Optimized X2 cell reporting
Methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed for providing optimized X2 cell reporting. A method includes selecting a subset of virtualized BaseBand Units (vBBU) vnodes to a macro peer that have either reported the X2 peer eNB as a neighbor, or host a cell that the X2 peer eNodeB (eNB) has reported as a neighbor while advertising the neighboring cells towards macro; and advertising cells of this subset of vBBU vnodes as served-cells in X2-Setup Request/Response towards a macro.
1. A method for optimized X2 cell reporting, comprising:
selecting, at an X2 gateway (X2GW), a subset of virtualized BaseBand Units (vBBU) vnodes, to an X2 peer eNB that is a macro peer;
selecting, by the X2GW while advertising neighboring cells towards the X2 peer eNB, the subset of vBBU vnodes to the macro peer that host a cell that the X2 peer eNB has reported as a neighbor; and
advertising cells of this subset of vBBU vnodes as served-cells in X2-Setup Request/Response towards the X2 peer eNB.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing, by a coordination server, virtualized cells as subsets of cells belonging to each vBBU.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising advertising all cells of the subset of vBBU vnodes as served-cells in an X2-Setup Request/Response message towards the macro.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein subsets comprise Converged Wireless Systems (CWSs), Virtualized Radio Units (VRUs), are based on the cells that belong to a particular VRU, or are a specific set of cells identified by a macro peer.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting, by the X2GW while advertising the neighboring cells towards a macro peer, the subset of vBBU vnodes to the macro peer that have reported the X2 peer eNB as a neighbor.
6. A system providing optimized X2 cell reporting, comprising:
a plurality of vBBUs;
a plurality of eNodeBs (eNBs), each eNB in communication with a vBBU; and
a coordination server in communication with the plurality of vBBUs,
wherein a subset of virtualized BaseBand Unit (vBBU) vnodes are selected to a X2 peer eNB that is a macro peer;
wherein the coordination server, while advertising neighboring cells towards the X2 peer eNB, selects the subset of vBBU vnodes to the macro peer that host a cell that the X2 peer eNB has reported as a neighbor; and
wherein cells of this subset of vBBU vnodes are advertised as served-cells in X2-Setup Request/Response towards the X2 peer eNB.
7. The system of claim 6 further comprising the coordination server storing virtualized cells as subsets of cells belonging to each vBBU.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein all cells of the subset of vBBU vnodes are advertised as served-cells in an X2-Setup Request/Response message towards the X2 peer eNB.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein subsets comprise Converged Wireless Systems (CWSs), Virtualized Radio Units (VRUs), are based on the cells that belong to a particular VRU, or are a specific set of cells identified by a macro peer.
10. The system of claim 6 further comprising wherein the coordination server, while advertising the neighboring cells towards a macro peer, selects the subset of vBBU vnodes to the macro peer that have reported the X2 peer eNB as a neighbor.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for operating a wireless network system providing optimized X2 cell reporting, which, when executed, cause the system to perform steps comprising:
selecting, at an X2 gateway (X2GW), a subset of virtualized BaseBand Units (vBBU) vnodes, to an X2 peer eNB that is a macro peer;
selecting, by the X2GW while advertising neighboring cells towards the X2 peer eNB, the subset of vBBU vnodes to the macro peer that host a cell that the X2 peer eNB has reported as a neighbor; and
advertising cells of this subset of vBBU vnodes as served-cells in X2-Setup Request/Response towards the X2 peer eNB.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 further comprising instructions for storing, by a coordination server, virtualized cells as subsets of cells belonging to each vBBU.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 further comprising instructions for selecting, by the X2GW while advertising the neighboring cells towards a macro peer, the subset of vBBU vnodes to the macro peer that have reported the X2 peer eNB as a neighbor.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 further comprising instructions for advertising all cells of the subset of vBBU vnodes as served-cells in an X2-Setup Request/Response message towards the macro.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 further comprising instructions wherein subsets comprise Converged Wireless Systems (CWSs), Virtualized Radio Units (VRUs), are based on the cells that belong to a particular VRU, or are a specific set of cells identified by a macro peer.