireless interfaces, enabling staff to perform maintenance operations remotely without physical exposure to potential safety hazards at the base station location.
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AI summary
A method and a device for maintaining a Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station are provided by the embodiments of the present invention. Depending on the LTE access network system and air interface characteristics, by making a few processing flow changes in such mode or method, a wireless communication link is established between a network maintenance device and a base station to implement the base station maintenance and data communication. Application of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention can implement the base station maintenance and data communication by the wireless mode, reduce the cost of the network maintenance and prevent the destruction and influence of human factors on the operation and maintenance of the base station.