Mobile Radio Network Layer Deactivation for Power Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern mobile radio networks face high power consumption and operational costs due to the inability to completely deactivate transmitting stations during low call and load levels, as existing methods only partially deactivate capacity within individual stations, maintaining basic service availability.
Innovation Solution
A method where a standard layer ensures continuous availability, allowing entire transmitting stations or layers to be temporarily switched off, with monitoring units managing reactivation based on load and service demand, using communication protocols to manage the switched-on state of stations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If individual transmitting stations are partially deactivated within a layer, then power consumption is reduced, but service availability and area coverage are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The network is divided into multiple supply layers, each with transmitting stations that can be independently controlled. This segmentation allows selective deactivation of entire layers rather than individual stations within a layer, maintaining service availability through the standard layer while reducing power consumption by deactivating non-essential layers during low load conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically switches between different supply layers based on load conditions. The standard layer remains active to ensure continuous service availability, while additional layers can be activated or deactivated according to real-time network demand, optimizing power consumption without compromising reliability
2Loss of energy
If entire transmitting stations are switched off, then power consumption is significantly reduced, but network coverage and service continuity are affected
Solution Approach 1:
The standard layer is maintained in a ready state beforehand to provide immediate service continuity when additional layers are deactivated. This cushioning layer ensures that even when entire transmitting stations in non-essential layers are switched off, service continuity is preserved through the pre-positioned standard layer infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The standard layer acts as an intermediary between complete network shutdown and total network operation. It provides a baseline service level that mediates between the need for power reduction and the requirement for service continuity, allowing seamless transition when load conditions change
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for operating a mobile communications network having two or more supply levels (1, 2, 3), wherein the supply levels (1, 2, 3) overlap and are each formed by a plurality of transmission stations, wherein a first supply level (1) is defined as the standard level (1), which guarantees the availability of the mobile communications network, and a second supply level (2, 3) is at least partially and/or temporarily deactivated.