Vendor-Agnostic Cellular Network Configuration for Multi-Format Bulk Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of efficiently updating configuration of cellular telecommunication network components is exacerbated by the use of different file formats and methods of defining network component parameters by various vendors, leading to inefficiencies, errors, and time consumption in manual changes.
Innovation Solution
A vendor-agnostic system with a single central unifying tool, such as the offline network component configuration GUI tool, supports multiple file formats and data modeling languages, enabling bulk parameter changes, export/import options, and a graphical user interface for network component management, facilitating efficient updates across diverse ORAN vendors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration updates are performed for each vendor's file format, then configuration accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal configuration management system that can handle multiple vendor-specific file formats (YANG, XML, JSON, etc.) through a single unified interface. The system maintains vendor-agnostic configuration data that can be automatically transformed into various vendor-specific formats, eliminating the need for separate manual configuration processes for each vendor while preserving configuration accuracy through centralized management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary configuration management system that sits between the network operations center and vendor-specific network components. This intermediary translates high-level vendor-agnostic configuration parameters into vendor-specific file formats automatically, reducing time consumption while maintaining accuracy through systematic translation rules and validation mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor-specific tools are used for configuration management, then vendor-specific requirements can be met, but system complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a single unified configuration management interface that supports multiple vendor formats and methodologies. Operators can manage configurations for different vendors through one consistent toolset rather than switching between multiple vendor-specific tools, maintaining vendor compatibility while significantly improving ease of operation through standardized workflows and interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple vendor-specific configuration management tools into a single integrated system. By combining the functionality of various vendor-specific tools into one unified platform with centralized management capabilities, the system maintains adaptability to different vendors while reducing operational complexity through consolidation.
3Manufacturing precision
If configuration parameters are updated individually for each network component, then precision can be maintained, but productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables operators to define configuration parameter templates and patterns in advance that can be automatically applied to multiple network components. By preparing configuration schemes beforehand and using automated propagation mechanisms, the system maintains parameter update accuracy through centralized control while dramatically improving productivity through bulk update capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments configuration management into hierarchical levels (global parameters, vendor-specific parameters, component-specific parameters). This segmentation allows operators to update parameters at appropriate levels of abstraction, maintaining precision through structured parameter organization while improving efficiency by enabling batch operations on segmented parameter groups.
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AI summary
A system for updating configuration of cellular telecommunication network components is vendor agnostic (i.e., supports multiple file formats and data modeling languages that may be used by various different OpenRan vendors). The system may include a single central unifying tool that removes dependence on different OpenRan vendor toolsets, enables the mobile network operator (MNO) to customize views and to add custom mapping and features, enables multiple file loading and provides a viewing tree structure for network components and parameters in a GUI. The system enables an MNO optimization engineer to make single or bulk parameter changes for multiple different network components, provides export and import options for electronic spreadsheet interaction, creates updated XML files and a listing of changes of network component parameters for tracking purposes, and provides parsing algorithms to support future software updates that introduce new network objects and features.