Network Control by Transferring Traffic Between Operation Layers Based on Monitored Traffic Status
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;
monitor traffic status of at least two operation layers of a communications network;
transfer traffic from at least one of the at least two operation layers to at least one other operation layer of the at least two operation layers in such a manner that at least one of the at least two operation layers is emptied, reconfigure the at least one other operation layer for service providing purposes, and switch off radio function nodes serving emptied at least one operation layers for diminishing energy consumption, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic reduction fulfills a first predetermined condition, andconfigure at least one new operation layer and/or reconfigure at least one of the at least two operation layers for increasing capacity, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic increase fulfills a second predetermined condition.
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Abstract
The invention relates to apparatuses, a method and computer programs. It defines a network control based on the transfer of traffic between operation layers (e.g. carriers), in response to the traffic status monitored on at least two operation layers, and subsequent network reconfiguration for diminishing energy consumption by switching off radio nodes, when the traffic status indicates that a traffic reduction fulfils a first predetermined condition (e.g. first threshold defining a lower limit for traffic density), and for increasing capacity, when the traffic status indicates that a traffic increase fulfils a second predetermined condition (e.g. second threshold defining an upper limit for traffic density and/or service capability).
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; monitor traffic status of at least two operation layers of a communications network; transfer traffic from at least one of the at least two operation layers to at least one other operation layer of the at least two operation layers in such a manner that at least one of the at least two operation layers is emptied, reconfigure the at least one other operation layer for service providing purposes, and switch off radio function nodes serving emptied at least one operation layers for diminishing energy consumption, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic reduction fulfills a first predetermined condition, and configure at least one new operation layer and/or reconfigure at least one of the at least two operation layers for increasing capacity, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic increase fulfills a second predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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monitoring traffic status of at least two operation layers of a communications network; if the traffic status indicates that a traffic reduction fulfills a first predetermined condition, transferring traffic from at least one of the at least two operation layers to at least one other operation layer of the at least two operation layers in such a manner that at least one of the at least two operation layers is emptied, reconfiguring the at least one other operation layer for service providing purposes, and switching off radio function nodes serving emptied operation layers for diminishing energy consumption; and if the traffic status indicates that a traffic increase fulfills a second predetermined condition, configuring at least one new operation layer and/or reconfiguring at least one of the at least two operation layers for increasing capacity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
means for monitoring traffic status of at least two operation layers of a communications network; means for transferring traffic from at least one of the at least two operation layers to at least one other operation layer of the at least two operation layers in such a manner that at least one of the at least two operation layers is emptied, for reconfiguring the at least one other operation layer for service providing purposes, and for switching off radio function nodes serving emptied at least one operation layers for diminishing energy consumption, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic reduction fulfills a first predetermined condition, and means for configuring at least one new operation layer and/or reconfiguring at least one of the at least two operation layers for increasing capacity, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic increase fulfills a second predetermined condition.
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22. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program code for controlling a process to execute a process, the process comprising:
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monitoring traffic status of at least two operation layers of a communications network; transferring traffic from at least one of the at least two operation layers to at least one other operation layer of the at least two operation layers in such a manner that at least one of the at least two operation layers is emptied, reconfiguring the at least one other operation layer for service providing purposes, and switching off radio function nodes serving emptied at least one operation layers for diminishing energy consumption, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic reduction fulfills a first predetermined condition, and configuring at least one new operation layer and/or reconfiguring at least one of the at least two operation layers for increasing capacity, if the traffic status indicates that a traffic increase fulfills a second predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification