Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication links of cooperative communication nodes
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1. A method, comprising:
- initiating, by a processing system including a processor, corrective action to improve a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) measurement of a sector of a plurality of sectors associated with a first cell site of a plurality of cell sites,wherein the SINR measurement 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, and the interference component comprising a signal in the frequency band from a source other than the plurality of cell sites.
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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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initiating, by a processing system including a processor, corrective action to improve a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) measurement of a sector of a plurality of sectors associated with a first cell site of a plurality of cell sites, wherein the SINR measurement 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, and the interference component comprising a signal in the frequency band from a source other than the plurality of cell sites. - 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) value from the plurality of RSSI values for a node in the cellular network; and analyzing, by the processing system, the SINR value to provide recommendations for actions to improve a performance of the node. - 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; determining a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) for a node in a cellular network from 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 the 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 for the node; and analyzing the SINR to provide recommendations for actions to adjust an RF link of the node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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