Method and apparatus for improving network performance in a communication system
First Claim
1. A network management system (NMS) that manages operations of a communication system including a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO) coupled to a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) by way of a corresponding plurality of network elements, comprising a network configuration element that identifies for each of the plurality of WBTs a resultant communication path to the MTSO according to a plurality of performance characteristics calculated from alternative communication paths connecting combinations of the WBTs to the MTSO,wherein the network configuration element arranges portions of the plurality of WBTs into a corresponding plurality of groups,wherein the plurality of groups has first and second groups sharing at least one WBT, andwherein the network configuration element selects for the at least one WBT shared by the first and second groups its resultant communication path to the MTSO according to performance characteristics corresponding to differential delays calculated for alternative communication paths associated with combinations of WBTs in the first and second groups.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for improving network performance in a communication system. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) that manages operations of a communication system including a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO) coupled to a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) by way of a corresponding plurality of network elements, having a network configuration element that identifies for each of the plurality of WBTs a resultant communication path to the MTSO according to a plurality of performance characteristics calculated from alternative communication paths connecting combinations of the WBTs to the MTSO. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A network management system (NMS) that manages operations of a communication system including a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO) coupled to a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) by way of a corresponding plurality of network elements, comprising a network configuration element that identifies for each of the plurality of WBTs a resultant communication path to the MTSO according to a plurality of performance characteristics calculated from alternative communication paths connecting combinations of the WBTs to the MTSO,
wherein the network configuration element arranges portions of the plurality of WBTs into a corresponding plurality of groups, wherein the plurality of groups has first and second groups sharing at least one WBT, and wherein the network configuration element selects for the at least one WBT shared by the first and second groups its resultant communication path to the MTSO according to performance characteristics corresponding to differential delays calculated for alternative communication paths associated with combinations of WBTs in the first and second groups.
- 12. A computer-readable storage medium in a network management system (NMS) that manages a communication system including a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO) coupled to a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) by way of a corresponding plurality of network elements, the storage medium being non-transitory and comprising computer instructions for identifying for each of the plurality of WBTs a resultant communication path to the MTSO determined from a plurality of communication path alternatives between the WBTs and the MTSO that satisfy a desired differential delay threshold, and arranging portions of the plurality of WBTs into a corresponding plurality of groups, wherein the plurality of groups has first and second groups sharing at least one WBT, and wherein the network configuration element selects for the at least one WBT shared by the first and second groups its resultant communication path to the MTSO according to performance characteristics corresponding to differential delays calculated for alternative communication paths associated with combinations of WBTs in the first and second groups.
- 17. A network element that transports messages between a plurality of wireless base stations (WBTs) and a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), comprising an operating element that receives from a network management system (NMS) provisioning information comprising a resultant communication path between the network element and the MTSO determined by the NMS from a plurality of communication path alternatives between the WBTs and the MTSO that satisfy a desired differential delay threshold, and arranges portions of the plurality of WBTs into a corresponding plurality of groups, wherein the plurality of groups has first and second groups sharing at least one WBT, and wherein the network configuration element selects for the at least one WBT shared by the first and second groups its resultant communication path to the MTSO according to performance characteristics corresponding to differential delays calculated for alternative communication paths associated with combinations of WBTs in the first and second groups.
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