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US-20260129476-A1 - CELL SITE CONDITION DETECTION USING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UNITS (EMUS) DEPLOYED AT CELL SITES OF AN OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK

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Abstract

Techniques are described for detecting cell site conditions using environmental monitoring units (EMUs). An example method includes configuring, by one or more processors, first environmental monitoring units (EMUs) installed at a first portion of cell sites to share first EMU data in real-time, wherein the first EMUs are a first brand of EMU; configuring, by the one or more processors, second EMUs installed at a second portion of the cell sites to share second EMU data in real-time, wherein the second EMUs are a second brand of EMU; accessing aggregated data generated from at least a portion of the first EMU data and at least a portion of the second EMU data; analyzing, at least a portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition; and based, at least in part on the analyzing, causing one or more operations to execute.

Inventors

  • Orlando Cuavas

Assignees

  • DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20241107

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A method, comprising: configuring, by one or more processors, first environmental monitoring units (EMUs) installed at a first portion of cell sites to share first EMU data in real-time, wherein the first EMUs are a first brand of EMU; configuring, by the one or more processors, second EMUs installed at a second portion of the cell sites to share second EMU data in real-time, wherein the second EMUs are a second brand of EMU; accessing aggregated data generated from at least a portion of the first EMU data and at least a portion of the second EMU data; analyzing, at least a portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition; and based, at least in part on the analyzing, causing one or more operations to execute that are associated with the cell site condition.
  2. 2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating streams of data based on the first EMU data and the second EMU data.
  3. 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the streams of data includes generating a first stream based on a first type of EMU data and generating a second stream based on a second type of EMU data.
  4. 4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising aggregating the first EMU data and the second EMU data into different topics associated with one or more of the cell sites.
  5. 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the at least the portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition comprises detecting a temperature, health, or safety condition associated with one or more of the cell sites.
  6. 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the one or more operations to execute comprises notifying a user, generating a ticket, or attempting to automatically address the cell site condition.
  7. 7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a selection of one or more EMU operations to perform at one or more of the cell sites from one or more user interface elements associated with a graphical user interface.
  8. 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining IP addresses for individual ones of the first EMUs and the second EMUs; and establishing, from a remote computer, individual connections to the first EMUs and the second EMUs, wherein establishing the individual connections comprises connecting to cell site routers at each of the cell sites.
  9. 9 . A computer system including one or more electronic processors configured to programmatically interact with environmental monitoring units (EMUs) deployed at cell sites of a cellular network, wherein the system comprises: first EMUs installed at a first portion of the cell sites, wherein the first EMUs are a first brand of EMU; second EMUs installed at a second portion of the cell sites, wherein the second EMUs are a second brand of EMU; and an EMU management component installed a location that is remote from the cell sites, the EMU management component configured to perform actions, including to: configure the first EMUs to share first EMU data in real-time; configure the second EMUs to share second EMU data in real-time; access aggregated data generated from at least a portion of the first EMU data and the second EMU data; analyze, at least a portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition; and based, at least in part on the analyzing, cause one or more operations to execute that are associated with the cell site condition.
  10. 10 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising generating streams of data based on the first EMU data and the second EMU data.
  11. 11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein generating the streams of data includes generating a first stream based on a first type of EMU data and generating a second stream based on a second type of EMU data.
  12. 12 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising aggregating the first EMU data and the second EMU data into different topics associated with one or more of the cell sites.
  13. 13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein analyzing the at least the portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition comprises detecting a temperature, health, or safety condition associated with one or more of the cell sites.
  14. 14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein causing the one or more operations to execute comprises notifying a user, generating a ticket, or attempting to automatically address the cell site condition.
  15. 15 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising receiving a selection of one or more EMU operations to perform at one or more of the cell sites from one or more user interface elements associated with a graphical user interface presented on a display.
  16. 16 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to facilitate interaction with environmental monitoring units (EMUs) installed at cell sites, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to: configuring, by one or more processors, first environmental monitoring units (EMUs) installed at a first portion of cell sites to share first EMU data in real-time, wherein the first EMUs are a first brand of EMU; configuring, by the one or more processors, second EMUs installed at a second portion of the cell sites to share second EMU data in real-time, wherein the second EMUs are a second brand of EMU; accessing aggregated data generated from at least a portion of the first EMU data and at least a portion of the second EMU data; analyzing, at least a portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition; and based, at least in part on the analyzing, causing one or more operations to execute that are associated with the cell site condition.
  17. 17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising generating streams of data based on the first EMU data and the second EMU data.
  18. 18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein generating the streams of data includes generating a first stream based on a first type of EMU data and generating a second stream based on a second type of EMU data.
  19. 19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising aggregating the first EMU data and the second EMU data into different topics associated with one or more of the cell sites.
  20. 20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein analyzing the at least the portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition comprises detecting a temperature, health, or safety condition associated with one or more of the cell sites.

Description

BACKGROUND With the increasing adoption of 5G cellular networks, organizations are often reliant on third-party suppliers/vendors to provide physical devices and specialized software services for deployment on these networks and provisioning various services to end-users. In some cases, it is desirable to monitor cell sites to ensure the health, performance, and reliability of cellular network components deployed within a cellular network environment. Monitoring and interacting with cell sites, however, can be challenging. For example, significant time and resources may be needed to determine the health of cell sites. SUMMARY In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method is provided. In one example, the method includes configuring, by one or more processors, first environmental monitoring units (EMUs) installed at a first portion of cell sites to share first EMU data in real-time, wherein the first EMUs are a first brand of EMU; configuring, by the one or more processors, second EMUs installed at a second portion of the cell sites to share second EMU data in real-time, wherein the second EMUs are a second brand of EMU; accessing aggregated data generated from at least a portion of the first EMU data and at least a portion of the second EMU data; analyzing, at least a portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition; and based, at least in part on the analyzing, causing one or more operations to execute that are associated with the cell site condition. In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a system is provided. In one example, the system includes: first EMUs installed at a first portion of the cell sites, wherein the first EMUs are a first brand of EMU; second EMUs installed at a second portion of the cell sites, wherein the second EMUs are a second brand of EMU; and an EMU management component installed a location that is remote from the cell sites, the EMU management component configured to perform actions, including to: configure the first EMUs to share first EMU data in real-time; configure the second EMUs to share second EMU data in real-time; access aggregated data generated from at least a portion of the first EMU data and the second EMU data; analyze, at least a portion of the aggregated data to detect a cell site condition; and based, at least in part on the analyzing, cause one or more operations to execute that are associated with the cell site condition. In accordance with some embodiments, the present disclosure also provides a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions, the instructions executable to cause one or more electronic processors of a system to perform any one of the methods described in the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A further understanding of the nature and advantages of various embodiments may be realized by reference to the following figures. In the appended figures, similar components or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label. FIG. 1 illustrates an example system architecture of an O-RAN, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 2 illustrates a system architecture of a 5G O-RAN implemented in a cloud, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 3 illustrates an example hybrid cellular network system, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 4 illustrates an example system that can facilitate operations within a telecommunication network, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 5 illustrates an example system that can facilitate the sharing and use of EMU data obtained from different EMUs deployed within a telecommunication network, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 6A illustrates an example process for setting up, provisioning, and operating an O-RAN, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 6B illustrates an example process showing an example of how ZTP and CI/CD are facilitated in an O-RAN, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a cellular network system, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a communications system for deploying software from different vendors within a cellular network, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating an example method for interacting with EMUs deployed at cell sites, in accordance with the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating an example method for detecting cell site conditions using share data from EMUs deployed at different cell sites, in ac