Space Server Backup for Wireless Network Interruption Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication interruptions in wireless networks, particularly at cell sites, due to power outages or wireline cuts during natural disasters, lead to network unavailability and dropped communications.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a space server to backup configuration commands from affected cell sites, enabling the restoration of communication operations through satellite connections and leveraging machine learning algorithms to predict and prevent interruptions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cell sites rely on traditional wireline connections for network communication, then network infrastructure is simpler and more cost-effective, but communication operations are vulnerable to interruptions from power outages or wireline cuts during natural disasters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a satellite communication system as an intermediary between cell sites and the core network. When wireline connections are interrupted, the satellite system acts as a mediator to restore communication by providing alternative transmission paths through space-based infrastructure, thereby maintaining network reliability without permanently increasing ground-based device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring satellite communication capabilities and backup communication paths before natural disasters occur. The network proactively establishes satellite links and prepares contingency routing information, enabling rapid recovery when interruptions happen without requiring complex real-time decision-making during disaster events
2Reliability
If the network uses traditional ground-based infrastructure only, then device complexity is lower, but network availability and communication quality deteriorate during natural disasters causing extended downtime
Solution Approach 1:
The patent ensures continuity of useful communication actions by maintaining dual communication paths (wireline and satellite). When the primary wireline path is interrupted, the system seamlessly continues communication operations through satellite links, eliminating gaps in network availability and preventing complete service interruption during natural disasters
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor the status of wireline connections and automatically trigger satellite communication activation when interruptions are detected. This real-time feedback loop enables rapid response to network failures, minimizing downtime by immediately switching to backup satellite paths when ground-based infrastructure fails
3Reliability
If cell sites have dedicated backup systems for each communication path, then communication reliability improves, but device complexity and resource requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal satellite communication system that can serve multiple cell sites simultaneously. Rather than each cell site having dedicated backup equipment, a single satellite infrastructure provides backup capabilities to multiple locations, reducing individual cell site complexity while maintaining reliable communication session restoration through shared resources
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus comprises a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to one another. The memory may be configured to store multiple configuration commands. The processor may be configured to establish a communication session between a first network component and a second network component based at least in part upon the configuration commands. Further, the processor may be configured to generate multiple space backup configuration commands indicating to back up the configuration commands to a space server. The processor may be configured to transfer the space backup configuration commands to the space server, determine that the communication session between the first network component and the second network component is interrupted, and reestablish the communication session between the first network component and the second network component via the space server based at least in part upon the space backup configuration commands in response to determining that the communication session is interrupted.