Telecommunication Network Upgrade Automation and Error Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing software upgrades in telecommunication networks is challenging due to difficult-to-reach network elements and the inability of existing technologies to automatically recover from errors during the upgrade process, leading to potential network isolation and increased administrator interaction.
Innovation Solution
An upgrade management computing device identifies active network elements, determines their type, subnet, and topology, and applies available upgrades while monitoring for errors, automatically recovering or correcting issues to minimize network disruption and administrator intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If automated upgrade management is implemented, then administrator interaction is minimized, but error recovery capability must be automatically provided
Solution Approach 1:
The upgrade management system performs self-service by automatically detecting upgrade errors and executing recovery plans without requiring administrator intervention. The system monitors upgrade processes, identifies failures, and autonomously rolls back changes or re-attempts upgrades based on predefined recovery strategies, thereby maintaining high automation while ensuring reliable error recovery.
2Productivity
If network elements are difficult to reach, then upgrade coverage is reduced, but monitoring and error detection must continue
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing monitoring mechanisms before upgrades occur and maintaining continuous communication channels with network elements. By pre-configuring monitoring points and keeping upgrade management infrastructure accessible, the system ensures that even difficult-to-reach network elements can be monitored for errors during upgrades without requiring constant administrator access.
3Ease of operation
If manual upgrade processes are used, then administrator control is maintained, but network isolation and disruption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The upgrade management system implements continuous feedback mechanisms that monitor upgrade status, network connectivity, and element responsiveness in real-time. This feedback enables the system to automatically adjust upgrade processes, pause or roll back changes when isolation risks are detected, and resume operations when conditions improve, thereby maintaining administrator oversight while minimizing network disruption through automated decision-making.
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AI summary
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and upgrade management computing device for managing upgrade in a telecommunication network comprising identifying one or more telecommunication network elements which are currently active. A type, a subnet and one or more network topologies is identified for each of the identified active one or more telecommunication network elements. The identified active one or more telecommunication network elements is upgraded with one or more available upgrades based on the identified type, the subnet and the one or more network topologies. During the upgrading, the identified active one or more telecommunication network elements is monitored for occurrence of one or more errors. One or more reports are generated based on the monitoring.