US 12,490,218 B2
Self-organizing network cell registration and mismatch resolution method and apparatus
Rahul Gupta, Indore (IN); Aaditya Dharampurikar, Indore (IN); Ashutosh Das, Indore (IN); Anurag Mahajan, Indore (IN); and Akash Gupta, Indore (IN)
Assigned to RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/999,212
Filed by Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 22, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/044345
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/063775, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0236907 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 60/04 (2013.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
causing, by a processor, an electronic self-organizing network (eSON) general-purpose remote procedure call (gRPC) client to register a first cell in a communication network, the first cell being registered on an eSON gRPC server communicatively coupled with the eSON gRPC client;
causing first information associated with the first cell to be processed by the eSON gRPC server to determine whether a mismatch exists between the first cell and a second cell in the communication network, wherein the mismatch is determined by the eSON gRPC server based on a comparison of the first information with second information associated with the second cell; and
in response to receiving a first message indicating the mismatch exists from the eSON gRPC server, sending a second message indicating the mismatch exists to an operational support system (OSS) to cause the OSS to generate a change request to be communicated to a network configuration controller for changing a network function implemented by a network device corresponding to one of the first cell or the second cell to resolve the mismatch that exists,
wherein the change request is based on resolution information generated by the eSON gRPC server in response to determining the mismatch exists.