Macrosite Site Swap Control for Outage Power Coverage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing telecommunications networks face inefficiencies in power management during power outages, as manual intervention is labor-intensive, prone to errors, and fails to optimize power distribution across the network effectively.

Innovation Solution

Implementing an observability framework (OBF) with cloud-based architecture and artificial intelligence to detect power outages, activate auxiliary power sources at selected macrosites, and temporarily disable non-essential macrosites, using kubernetes clusters for network control and machine learning to optimize power distribution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual power management is used during power outages, then human operators can respond to power outages, but the system becomes labor-intensive, prone to errors, and slow in response

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower management reliabilityVSAvoidautomation level

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service through automated detection of power outages by the controller, automatic activation of auxiliary power sources based on pre-configured parameters, and automatic disabling of non-essential macrosites. This eliminates the need for human operators to manually respond to power outages, thereby improving reliability while increasing automation level.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies preliminary action by pre-configuring power management parameters, identifying critical versus non-essential macrosites in advance, and establishing automated response protocols before power outages occur. When outages happen, the system executes pre-planned actions immediately, eliminating response delays associated with manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Duration of action of moving object

If all macrosites remain active during power outages, then network coverage is maintained, but battery life is depleted faster and power optimization cannot occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebattery lifeVSAvoidnetwork coverage

Core Design Contradiction:

Duration of action of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by differentiating between critical macrosites that must remain active and non-essential macrosites that can be temporarily disabled. The controller identifies specific macrosites based on their importance to network coverage and activates auxiliary power sources only at selected critical macrosites, thereby extending battery life while maintaining essential network coverage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements partial action by selectively activating auxiliary power sources at only a predetermined number of selected macrosites rather than all macrosites. This partial activation strategy optimizes power distribution to extend battery life while maintaining sufficient network coverage through the subset of critical macrosites.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If auxiliary power sources are activated at all macrosites, then network coverage is fully maintained, but power consumption increases and optimization cannot occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork coverageVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by providing auxiliary power sources only at selected macrosites that are critical for network coverage, rather than uniformly at all macrosites. The controller identifies and prioritizes specific macrosites based on their importance, thereby maintaining essential network coverage while reducing overall power consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements partial action by activating auxiliary power sources at only a predetermined number of selected macrosites rather than all macrosites. This selective activation maintains sufficient network coverage through critical macrosites while optimizing power consumption by leaving non-essential macrosites inactive.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Productivity

If automated power management is implemented, then response time is reduced and errors minimized, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower management efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback through the controller that continuously monitors power status at macrosites and automatically responds to power outages by activating auxiliary power sources and disabling non-essential macrosites based on pre-configured parameters. This automated feedback loop improves power management efficiency by eliminating manual intervention delays while managing complexity through rule-based decision logic.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20260006464A1Preplanned site swap

Publication Date: 2026.01.01 DISH WIRELESS LLC

AI summary

A system and method that detects initiation of a triggering event associated with a coverage area having a plurality of macrosites. The system and method further activate an auxiliary power source at each of a predetermined number of selected macrosites, the selected macrosites being ones of the plurality of macrosites. A number of the plurality of macrosites is greater than the predetermined number of selected macrosites. The system and method further include temporarily disabling at least one macrosite other than the selected macrosites.