Private Base Station Auto-Configuration for Public Network Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radio systems, such as GSM and WCDMA/HSDPA, are not optimized for uncoordinated large-scale deployments like private base stations, which require efficient auto-configuration and reduced administrative burdens for mass deployment, while ensuring proper operation and mobility support.
Innovation Solution
The method involves auto-configuration of private base stations into a public core network, enabling them to report location data from overlaying macro cells, request connectivity services, and authenticate with the network using identification data, allowing secure and efficient integration with the public network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If private base stations are deployed in large-scale uncoordinated manner, then deployment flexibility and user access are improved, but administrative work and configuration complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The private base station automatically performs configuration by scanning macro cell data, determining its own location, and requesting connectivity services from the public network autonomously without requiring manual administrative configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures the private base station with scanning capabilities and authentication mechanisms before deployment, enabling it to automatically integrate into the public network without post-deployment administrative intervention
2Reliability
If manual configuration and authentication are implemented for private base stations, then network security and proper operation are ensured, but operational expenses and administrative burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The private base station automatically provides feedback to the public network by scanning macro cell data and reporting location information, enabling the network to verify authenticity and grant connectivity services without manual authentication
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication mechanism is pre-built into the private base station, allowing it to automatically prove its authenticity to the public network before connectivity is granted, eliminating the need for manual security verification
3Quantity of substance
If private base stations use the same spectrum as the public radio system, then spectrum utilization is improved, but interference management and coordination become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The public network acts as an intermediary between private base stations and the radio system, coordinating spectrum usage by verifying location data from macro cells and managing connectivity services to prevent interference
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary coordination by scanning macro cell data and determining location before granting connectivity, ensuring that private base stations are properly positioned and coordinated before using the spectrum
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a private base station including a processing unit configured to scan data of overlaying macro cells of a public radio network in order to report the location of the private base station; a communication unit configured to request a connectivity service from the public radio network by using identification data of the private base station and the location of the private base station; and a communication unit configured to receive grant to utilize the re-quested connectivity service once the identification data has been verified by the public radio network.