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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and system for shutting down an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Cloud (O-Cloud) node are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a FOCOM, a first request to drain an O-Cloud node, the first request being received from a user terminal or from a Non-Real-Time (Non-RT) RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) based on analysis of O2 telemetry data; transmitting, by the FOCOM to an IMS via an O2 interface, a second request to drain the O-Cloud node based on the received first request; receiving, by the FOCOM, a third request to shut down the drained O-Cloud node, the third request being received from the user terminal or from the Non-RT RIC; transmitting, by the FOCOM to the IMS, a fourth request to shut down the O-Cloud node based on the received third request; and receiving, from the IMS, a notification that the O-Cloud node has been shut down.