Dynamic mobile parameter optimization
First Claim
1. A system for dynamically providing wireless communication network parameters to network elements wherein the network parameters provided are optimized with respect to particular network conditions, said system comprising:
- means for determining a network condition;
means for selecting a network parameter optimized with respect to said determined network condition, wherein said selecting means comprises means for retrievably storing a plurality of network parameters optimized for various communication conditions in said wireless communication network, wherein ones of said stored network parameters are identified with particular ones of said communication conditions, and wherein identification of said stored network parameters with said particular ones of said communication conditions is utilized with said determined network condition is utilized with said identifying means to select said optimized network parameter; and
means for communicating with a plurality of network elements so as to provide said selected network parameter to said selected ones of said plurality of network elements.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for continuously providing network parameters to various network elements in a cellular PCs or other wireless communication network in order to optimize operation of the network are disclosed. According to one embodiment, network parameters are provided based on predicted or historical network conditions. In another embodiment, network parameters are provided based on monitored network conditions. A database of network parameters optimized for particular network conditions is provided which may be updated with parameters optimized in real-time.
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68 Claims
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1. A system for dynamically providing wireless communication network parameters to network elements wherein the network parameters provided are optimized with respect to particular network conditions, said system comprising:
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means for determining a network condition; means for selecting a network parameter optimized with respect to said determined network condition, wherein said selecting means comprises means for retrievably storing a plurality of network parameters optimized for various communication conditions in said wireless communication network, wherein ones of said stored network parameters are identified with particular ones of said communication conditions, and wherein identification of said stored network parameters with said particular ones of said communication conditions is utilized with said determined network condition is utilized with said identifying means to select said optimized network parameter; and means for communicating with a plurality of network elements so as to provide said selected network parameter to said selected ones of said plurality of network elements. - 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, 41)
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29. A method for dynamically providing network parameters to network elements wherein the network parameters provided are optimized with respect to particular network conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining that operation of said cellular network with respect to at least one network element of said plurality of network elements is a candidate for optimization; selecting at least one network parameter to precipitate said optimized operation of said network with respect to said at least one network element; and providing said at least one selected network parameter to selected ones of said plurality of network elements, wherein said provided network parameter is accepted into an operating protocol of at least one network element of said selected ones of said plurality of network elements and thereby causes an in-service alteration of operation to said at least one network element. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for continuously providing optimized network parameters to network elements, wherein said optimized network parameters are optimized to provide desired network behavior consonant with a prevailing condition, said system comprising:
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means for interfacing with a plurality of network elements, said interfacing means including an input interface providing real-time information with respect to said prevailing condition, said interfacing means also including an output interface to ones of said plurality of network elements; means for retrievably storing a plurality of network parameter sets optimized for various prevailing conditions; means for retrieving a network parameter set from said stored plurality of network parameter sets, said retrieving means operable as a function of said real-time information provided by said input interface to retrieve a particular network parameter set suitable to precipitate said desired network behavior; and means operable with said interfacing means for providing at least a portion of said retrieved network parameter set to at least a first selected network element of said plurality of network elements, wherein operation of said first selected network element is adjusted to at least in part achieve said desired network behavior. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for continuously updating communication network parameters for use by various network components, wherein said updated network parameters are optimized to provide desired network behavior consonant with a monitored network condition, said system comprising:
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means for interfacing with a plurality of network components, said interfacing means including an input interface providing substantially real-time information with respect to said monitored condition, said interfacing means also including an output interface to ones of said plurality of network components; means for retrievably storing a plurality of network parameter sets optimized for various network conditions; means for determining if said storing means includes a previously optimized network parameter set corresponding to said monitored network condition suitable to precipitate said desired network behavior; means for identifying said previously optimized network parameter set as a selected network parameter set if said storing means is determined to include said previously optimized network parameter set; means for optimizing at least one said network parameter corresponding to said monitored network condition if said storing means is determined not to include said previously optimized network parameter set, said optimized network parameter being suitable to precipitate said desired network behavior, wherein said optimized network parameter is included in a selected network parameter set; and means for storing a network parameter set including said optimized network parameter with said plurality of network parameter sets; means operable with said interfacing means for providing at least a portion of said selected network parameter set to at least a first selected network component of said plurality of network components, wherein said provided network parameter portion is accepted into an operating protocol of said first selected network component and thereby causes an in-service alteration of operation to said first selected network component. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for dynamically providing wireless communication network parameters to network elements wherein the network parameters provided are optimized with respect to particular network conditions, said system comprising:
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means for determining a network condition; means for selecting a network parameter optimized with respect to said determined network condition, wherein said selecting means comprises means for optimizing said network parameters in response to said determined network condition to provide desired wireless communication network behavior with respect to said determined network condition and means for retrievable storing a plurality of said optimized network parameters for various corresponding network conditions; and means for communicating with a plurality of network elements so as to provide said selected network parameter to said selected ones of said plurality of network elements. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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