System, method, and apparatus for incorporating a centralized self organizing network (SON) in a network

摘要

In one example embodiment, a Self Organizing Network (SON) element is provided to communicate with at least one Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network and at least one transport communication network. The SON element is operative to obtain information that relates to updated Neighbor Lists from a plurality of enodeBs (eNBs) belonging to the at least one LTE wireless network, and to convey information that relates to the updated Neighbor Lists obtained, to at least one managing entity belonging to the transport communication network.

主权项

1. A method for enabling updates of routing information at routing elements belonging to a transport communication network, comprising:
receiving at a Self-Organizing Network (SON) element information associated with an updated Neighbor List of an eNodeB, wherein the SON element is in communication with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network and a transport communication network and wherein the transport communication network comprises at least one of an S1 interface and an X2 interface; conveying, by the SON element, the information associated with the updated Neighbor List of the eNodeB to a first virtual route reflector in a core network of the transport communication network; updating a routing table for a Cell Site Gateway associated with the eNodeB, wherein the updating is performed by the first virtual route reflector for routing changes in the core network that are based on the information associated with the updated Neighbor List of the eNodeB; conveying the routing table to a second virtual route reflector in an aggregation network of the transport communication network; updating the routing table by the second virtual route reflector for routing changes in the aggregation network that are based on the information associated with the updated Neighbor List of the eNodeB; conveying the routing table to a third virtual route reflector in an access network of the transport communication network; updating the routing table by the third virtual route reflector for routing changes in the access network that are based on the information associated with the updated Neighbor List of the eNodeB; conveying the routing table to a default gateway associated with the Cell Site Gateway; and importing, by the Cell Site Gateway, the routing table from the default gateway.