UE-Based Antenna Installation Data Capture for 5G RAN Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for deploying and configuring wireless communication networks, particularly in the context of 5G networks, are inefficient and prone to errors, leading to increased operational expenditures and potential network performance issues.
Innovation Solution
The use of a User Equipment (UE) device with integrated apps that can automatically identify and document the physical installation data of radio access network (RAN) nodes, including antenna positions, orientations, and connections, and transmit this data to a management system for wireless communication networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional manual methods are used for documenting radio access node installation data, then the process requires significant planning and preparation work, but this leads to increased operational expenditures and potential errors in equipment installation and configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The UE device automatically captures installation data (antenna positions, orientations, connections) using its own sensors and communication capabilities without requiring manual documentation. The device serves itself to document the installation process by autonomously identifying RAN nodes and recording their physical installation data, thereby eliminating the need for separate planning and preparation activities while ensuring high accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical documentation processes with automated electronic data capture using the UE device's sensors, camera, and communication interfaces. The mechanical act of manually recording installation data is substituted by electronic automated detection and transmission of installation parameters, reducing both time and error rates
2Productivity
If automated UE devices are used to capture and transmit installation data, then the efficiency and accuracy of network deployments are enhanced, but this requires integration of multiple sensors and communication interfaces in the UE device
Solution Approach 1:
The UE device is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a standard user equipment for wireless communication and as an installation documentation device. It integrates multiple sensors (cameras, GPS, accelerometers, gyroscopes) and communication interfaces that can perform both regular UE functions and automated installation data capture, thereby increasing deployment efficiency without requiring separate dedicated documentation equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of installation documentation with the standard UE operations. The same device that provides wireless service also captures installation data using integrated sensors and transmits it automatically, combining multiple functions into a single device to improve productivity while managing complexity through integration
Data Source
AI summary
A method of operating a User Equipment (UE) device may be provided. Installation data relating to an antenna of a radio access network (RAN) node may be obtained, wherein the installation data includes physical installation data including at least one of a height of the antenna, a direction of the antenna, and/or a tilt of the antenna. The installation data may be transmitted from the UE device to a management system for a wireless communication network including the RAN node. Related radio nodes and management nodes are also discussed.