Network management apparatus and method of selecting base station for software update
First Claim
1. A network management apparatus in a wireless communication network, which comprises a wireless base station for performing communication between a wireless terminal and a wired communication network and, the network management apparatus for managing a network, the network management apparatus comprising:
- a storage section stored in advance number of calls of connection with the wireless terminal in the wireless base station in association with a date, a day of the week, and a time period; and
a processing section for selecting a date and a time period when software is updated in the wireless base station, wherein the processing section inputs a plurality of work dates and time periods when the software is updated in the wireless base station, obtains an n-week average of the numbers of connection calls occurring during each input time period for each day of the week, based on the number of connection calls stored in the storage section, where n is a predetermined integer, obtains an m-month average of the numbers of connection calls occurring during each input time period for each stored date, based on the number of connection calls stored in the storage section, where m is a predetermined integer, calculates an average or a weighted average of the n-week average corresponding to each time period and the day of the week of each input work date and the m-month average corresponding to each time period and each input work date to obtain a degree of impact representing an impact caused by software update upon a communication service, selects a work date and a time period with the minimum degree of impact or with a degree of impact equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold, and updates the software installed in the wireless base station during the selected time period on the selected work date.
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Abstract
A network management apparatus inputs a plurality of work dates and time periods to update software in a base station. The apparatus obtains an n-week average of the numbers of connection calls during each of the input time periods for each day of the week, based on statistical information about connection with a wireless terminal in each base station. The apparatus obtains an m-month average of the numbers of connection calls during each of the input time periods for each date, based on the statistical information. The apparatus calculates, for each of the time periods for a work date, an average or a weighted average of the n-week average and the m-month average to obtain a degree of impact upon a communication service. A processing section selects a work date and a time period having the minimum degree of impact and updates the software.
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8 Claims
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1. A network management apparatus in a wireless communication network, which comprises a wireless base station for performing communication between a wireless terminal and a wired communication network and, the network management apparatus for managing a network, the network management apparatus comprising:
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a storage section stored in advance number of calls of connection with the wireless terminal in the wireless base station in association with a date, a day of the week, and a time period; and
a processing section for selecting a date and a time period when software is updated in the wireless base station, wherein the processing section inputs a plurality of work dates and time periods when the software is updated in the wireless base station, obtains an n-week average of the numbers of connection calls occurring during each input time period for each day of the week, based on the number of connection calls stored in the storage section, where n is a predetermined integer, obtains an m-month average of the numbers of connection calls occurring during each input time period for each stored date, based on the number of connection calls stored in the storage section, where m is a predetermined integer, calculates an average or a weighted average of the n-week average corresponding to each time period and the day of the week of each input work date and the m-month average corresponding to each time period and each input work date to obtain a degree of impact representing an impact caused by software update upon a communication service, selects a work date and a time period with the minimum degree of impact or with a degree of impact equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold, and updates the software installed in the wireless base station during the selected time period on the selected work date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of selecting a wireless base station to update software installed in the wireless base station at a selected time period on a selected date, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting a plurality of work dates and time periods when the software of the wireless base station is updated;
obtaining an n-week average of the numbers of connection calls occurring during each of the input time periods for each day of the week, based on the number of calls of connection with a wireless terminal in the wireless base station, corresponding to each date, day of the week, and time period, where n is a predetermined integer;
obtaining an m-month average of the numbers of connection calls occurring during each of the input time periods for each date, based on the number of connection calls, where m is a predetermined integer;
calculating an average or a weighted average of the n-week average corresponding to each time period and the day of the week of each input work date and the m-month average corresponding to each time period and each input work date to obtain a degree of impact representing an impact caused by software update upon a communication service; and
selecting a work date and a time period having the minimum degree of impact.
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