Management apparatus and radio communication system

• US 10,448,260 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Wen, Yun, Nakayama, Takayoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Holland, Jenee
• Application Number:
  US15/809,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20180176796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0888 Throughput
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/22 Traffic simulation tools or models
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/044 based on the type of the allocated resource
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/52 based on load
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A management apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire first throughputs of respective first terminals. The first throughputs are throughputs between a base station device and the respective first terminals. The base station device provides a third amount of radio resources. The processor is configured to calculate a first amount of the radio resources used by the first terminals on the basis of the first throughputs. The processor is configured to calculate a second amount of the radio resources used by second terminals on the basis of the first amount and the third amount. The processor is configured to calculate a first after-change amount on the basis of the first amount and the second amount. The first after-change amount is an amount of the radio resources used by after-change terminals. The processor is configured to estimate after-change throughputs on the basis of the first after-change amount.

Claims

1. A management apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to;

acquire first throughputs from first terminals, the first throughputs being throughputs between a base station device and the first terminals, the base station device providing a third amount of radio resources to a plurality of terminal devices wirelessly coupled to the base station device, the first terminals being part of managed terminals managed by the management apparatus and included in the plurality of terminal devices;

calculate a first amount of the radio resources used by the first terminals on basis of the first throughputs;

calculate a second amount of the radio resources used by second terminals different from the first terminals on basis of the first amount and the third amount, the second terminals being included in the plurality of terminal devices;

calculate a first after-change amount on basis of the first amount and the second amount, the first after-change amount being an amount of the radio resources used by after-change terminals, the after-change terminals being part of the managed terminals and wirelessly coupled to the base station device after a status of coupling the managed terminals to the base station device is changed; and

estimate after-change throughputs on basis of the first after-change amount, the after-change throughputs being throughputs between the base station device and the after-change terminals.

2. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

each of the first amount, the second amount, and the third amount is an amount of resource blocks each having a predetermined time length and a predetermined frequency bandwidth, and

the base station device provides a quota amount to each of the plurality of terminal devices, the quota amount being obtained by dividing the third amount evenly for the plurality of terminal devices.

3. The management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to:

acquire communication rates of the first terminals, the communication rates indicating ratios of the first throughputs of the first terminals to the quota amount;

calculate the first after-change amount on basis of the first throughputs and the communication rates; and

calculate the after-change throughputs on basis of the first after-change amount and the communication rates.

4. The management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to:

calculate a second number of the second terminals on basis of the second amount; and

calculate the first after-change amount on basis of the second number and a first number of the after-change terminals.

5. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

each of the first amount, the second amount, and the third amount is a time length of time taken for the base station device to transmit packets to the plurality of terminal devices, and

the third amount is a total time length of time taken for the base station device to transmit one packet to each of the plurality of terminal devices.

6. The management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to:

calculate the third amount on basis of the first throughputs and an amount of data included in each packet;

calculate a second after-change amount on basis of the first after-change amount, the second after-change amount being an amount of the radio resources provided by the base station device to a plurality of terminal devices wirelessly coupled to the base station device after the change; and

estimate the after-change throughputs on basis of the second after-change amount.

7. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

store the first throughputs in the memory; and

calculate the third amount on basis of the stored first throughputs.

8. The management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to:

calculate the third amount on basis of first stored throughputs and second stored throughputs, the first stored throughputs being acquired at a first time point and stored in the memory, the second stored throughputs being acquired at a second time point earlier than the first time point and stored in the memory.

9. The management apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to:

calculate the third amount when the first throughputs are acquired.

10. The management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to:

calculate a first base amount on basis of first stored throughputs and second stored throughputs, the first stored throughputs being acquired at a first time point and stored in the memory, the second stored throughputs being acquired at a second time point earlier than the first time point and stored in the memory;

calculate a second base amount on basis of the second stored throughputs and third stored throughputs, the third stored throughputs being acquired at a third time point earlier than the second time point and stored in the memory; and

calculate the third amount on basis of the first base amount and the second base amount when the first base amount and the second base amount are different from each other by a predetermined amount or more, the third amount being different from the first base amount and the second base amount.

11. The management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the third amount is an average of the first base amount and the second base amount.

12. A radio communication system, comprising:

a base station device including a first processor configured to provide a third amount of radio resources to a plurality of terminal devices wirelessly coupled to the base station device;

managed terminals configured to be wirelessly coupled to the base station device and including a second processor configured to transmit throughputs thereof when wirelessly coupled to the base station device; and

a management apparatus configured to manage the managed terminals and including a third processor configured to;

acquire first throughputs from first terminals, the first throughputs being throughputs between the base station device and the first terminals, the first terminals being part of the managed terminals and included in the plurality of terminal devices;

calculate a first amount of the radio resources used by the first terminals on basis of the first throughputs;

calculate a second amount of the radio resources used by second terminals different from the first terminals on basis of the first amount and the third amount, the second terminals being included in the plurality of terminal devices;

calculate a first after-change amount on basis of the first amount and the second amount, the first after-change amount being an amount of the radio resources used by after-change terminals, the after-change terminals being part of the managed terminals and wirelessly coupled to the base station device after a status of coupling the managed terminals to the base station device is changed; and

estimate after-change throughputs on basis of the first after-change amount, the after-change throughputs being throughputs between the base station device and the after-change terminals.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

acquiring first throughputs from terminals, the first throughputs being throughputs between a base station device and the first terminals, the base station device providing a third amount of radio resources to a plurality of terminal devices wirelessly coupled to the base station device, the first terminals being part of managed terminals managed by the computer and included in the plurality of terminal devices;

calculating a first amount of the radio resources used by the first terminals on basis of the first throughputs;

calculating a second amount of the radio resources used by second terminals different from the first terminals on basis of the first amount and the third amount, the second terminals being included in the plurality of terminal devices;

calculating a first after-change amount on basis of the first amount and the second amount, the first after-change amount being an amount of the radio resources used by after-change terminals, the after-change terminals being part of the managed terminals and wirelessly coupled to the base station device after a status of coupling the managed terminals to the base station device is changed; and

estimating after-change throughputs on basis of the first after-change amount, the after-change throughputs being throughputs between the base station device and the after-change terminals.