System and method for optimizing performance of a communication network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- changing an initial value of at least one radio network parameter for a reference cluster of cells, wherein the reference cluster of cells includes a first cell and a plurality of cells that neighbor the first cell;
monitoring resource loading and at least one performance indicator of the reference cluster of cells and under-layer cells with respect to the reference cluster of cells;
repeating the changing and the monitoring until one of;
resource loading of the reference cluster of cells is decreased below a resource loading threshold; and
the at least one performance indicator indicates degraded performance for the reference cluster of cells.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus and method are provided for pre-dieting effects of changes in at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network which comprises a processor which is adapted to: (a) select a source cell in a cellular network; (b) select from among a first plurality of cells being neighbors of that source cell, a second plurality of neighboring cells and define a reference cluster that includes the source cell and the second plurality of cells; and (c) use the reference cluster to predict the effects of carrying out one or more changes in at least one radio network parameter on at least one network performance indicator of the reference cluster, and based on that, prediction, establishing on expected impact of the one or more changes in the at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network performance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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changing an initial value of at least one radio network parameter for a reference cluster of cells, wherein the reference cluster of cells includes a first cell and a plurality of cells that neighbor the first cell; monitoring resource loading and at least one performance indicator of the reference cluster of cells and under-layer cells with respect to the reference cluster of cells; repeating the changing and the monitoring until one of; resource loading of the reference cluster of cells is decreased below a resource loading threshold; and the at least one performance indicator indicates degraded performance for the reference cluster of cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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changing an initial value of at least one radio network parameter for a reference cluster of cells, wherein the reference cluster of cells includes a first cell and a plurality of cells that neighbor the first cell; monitoring resource loading and at least one performance indicator of the reference cluster of cells and under-layer cells with respect to the reference cluster of cells; repeating the changing and the monitoring until one of; resource loading of the reference cluster of cells is decreased below a resource loading threshold; and the at least one performance indicator indicates degraded performance for the reference cluster of cells. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus that comprises one or more processors configured to:
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change an initial value of at least one radio network parameter for a reference cluster of cells, wherein the reference cluster of cells includes a first cell and a plurality of cells that neighbor the first cell; monitor resource loading and at least one performance indicator of the reference cluster of cells and under-layer cells with respect to the reference cluster of cells; repeat the changing and the monitoring until one of; resource loading of the reference cluster of cells is decreased below a resource loading threshold; and the at least one performance indicator indicates degraded performance for the reference cluster of cells. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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