Intelligent support framework usable for enhancing responder network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11647374-B2
Application number	US-202117463174-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	Aug 31, 2021
Publication date	May 9, 2023
Grant date	May 9, 2023

Abstract

Resources associated with a responder communication network and a communication network can be managed in an effective manner In connection with an event, a resource management component (RMC) can analyze network-related data associated with the networks and external data relating to the event or a geographic area related thereto. In connection with the event, based on the analysis, RMC can desirably manage the resources, in part, by determining locations or adjustments for portable base stations, sensors, and/or devices associated with the responder communication network to facilitate high quality communication of information, determining traffic routes and other path planning for vehicles or personnel, creating network slices for high quality communication of information, and/or performing monitoring and intelligent troubleshooting with regard to the networks. RMC can employ artificial intelligence or machine learning techniques and models to facilitate making desired predictions or inferences relating to the event or networks.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
in connection with an event, analyzing, by a system comprising a processor, first communication-related information associated with first network equipment that is part of a responder communication network, second communication-related information associated with second network equipment that is part of a communication network that is different than the responder communication network, and external information received from a group of external data sources, wherein the external information is determined to be relevant to the event; and
based on a result of the analyzing, managing, by the system, resources associated with the responder communication network in connection with the event, wherein the resources comprise a portable base station that is movable and configurable to provide a service in connection with the event.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based on the result of the analyzing, determining, by the system, a location to place the portable base station in or associated with a geographic area to enable the portable base station to provide the service to a device associated with the responder communication network or the communication network, in connection with the event.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external information is first external information, wherein the result is a first result, and wherein the method further comprises:
analyzing, by the system, third communication-related information associated with the first network equipment in connection with the event, fourth communication-related information associated with the second network equipment, or second external information received from the group of external data sources; and
based on a second result of the analyzing of the third communication-related information, fourth communication-related information, or the second external information, determining, by the system, whether to modify a location or a value of a base station parameter of the portable base station to enhance performance of the portable base station.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
based on the second result of the analyzing of the third communication-related information, fourth communication-related information, or the second external information, determining, by the system, that the performance of the portable base station does not satisfy a defined communication quality criterion and, to enhance the performance of the portable base station, the location or the value of the base station parameter of the portable base station is to be modified; and
in response to determining that the location or the value of the base station parameter of the portable base station is to be modified, modifying, by the system, the location or the value of the base station parameter of the portable base station, wherein the base station parameter comprises or relates to an operational parameter relating to operation of the portable base station, a signal-related parameter relating to transmitted or received communication signals associated with the portable base station, or an antenna-related parameter relating to one or more antennas of the portable base station.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resources comprise sensors usable to sense environmental conditions associated with a geographic area or mobile devices usable to detect or capture information relating to conditions associated with the geographic area, wherein the mobile devices are movable, and wherein the method further comprises:
based on the result of the analyzing, determining, by the system, first locations to place the sensors in or associated with the geographic area, second locations to position the mobile devices in or associated with the geographic area, or a traffic route that a vehicle is to travel in or associated with the geographic area, wherein a sensor of the sensors or a mobile device of the mobile devices is associated with the portable base station.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving, by the system, sensor information relating to the environmental conditions associated with the geographic area from the sensors, environmental condition-related information from the group of external data sources, or the information relating to the conditions associated with the geographic area from the mobile devices, wherein the sensors or the mobile devices are associated with the responder communication network, and wherein the external information comprises the environmental condition-related information; and
predicting, by the system, to a defined likelihood, a change in an environmental condition of the environmental conditions during a future time period based on analyzing the sensor information, the environmental condition-related information, or the information relating to the conditions associated with the geographic area.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
determining, by the system, whether to modify a first location or a parameter of a sensor of the sensors, a second location of a mobile device of the mobile devices, or the traffic route that the vehicle is to travel based on the predicting, to the defined likelihood, of the change in the environmental condition.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the environmental conditions comprise or relate to at least one of a wind speed, a wind direction, an air quality level, a smoke level, a pollution level, a pollution type, a temperature level, a barometric pressure level, a water level, a wave size, an oxygen level, a carbon dioxide level, a carbon monoxide level, a gas level, a gas type, a chemical level, a chemical type, a contamination level, a parasitic level, a toxin level, an acidic level, a structural condition of a physical structure, or a structural condition parameter value associated with the geographic area.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based on the result of the analyzing, generating, by the system, a network slice associated with a first device or a second device that is or are associated with the portable base station associated with the responder communication network or the second network equipment associated with the communication network, wherein the resources comprise a group of network slice-related resources associated with the network slice, and wherein the network slice satisfies a defined communication quality criterion.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising managing, by the system, the network slice to have a bandwidth or a latency that satisfies the defined communication quality criterion.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the result is a first result,
wherein the analyzing comprises performing an artificial intelligence analysis of the first communication-related information, the second communication-related information, or the external information based on an artificial intelligence technology, and
wherein the managing of the resources associated with the responder communication network in connection with the event comprises managing the resources associated with the responder communication network in connection with the event based on a second result of the artificial intelligence analysis.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the external information received from the group of external data sources comprises at least one of weather information associated with a weather information source, geographical or map information associated with a geographical or map information source, traffic information associated with a traffic information source, or unmanned traffic management information associated with an unmanned traffic management information source.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Malboubi Mehdi
• Savoor Raghvendra
• Jiang Baofeng

Classifications

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04W28/0268 Primary

  using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24) · CPC title

• H04W4/90 Primary

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · CPC title

• H04W8/08

  Mobility data transfer · CPC title

• H04W24/08

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic · CPC title