Automatic color code (SAT) assignment method used in frequency planning for wireless networks
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1. In a telecommunications network having a plurality of cell sites, a method of automatically assigning color codes to channels in the network, comprising the steps of:
- assigning an initial color code to a channel by performing a propagation prediction technique wherein said technique includes calculating the expected signal strength of cell sites within the network;
automatically optimizing the initial color code assignment of said channel when an alternate color code with the least amount of disturbance is identified;
utilizing Radio Disturbance Recordings (RDR) having an interference level value and an associated interference duration value;
calculating an accumulated average interference for each color code from the RDR; and
selecting an optimal accumulated average interference for each color code by multiplying each said interference level value for the color code by its associated interference duration value and summing each of the resulting values.
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Abstract
A method of automatically adaptively assigning color codes to radio channels in the wireless network. The method comprises the steps of assigning an initial color code to a channel using a propagation prediction technique and automatically optimizing the initial color code assignment of the channel using radio disturbance measurement data when an alternate color code with the least amount of disturbance is identified.
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1. In a telecommunications network having a plurality of cell sites, a method of automatically assigning color codes to channels in the network, comprising the steps of:
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assigning an initial color code to a channel by performing a propagation prediction technique wherein said technique includes calculating the expected signal strength of cell sites within the network;
automatically optimizing the initial color code assignment of said channel when an alternate color code with the least amount of disturbance is identified;
utilizing Radio Disturbance Recordings (RDR) having an interference level value and an associated interference duration value;
calculating an accumulated average interference for each color code from the RDR; and
selecting an optimal accumulated average interference for each color code by multiplying each said interference level value for the color code by its associated interference duration value and summing each of the resulting values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a telecommunications network having a plurality of cell sites, a method of automatically assigning color codes to channels in the network, comprising the steps of:
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assigning an initial color code to a channel in the network by predicting propagation patterns between neighboring cells in said network;
automatically optimizing the initial color code assignment of said channel when an alternate color code with the least amount of disturbance is identified;
utilizing Radio Disturbance Recordings (RDR) having an interference level value and an associated interference duration value;
calculating an accumulated average interference for each color code from the RDR; and
selecting an optimal accumulated average interference for each color code by multiplying each of said interference level value for the color code by its associated interference duration value and summing each of the resulting values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for automatic color coding in a telecommunications network having cell sites comprising:
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a means for assigning an initial color code to a channel in the network by predicting propagation patterns between said cell sites in said network;
a means for automatically optimizing the initial color code assignment of said channel when an alternate color code with the least amount of disturbance is identified, said means utilizing Radio Disturbance Recordings (RDR) having a interference level value and an associated interference duration value;
a means for calculating an accumulated average interference for each color code from the RDR; and
a means for selecting an optimal accumulated average interference for each color code by multiplying each of said interference level value for the color code by its
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