Multi-Operator RAN Resource Pooling for Emergency Service Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks during disasters or emergencies suffer from delays due to individual service providers operating independently, leading to a lack of resource pooling and optimization, which exacerbates service degradation and hinders timely decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for pooling resources across multiple network operators by detecting resource availability, generating a communication service plan, and adapting parameters to ensure quality thresholds are met, utilizing AI and machine learning to dynamically allocate resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual service providers operate independently in monolithic networks, then each provider can maintain operational independence and proprietary system control, but resource pooling and optimization are prevented leading to service degradation during disasters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network functions into separate, disaggregated modules that can be independently managed by different operators. This allows each operator to maintain operational independence while enabling resource pooling through standardized interfaces and protocols, resolving the contradiction between operational independence and resource sharing capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universal interfaces and standardized protocols that allow network resources from different operators to interoperate. This multi-functionality enables resources to serve multiple operators simultaneously, achieving both operational independence and enhanced resource pooling capability
2Productivity
If service providers operate independently without cooperation, then competitive operation is maintained, but decision-making time increases during emergency situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes pre-configured resource pools and pre-agreedupon cooperation protocols between operators before disasters occur. When emergencies arise, these pre-prepared arrangements enable immediate resource allocation and service restoration without time-consuming negotiation, significantly reducing decision-making time while maintaining operational efficiency
3Ease of manufacture
If monolithic proprietary systems are used, then system implementation is simplified for each operator, but network optimization through mix-and-match resource allocation becomes impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides monolithic network systems into modular, disaggregated components with standardized interfaces. This segmentation maintains implementation simplicity for each operator while enabling flexible mix-and-match resource allocation across operators through universal connection protocols, resolving the contradiction between implementation simplicity and allocation flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces standardized parameters and protocols that allow resources from different operators to be uniformly managed and allocated. By standardizing resource description and interaction parameters, the system achieves both ease of individual operator implementation and flexible multi-operator resource optimization
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a scenario that warrants a pooling of first resources associated with a first network operator with second resources associated with at least a second network operator that is different from the first network operator, based on the detecting, obtaining first data indicating an availability of a first portion of the first resources and second data indicating an availability of a first portion of the second resources, processing at least the first data and the second data to generate a plan for facilitating a communication service involving the first portion of the first resources and the first portion of the second resources, and facilitating the communication service based on the plan. Other embodiments are disclosed.