Cell sites monitoring and/or management in 5G radio-access networks

1. A method for managing a cell site in a 5G radio-access network (RAN) comprising:

based on a site identifier associated with the cell site, determining a physical infrastructure layer, a container orchestration platform on the physical infrastructure layer, and a containerized network function (CNF) instance associated with the 5G RAN in the container orchestration platform;

based on the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance, building a logical site resource map representing topological information of the cell site; and

monitoring and/or managing the cell site using the logical site resource map.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance comprises:

receiving a request to generate the logical site resource map, the request comprising the site identifier;

based on the site identifier, determining a node pool running on the container orchestration platform;

determining the CNF instance running on the node pool; and

determining the physical infrastructure layer that runs the node pool.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the node pool running on the container orchestration platform comprises:

determining a cluster of node pools associated with multiple cell sites from an automation and orchestration platform; and

determining the node pool running on the container orchestration platform corresponding to the site identifier from the cluster of node pools.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the physical infrastructure layer that runs the node pool comprises:

determining, from a virtualization management application, virtual machines that are part of the node pool running on the container orchestration platform; and

determining, from the virtualization management application, one or more host computing systems that executes the virtual machines.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the CNF instance running on the node pool comprises:

determining, from the automation and orchestration platform, the CNF instance running on the node pool.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on the logical site resource map, presenting via a user interface a topology associated with the cell site to a user.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein managing the cell site comprises:

receiving a request to delete the cell site, the request comprising the site identifier;

upon receiving the request, retrieving the logical site resource map corresponding to the site identifier;

determining the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance associated with the cell site using the logical site resource map; and

performing terminating the CNF instance, terminating resources of the container orchestration platform, and deprovisioning hardware, software, and/or network configurations of the physical infrastructure layer in a defined order.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the cell site comprises:

receiving a request to monitor a health of the cell site, the request comprising the site identifier;

upon receiving the request, retrieving the logical site resource map corresponding to the site identifier;

determining the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance associated with the cell site using the logical site resource map; and

monitoring the health of resources associated with the CNF instance, the container orchestration platform, and the physical infrastructure layer.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

generating, on a user interface, a status report indicating the health of the resources associated with the CNF instance, the container orchestration platform, and the physical infrastructure layer; and

based on the health of the resources, enabling to detect, via the user interface, an issue from any of the resources associated with the CNF instance, the container orchestration platform, and the physical infrastructure layer.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tagging the site identifier to a node pool running on the container orchestration platform during deployment of the node pool, wherein the node pool comprises a group of nodes within a cluster having similar configuration, and wherein each node is a virtual or physical machine, depending on the cluster.

11. A management node comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises:

an automation and orchestration platform that deploys and manages a cell site in the 5G radio-access network (RAN), wherein the cell site comprises a physical infrastructure layer, a container orchestration platform on the physical infrastructure layer, and a containerized network function (CNF) instance associated with the 5G RAN in the container orchestration platform;

a site map generation unit to:

based on a site identifier associated with the cell site, determine the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance; and

based on the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance, build a logical site resource map representing topological information of the cell site; and

a cell site management unit to monitor and/or manage the cell site using the logical site resource map.

12. The management node of claim 11 , wherein the site map generation unit is to:

receive a request to generate the logical site resource map, the request comprising the site identifier;

based on the site identifier, determine a node pool running on the container orchestration platform;

determine the CNF instance running on the node pool; and

determine the physical infrastructure layer that runs the node pool.

13. The management node of claim 12 , wherein the site map generation unit is to:

determine a cluster of node pools associated with multiple cell sites from the automation and orchestration platform; and

determine the node pool running on the container orchestration platform corresponding to the site identifier from the cluster of node pools.

14. The management node of claim 12 , wherein the site map generation unit is to:

determine, from a virtualization management application, virtual machines that are part of the node pool running on the container orchestration platform; and

determine, from the virtualization management application, one or more host computing systems that executes the virtual machines.

15. The management node of claim 12 , wherein the site map generation unit is to:

determine, from the automation and orchestration platform, the CNF instance running on the node pool.

16. The management node of claim 11 , wherein the cell site management unit is to:

based on the logical site resource map, present via a user interface a topology associated with the cell site to a user.

17. The management node of claim 11 , wherein the automation and orchestration platform is to:

tag the site identifier to a node pool running on the container orchestration platform during deployment of the node pool, wherein the node pool comprises a group of nodes within a cluster having similar configuration, and wherein each node is a virtual or physical machine, depending on the cluster.

18. The management node of claim 11 , wherein the cell site management unit is to:

receive a request to delete the cell site, the request comprising the site identifier;

upon receiving the request, retrieve the logical site resource map corresponding to the site identifier;

determine the physical infrastructure layer, the container orchestration platform, and the CNF instance associated with the cell site using the logical site resource map; and

perform terminating the CNF instance, terminating resources of the container orchestration platform, and deprovisioning hardware, software, and/or network configurations of the physical infrastructure layer in a defined order.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor of a management node to:

receive a request to generate the logical site resource map, the request comprising the site identifier of a cell site that includes a physical infrastructure layer, a container orchestration platform on the physical infrastructure layer, and a containerized network function (CNF) instance associated with the 5G RAN in the container orchestration platform;

based on the site identifier, determine a node pool running on the container orchestration platform;

determine the CNF instance running on the node pool;

determine the physical infrastructure layer that runs the node pool;

build a logical site resource map representing topological information of the physical infrastructure layer, the node pool, and the CNF instance; and

monitor and/or manage the cell site using the logical site resource map.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein instructions to determine the node pool running on the container orchestration platform comprise instructions to:

determine, from an automation and orchestration platform, a cluster of node pools associated with multiple cell sites; and

determine the node pool running on the container orchestration platform corresponding to the site identifier from the cluster of node pools.