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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Outdoor Wireless Networks Llc, Richardson, TX (US);
Suresh N. Sriram, Bangalore, IN;
Sudarshana Varadappa, Bangalore, IN;
Yogesh C.S, Bengaluru, IN;
Emil Mathew Kadavil, Bangalore, IN;
Syamala Saripalli, Bangalore, IN;
Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a radio access network (RAN) comprising a distributed unit (DU) and one or more radio units (RUs) coupled to the DU over a fronthaul network. The RAN is configured to verify and monitor the transport connectivity between the DU and at least one RU using at least one of control-plane or user-plane messages communicated over the fronthaul network for a purpose other than verifying or monitoring the transport connectivity between the DU and said at least one RU. Other embodiments are disclosed.