Local Wireless Interface for Base Station Radio Equipment Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional base station installations face challenges in maintenance accessibility and location/identification of remote radio equipment (RRE), particularly in tower-top and roof-top mounted setups, due to physical access difficulties and errors in location and identification of small base stations in dense deployment scenarios.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a local wireless connectivity system that allows remote access to the maintenance subsystem of RRE via a wireless device, using a local wireless interface and controller to establish connections, provide access to maintenance operations, and update remote databases with precise location and identifier information of RREs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If RRE is mounted at tower-top or roof-top location, then coverage area is improved, but maintenance accessibility is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
A wireless device acts as an intermediary between maintenance personnel and the RRE. The wireless device establishes a local wireless connection with the RRE, allowing maintenance operations to be performed remotely without physical access to the tower-top or roof-top location. This mediator enables maintenance personnel to access and control the RRE through wireless communication while remaining at ground level.
2Productivity
If small base stations are scattered in large numbers, then data rate capacity is improved, but location and identification of RRE becomes worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes a local wireless connection between the wireless device and the RRE, creating a feedback loop that enables real-time communication. Through this connection, the system can accurately identify and locate specific RREs among many scattered units by establishing direct wireless communication links, allowing maintenance personnel to precisely target and identify individual RREs based on their wireless connection status and location information.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to local wireless connectivity for a radio equipment of a base station in a cellular communications network. In one embodiment, the radio equipment includes a radio subsystem that transmits and receives radio signals for the cellular communications network, a local wireless interface, and a controller associated with the local wireless interface that is configured to provide access to a maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via the local wireless interface. Remote access to the maintenance subsystem of the radio equipment via the local wireless interface allows maintenance operations to be performed without the need to physically connect to the radio equipment via a wired connection, which is difficult in many installations.