Technique for troubleshooting remote cellular base station radios from the network management platform using local wireless hotspot at the radio site

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for first-level debugging for a radio equipment of a base station using a local wireless hotspot created by another radio equipment of the base station in local wireless proximity to the radio equipment. In one embodiment, a network management system is remotely connected to a Radio Equipment Controller (REC) of a base station in a cellular communications network. The network management system determines that there is a loss of communication between the REC and a first Remote Radio Equipment (RRE) of the base station. The network management system causes a second RRE of the base station to create a local wireless hotspot and then obtains debug information for the first RRE that is obtained by the second RRE via the local wireless hotspot. The network management system then utilizes the debug information for the first RRE.

主权项

1. A method of operation of a network management system that is remotely connected to a radio equipment controller of a base station in a cellular communications network, comprising:
determining that there is a loss of communication between the radio equipment controller and a first remote radio equipment of the base station; causing a second remote radio equipment of the base station to create a local wireless hotspot; obtaining debug information for the first remote radio equipment obtained by the second remote radio equipment via the local wireless hotspot; and utilizing the debug information.