Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a multi-vendor microwave network accesses a cell site router (CSR) to obtain IP addresses of radio units, establishes direct Secure Shell (SSH) connections to these units, and retrieves performance data from multiple vendors' equipment. The data is processed to generate unified performance metrics, stored in a cloud-based system, and presented via a web-based graphical user interface. The system compares metrics to predefined thresholds, generates alerts, and presents graphical trends. It detects integrity values of microwave links, identifies high-priority links, and alerts relevant teams. The system provides a vendor-agnostic technique that enables real-time monitoring, automated health checks, and customizable alerts across diverse network equipment.

Abstract: A mounting assembly for cellular communication components includes a support mast and a mast bracket with w-shaped geometry. The mast bracket includes a central body defining a groove to receive the support mast. The mast bracket also includes a first support tab extending from the central body opposite the groove in a first direction. The first support tab defines a first slot. A second support tab extends from the central body opposite the groove in the first direction with the second support tab substantially parallel to the first support tab and defining a second slot. A device bracket is coupled to the mast bracket and comprises an elongated body to receive cellular equipment. A third support tab extends from the elongated body opposite the mating surface and defines a fifth slot. A fastener extends through the first slot, the second slot, and the fifth slot.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards an adaptive DU scheduler that increases the user experiences on higher channel bandwidths (BWs) while ensuring no drops for Voice over New Radio (VoNR) or other high priority traffic. Example embodiments include systems and methods for an adaptive distributed unit (DU) scheduler in a wireless telecommunication network, such as a wireless 5G network.

Abstract: Techniques for synchronizing components of a Lower-Layer Split Radio Access Network (RAN) are provided. In one example, a RAN includes a first Distributed Unit (DU) having: a containerized Cell Site Router (cCSR) that routes user data, control data, or both between the first DU, Radio Units (RUs) of the RAN; and a timing Network Interface Card (NIC) connected to a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, by which an internal clock of the timing NIC is set. A first RU and a second DU, both connected to the timing NIC of first DU, synchronize their internal clocks to that of the timing NIC using timing information received from the timing NIC.

Abstract: A method for capacity dimensioning of cell sites for a target service area having a set of sub-areas where each sub-area is associated with a service area type is provided. For each sub-area, the method includes determining a total traffic estimation based on a first set of inputs that includes a subscriber amount and forecast, subscriber class(es), a traffic mix end model, and a simulated busy hour data volume, determining a total coverage estimation based on a second set of inputs that includes an area size probability, a site area, a propagation model, and a maximum allowable path loss, determining a number of capacity sites based on the total traffic estimation and a site capacity, determining a number of coverage sites based on the total coverage estimation, and determining a number of cell sites for the sub-area based on the number of capacity sites and the number of coverage sites.

Abstract: Various cellular network arrangements for remote distributed unit (DU) updates are presented herein. A base station including a radio unit (RU) and an antenna may be present. A cloud-computing platform including a plurality of centralized units (CUs) may be present. A server system can be present, which can include a first virtual machine (VM) and a second VM installed and executing thereon. The server system can be in communication with the RU at the base station and communicatively connected via a network with the cloud computing platform. The first VM can execute a first DU software package that can configure the first VM to transmit data between the RU and a first CU. The second VM can execute a second DU software package that can configure the second VM to transmit data between the RU and a second CU. The first and second DU software packages can be different.

Abstract: A spooler includes an engine within a housing, an arm extending from the housing and rotated via the engine, a barrel supported by the arm such that the barrel rotates with the arm, the barrel having a first end and a second end facing the housing, and a first retention mechanism disposed along a perimeter of the barrel. A spooler system includes a woundable material having a first end and a second end and a spooler. The spooler includes a battery operated engine within a housing, an arm extending from the housing and rotated via the engine, a barrel supported by the arm such that the barrel rotates with the arm, a first retention mechanism that removably secures the first end of a woundable material to the barrel, and a mounting mechanism for mounting the spooler to a vehicle.

Abstract: Various arrangements for generating and distributing a grandmaster timing signal for a cellular network are presented herein. A base station can generate a grandmaster clock timing signal based on a signal received by a global navigation satellite system receiver of the base station and a clock signal of a local oscillator of the base station. This grandmaster timing signal may be transmitted to a distributed unit of the base station. This grandmaster timing signal can also be transmitted, via a network, to each base station of a plurality of base stations of the cellular network.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for carrier aggregation and dual connectivity switching in a cellular network (e.g., a 5G network). Example embodiments include systems and methods for: the RAN functions supporting providing measuring and reporting particular items for dynamic carrier aggregation and dual connectivity switching; RAN dynamic carrier aggregation and dual connectivity switching with a network intelligence layer; RAN dynamic carrier aggregation and dual connectivity switching without a network intelligence layer; RAN dynamic carrier aggregation and dual connectivity switching based on availability of an inter-DU link and meeting latency/bandwidth criteria; RAN dynamic carrier aggregation and dual connectivity switching based on availability of an inter-DU link and meeting resource criteria; and prioritization for using CA instead of DC based on CQI information reported from UEs.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and automated processes are described to provide collection of wireless network status data, such as a 5G or other mobile network, and to automatically respond to queries regarding the status of the network. Systems and automated processes may obtain status data from a plurality of network components, for example a radio unit (RU), a distributed unit (DU), and a centralized unit (CU) associated with a cell site, ingest the obtained status data, including processing the status data with a machine learning model system, store the ingested status data in a data store, receive a user query related to the network, ingest the received user query using the MLM system, retrieve a result corresponding to the ingested query from the data store using the MLM system, generate, using the MLM system, a summary of the retrieved status data, and present the generated summary via a user interface.

Abstract: Technologies for scheduling carrier aggregation (CA) for a user equipment (UE) of a cellular network are described. One method of operating a scheduler of a radio access network includes determining a payload size of user data to be exchanged with the UE over a channel. The method further includes analyzing a plurality of parameters associated with a quality-of-service (QOS) requirement of the UE, a quality of the channel, and a plurality of component carriers available at a plurality of bandwidths. The method further includes determining whether and when to activate carrier aggregation (CA) for the UE using at least one additional component carrier of the plurality of component carriers based on the payload size and values of the plurality of parameters.

Abstract: A method may include (i) detecting, by a cellular field testing tool in response to a device under test making an emergency call, multiple location data structures that each provide respective indications of a location of the device under test, (ii) selecting, by the cellular field testing tool, a comparison location data structure from the multiple location data structures by applying a selection policy to the multiple location data structures, (iii) comparing, by the cellular field testing tool, the comparison location data structure to an identification of a location of the device under test according to a ground truth database, and (iv) outputting, by the cellular field testing tool, an indication of whether the device under test passes or fails a corresponding performance test based on comparing the comparison location data structure to the identification of the location of the device under test according to the ground truth database.

Abstract: Technologies for providing pre-scheduling resources to UE in a cellular network to improve latency and user experience are described. The method receives, from a user equipment (UE), a first message including a random access channel (RACH) preamble. The method sends, to the UE, a second message comprising a random access response (RAR) with a first grant for the UE to send a third message. The method receives, from the UE, the third message including a radio resource control (RRC) message associated with the first grant. The method determines, using one or more parameters indicative of a latency for scheduling resource blocks by the node, that one or more scheduled resource blocks (SRBs) be pre-allocated to the UE before receiving a scheduling request (SR) from the UE. The method sends, to the UE, a fourth message comprising a second grant identifying the one or more SRBs pre-allocated to the UE.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at one or more processing devices from application programming interfaces associated with one or more utility services providers, energy consumption data for each of a plurality of cell sites of a radio access network, accessing a machine learning model trained to determine, based on the energy consumption data, one or more operating parameters of the cell sites, the one or more operating parameters being indicative of corresponding usage levels of each of the plurality of cell sites, determining, based on an output of the machine learning model, a power resource configuration for the plurality of cell sites, specifying, for each of the plurality of cell sites, whether the corresponding cell site can be powered by a renewable energy source during a period of time in the future, and transmitting, via at least a subset of the APIs, a signal that identifies the power resource configuration.

Abstract: Various arrangements of a nested radio frequency (RF) shield system are detailed herein. The system can include an internal RF shield that includes one or more tabs to be soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB). The system can further include an external RF shield that also includes tabs that are soldered to a PCB. When the internal RF shield and the external RF shield are installed on the PCB, protrusions of the shields nest together to block RF without requiring the shields be soldered together.

Abstract: A method for selecting one or more antennas disposed at a base station BS of a wireless communication system, where the method includes: transmitting, to one or more use equipment (UE), one or more initial synchronization signal blocks (SSB) and one or more initial channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RS) using a plurality of antenna ports, receiving, from the one or more UE, signals including at least one parameter indicative of corresponding operating conditions at the one or more UE in response to the transmitted one or more initial SSB and CSI-RS, selecting one or more antenna ports among the plurality of antenna ports based on the received at least one parameter, and performing downlink transmission using the selected one or more antenna ports.

Abstract: Foreign emergency notification, activity notification, and suspicious movement detection for mobile devices are disclosed. An application running on a mobile device of a user may be used to automatically detect when a call is made to emergency services in a foreign country, when an issue or unpermitted behavior may be occurring, when the mobile device has moved to an anomalous or unpermitted location and/or is moving with an unexpected speed, etc. The application then notifies family members and/or other contacts in the user's home country via a domestic carrier network. An over-the-top Internet Protocol (IP) message can be sent by the application on the mobile device back to the home network core.

Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptive spectrum allocation are provided. An example method includes receiving an input from a network consumer of a network, extracting a consumer intent from the input data and mapping the consumer intent with one or more predetermined QoS attributes, assigning a consumer priority indicator to the network consumer based on the QoS attributes, generating a network slice and assign the network slice to the network consumer, selecting a radio frequency band, assigning the band to the network slice, allocating a first allotment of the band to the network slice, provisioning network service to the network consumer for at least one UE connected to the network slice to use the allocated allotment of the band, monitoring continuously real-time bandwidth usage by the network slice, and adjusting, automatically and adaptively, a total bandwidth allocated to the network slice during network.

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for providing an in-service upgrading of software for a radio access network (RAN) radio unit (RU). The method includes directing traffic from user equipment to the first RU and a second RU that both reside on a first sector of a cell site. A software upgrade is received at the first RU, and the amount of traffic at the first RU is drained to the second RU so that the second RU handles the traffic for the first sector. When the traffic has been drained at the first RU, the software upgrade is installed in the first RU, and the first RU is rebooted.

Abstract: Foreign emergency notification, activity notification, and suspicious movement detection for mobile devices are disclosed. An application running on a mobile device of a user may be used to automatically detect when a call is made to emergency services in a foreign country, when an issue or unpermitted behavior may be occurring, when the mobile device has moved to an anomalous or unpermitted location and/or is moving with an unexpected speed, etc. The application then notifies family members and/or other contacts in the user's home country via a domestic carrier network. An over-the-top Internet Protocol (IP) message can be sent by the application on the mobile device back to the home network core.