Network-Controlled Repeater NCR Assistance Information Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network-controlled repeater (NCR) management systems lack alarm reporting and location reporting procedures, which hinders efficient monitoring and corrective actions.
Innovation Solution
The system generates and transmits NCR assistance information, including temperature, overheating, and location data, from the NCR to a base station, enabling corrective actions to improve NCR performance and overall network operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If NCR operations are controlled through RRC indications, then switching on/off of forward link and beam control procedures are managed, but alarm reporting and location reporting procedures are not available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the NCR device continuously monitors its operational status, temperature, and location, then reports this information back to the base station through uplink messages. This enables the base station to receive real-time feedback about NCR conditions and take appropriate corrective actions, resolving the information loss problem.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary reporting mechanism using uplink RRC messages as a mediator between the NCR device and the base station. These messages carry alarm and location information that would otherwise be unavailable, enabling reliable monitoring without requiring direct procedural changes to the existing RRC control framework.
2Productivity
If NCR assistance information is generated and transmitted to base station, then corrective actions can be performed to improve NCR performance, but additional communication overhead is introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential and critical information elements (alarm status, temperature readings, location data) from the full NCR operational state and transmits only these extracted elements to the base station. This selective extraction minimizes the quantity of transmitted data while still enabling effective monitoring and corrective actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by transmitting NCR assistance information selectively rather than continuously. Reports are generated based on specific triggers such as temperature thresholds being exceeded or alarm conditions being met, thereby reducing overall communication overhead while maintaining adequate monitoring coverage.
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AI summary
A method of network-controlled repeater (NCR) management includes obtaining, by an NCR, operations, administrations, and management (OAM) information, generating, by the NCR, NCR assistance information based on the OAM information, transmitting, by the NCR to a base station, the NCR assistance information and performing, by the base station, a corrective action on the NCR based on the NCR assistance information