Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication links of cooperative communication nodes
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1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a plurality of Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) measurements for a plurality of sectors or a plurality of paths associated with a first cell site of a plurality of cell sites,wherein each of the SINR measurements represents a ratio of a first power level of a received communication signal to a second power level comprising a sum of an interference component and a noise component, the communication signal comprising a radio frequency (RF) signal in a frequency band, the interference component comprising a signal in the frequency band from a source other than the plurality of cell sites; and
initiating, by the processing system, corrective action to improve a SINR measurement of a sector of the plurality of sectors or a path of the plurality of paths.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, monitoring performance parameters in a communications network, identifying a degradation in performance of one or more nodes of the communications network according the monitored performance parameters, and initiating corrective action to mitigate the degradation in performance of the one or more nodes of the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a plurality of Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) measurements for a plurality of sectors or a plurality of paths associated with a first cell site of a plurality of cell sites, wherein each of the SINR measurements represents a ratio of a first power level of a received communication signal to a second power level comprising a sum of an interference component and a noise component, the communication signal comprising a radio frequency (RF) signal in a frequency band, the interference component comprising a signal in the frequency band from a source other than the plurality of cell sites; and initiating, by the processing system, corrective action to improve a SINR measurement of a sector of the plurality of sectors or a path of the plurality of paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, signal strength information to determine a plurality of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values including a first RSSI value for signals in a carrier frequency band due to a wireless carrier on a cellular network, a second RSSI value for signals outside the carrier frequency band due to a competing wireless carrier, a third RSSI value for signals outside the carrier frequency band due to sources other than the competing wireless carrier, and a fourth RSSI value for signals in an unused portion of a frequency spectrum of the carrier; determining, by the processing system, a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) from the plurality of RSSI values for each of a plurality of nodes of the cellular network, thereby obtaining a plurality of SINR values relating to the cellular network; and analyzing, by the processing system, the plurality of SINR values to provide recommendations for actions to improve a performance of at least one of the plurality of nodes of the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising; obtaining signal strength information to determine a plurality of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values including a first RSSI value for signals in a carrier frequency band due to a wireless carrier on a cellular network, a second RSSI value for signals outside the carrier frequency band due to a competing wireless carrier, a third RSSI value for signals outside the carrier frequency band due to sources other than the competing wireless carrier, and a fourth RSSI value for signals in an unused portion of a frequency spectrum of the carrier; determining a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) from the plurality of RSSI values for each of a plurality of nodes of the cellular network, thereby obtaining a plurality of SINR values relating to the cellular network; and analyzing the plurality of SINR values to provide recommendations for actions to adjust an RF link of at least one of the plurality of nodes of the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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