METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZATION, ADJUSTMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented method for characterizing the performance of a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining values for a plurality of network parameters; and
processing the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure including components representative of network coverage and network capacity.
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Abstract
Improved techniques for characterizing, adjusting and optimizing the overall performance of a wireless network. In an illustrative embodiment, the overall network performance for a particular network configuration is characterized by a vector with two components, one representing network coverage and another representing network capacity. Network coverage is defined by the likelihood of service under load, including interference, and may be further weighted by traffic density. Network capacity is defined by an amount of traffic with a given spatial distribution that can be served at a given overall target-blocking rate. The overall network performance may be characterized using a two-dimensional capacity/coverage diagram which plots overall network performance vectors, each including a network capacity component and a network coverage component, for various network configurations. The overall network performance may be improved or optimized with respect to a given subset of network parameters by using an algorithm that proposes potential network configurations and evaluates them with respect to their overall network performance.
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36 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented method for characterizing the performance of a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining values for a plurality of network parameters; and
processing the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure including components representative of network coverage and network capacity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for characterizing the performance of a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
a processor-based system operative (i) to determine values for a plurality of network parameters; and
(ii) to process the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure including components representative of network coverage and network capacity.
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30. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium storing one or more software programs for use in characterizing the performance of a wireless network, wherein the one or more programs when executed by a processor perform the steps of:
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determining values for a plurality of network parameters; and
processing the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure including components representative of network coverage and network capacity.
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31. A processor-implemented method for characterizing the performance of a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining values for a plurality of network parameters; and
processing the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure comprising a vector having at least two dimensions and being representative of the performance of the wireless network for a given set of network resources. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. An apparatus for characterizing the performance of a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
a processor-based system operative (i) to determine values for a plurality of network parameters; and
(ii) to process the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure comprising a vector having at least two dimensions and being representative of the performance of the wireless network for a given set of network resources.- View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium storing one or more software programs for use in characterizing the performance of a wireless network, wherein the one or more programs when executed by a processor include:
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determining values for a plurality of network parameters; and
processing the network parameter values to generate a measure of the performance of the wireless network, the measure comprising a vector having at least two dimensions and being representative of the performance of the wireless network for a given set of network resources. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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