Verizon Communications Inc.
Systems and methods for validating network connections of a virtual distributed unit

Abstract:

A device may identify network interfaces of the device and may create a list of the network interfaces of the device. The device may receive a cell site name associated with the device and may generate dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) requests with a DHCP option that includes data identifying the cell site name and the network interfaces of the list. The device may broadcast the DHCP requests to one or more components that are connected, via connections, to the network interfaces, and may cause, based on broadcasting the DHCP requests to the one or more components, a user equipment to receive an indication of whether the connections to the network interfaces are valid.