Method for managing fronthaul network, apparatus, computer program product, and data set
US11490274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a fronthaul network in a wireless communication system, the fronthaul network comprising several distributed units and one or more central units, is proposed. The method comprises: performing fronthaul network dynamic configuration on the fronthaul network, the fronthaul network dynamic configuration comprising, at a controller of the wireless communication system: obtaining information indicating a positioning of the mobile terminal, obtaining, based on the information indicating a positioning of the mobile terminal, a set of one or more active distributed units among the plurality of distributed units, determining first associations between each of the active distributed units and one or more first respective central units of the one or more central units, and configuring communication links between each of the active distributed units and their first respective one or more central units according to the determined first associations.
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