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Out-of-band monitoring and provisioning

US10938621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2019
Grant dateMar 2, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is disclosed for out-of-band data communication with a base station in a wireless network, the method comprising: determining, at a base station in a cellular access network, the base station configured to use a coordination server and to a first core network for providing network access to user equipments (UEs), an occurrence of an event regarding a communication problem related to the base station; sending an out-of-band message, via an embedded UE module coupled to the base station attached to a second core network, to the coordination server, based on the occurrence of the event at the base station; updating, at the coordination server, a stored status for the base station, thereby enabling a status of the base station to be updated at the coordination server via an out-of-band message.

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