Various arrangements of hybrid cloud cellular network systems are presented herein. A cellular radio access network (RAN) that includes multiple base stations (BSs) can be in communication with a cloud computing platform. Multiple cloud-implemented national data centers (NDCs) can be present and executed on the public cloud computing platform. Network functions (NFs) are executed within each cloud-implemented NDC on the public cloud computing platform. The system further includes a cellular network database function. An instance of the cellular network database function is executed within each cloud-implemented NDC on the public cloud computing platform and updates each other instance of the cellular network database function.

A method to generate upgrade recommendations for wireless wide area networks may include receiving parameters associated with an existing network configuration, customer usage, and a network demand, and identifying recommendations for locations of potential new cell sites corresponding with sectors within a geographical region associated with the network, where the identifying is based on the existing network configuration and customer usage. The method may include predicting a performance impact on the network based on the recommendations for potential new cell site locations, and selecting network upgrades based on the recommendations for potential new cell site locations, the network demand, and the predicted performance impact.

A method to generate upgrade recommendations for wireless wide area networks may include receiving parameters associated with an existing network configuration, customer usage, and a network demand, and identifying recommendations for locations of potential new cell sites corresponding with sectors within a geographical region associated with the network, where the identifying is based on the existing network configuration and customer usage. The method may include predicting a performance impact on the network based on the recommendations for potential new cell site locations, and selecting network upgrades based on the recommendations for potential new cell site locations, the network demand, and the predicted performance impact.

A process receives performance parameter measurements associated with multiple cell sectors of a group of multiple Remote Radio Units (RRUs) and determines a first set of cell sectors of the multiple cell sectors to include in a first cell sector cluster based on the measured performance parameters. The process configures connections, between the first set of cell sectors included in the first cell sector cluster and a first Baseband Unit (BBU) of multiple BBUs of a Centralized Radio Access Network (CRAN) hub, such that the first BBU processes traffic to and from the first set of cell sectors included in the first cell sector cluster.

A process receives performance parameter measurements associated with multiple cell sectors of a group of multiple Remote Radio Units (RRUs) and determines a first set of cell sectors of the multiple cell sectors to include in a first cell sector cluster based on the measured performance parameters. The process configures connections, between the first set of cell sectors included in the first cell sector cluster and a first Baseband Unit (BBU) of multiple BBUs of a Centralized Radio Access Network (CRAN) hub, such that the first BBU processes traffic to and from the first set of cell sectors included in the first cell sector cluster.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to validating the integration of new carrier components at base station equipment, e.g., in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include, confirming based on installation data, an installation milestone of an installation of a carrier component at base station equipment, resulting in a confirmed milestone. The method can further include, based on the confirmed milestone, identifying for an evaluation of the installation of the carrier component, a criterion associated with a characteristic of operation of the base station equipment. Further, the method can include based on a result of evaluation of the installation, sending, by the network equipment, a validation signal to the base station equipment indicating that the installation of the carrier component is validated.

The technologies described herein are generally directed to validating the integration of new carrier components at base station equipment, e.g., in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include, confirming based on installation data, an installation milestone of an installation of a carrier component at base station equipment, resulting in a confirmed milestone. The method can further include, based on the confirmed milestone, identifying for an evaluation of the installation of the carrier component, a criterion associated with a characteristic of operation of the base station equipment. Further, the method can include based on a result of evaluation of the installation, sending, by the network equipment, a validation signal to the base station equipment indicating that the installation of the carrier component is validated.

Disclosed are a method for reporting a measurement result by a terminal in a coverage expansion area in a wireless communication system and a device for supporting same. The terminal can receive a measurement configuration from a network, measure a cell, and report to the network measurement state information and a measurement result of the measured cell. The measurement state information can comprise information which indicates whether the cell has been measured in a coverage enhancement (CE) mode or a normal mode.

The present invention relates to a method by which a base station connected to a terminal through a first cell constructs a multi-cell network with another base station supporting a second cell, the method comprising the steps of: setting up a group including the first and second cells with the other base station through a first interface; and negotiating with the other base station through the first interface with respect to a configuration for additionally connecting the second cell to the terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to the example and other examples are possible.

The present invention relates to a method by which a base station connected to a terminal through a first cell constructs a multi-cell network with another base station supporting a second cell, the method comprising the steps of: setting up a group including the first and second cells with the other base station through a first interface; and negotiating with the other base station through the first interface with respect to a configuration for additionally connecting the second cell to the terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to the example and other examples are possible.