Dynamic adjustment of a base transceiver station in a wireless communication system

• US 8,385,909 B1
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Bhan, Ashish, Goyal, Anoop, Padte, Manish, Pawar, Hemanth Balaji, Shafer, Michael E. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne
• Assistant Examiner(s): STERNBANE, LAURENCE J
• Application Number:
  US13/427,066
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• Field of Search: 455/67.11, 455/418, 455/423, 455/424
• US Class Current: 455/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A system is provided for dynamic communication adjustment. The system includes a server that obtains data associated with a base transceiver station. The server also compares the data to at least one threshold. Additionally, the server promotes adjustment of an operational parameter of a base transceiver station based on the comparison. Furthermore, the server promotes readjustment of at least one operational parameter based on an at least weekly comparison of subsequently obtained data associated with the base transceiver station to at least one threshold.

Claims

1. A system for dynamic communication adjustment, comprising:

a server configured to;

obtain first operational data associated with a base transceiver station operating under a communication condition,

compare the first operational data to a first threshold,

promote dynamic adjustment of a first operational parameter of the base transceiver station based on the comparison of the first operational data to the first threshold,

obtain second operational data associated with the communication condition after adjustment of the first operational parameter,

compare the second operational data to a second threshold,

promote dynamic adjustment of a second operational parameter of the base transceiver station based on the comparison of the second operational data to the second threshold,

obtain other operational data associated with the communication condition after adjustment of the second operational parameter,

promote successive adjustment of other operational parameters or re-adjustment of at least one of the first and second operational parameters until the base transceiver station is operating at a preferred performance for the communication condition,

create an operational profile for the base transceiver station associated with the communication condition based on the successive adjustment or re-adjustment,

store the operational profile associated with the communication condition, and

establish an optimal frequency period for adjusting the at least one of the first, second, and other operational parameters based on system responsiveness to the adjustment of the at least one of the first, second, and other operational parameters,

wherein promoting adjustment or re-adjustment of the first and second operational parameters of the base transceiver station is also based on data associated with subscriptions of selected mobile device subscribers.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second operational data is at least one of subscriber data, base transceiver station data, and fixed probe data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second operational data is associated with at least one of a voice quality, a coverage area, and a dropped call.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second operational data comprises data associated with at least one of a hand down failure, a carrier balance, a dropped call, an averaged mobile device signal power, a traffic load, a maximum transmitter power, and a channel availability.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the first and second operational parameters are at least one of a base transceiver station antenna tilt and a base transceiver station antenna rotation.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the first and second operational parameters are based on balancing considerations for voice quality, dropped calls, and coverage area.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second operational parameters are parameters associated with at least one of a radio frequency loading factor, a dynamic hand down distance, a pilot signal power, a supplemental channel admission threshold, an overhead and traffic channel power, a voice power control, a data power control, a handoff, a subscriber access control, and timing and access.

8. A computer implemented method for dynamic communication adjustment, comprising:

obtaining first operational data associated with a base transceiver station operating under a communication condition;

comparing the first operational data to a first threshold;

promoting adjustment of a first operational parameter of the base transceiver station based on the comparison of the first operational data to the first threshold;

obtaining second operational data associated with the base transceiver station operating under the communication condition after adjustment of the first operational parameter;

comparing the second operational data to a second threshold;

promoting adjustment of a second operational parameter of the base transceiver station based on the comparison of the second operational data to the second threshold;

obtaining other operational data associated with the communication condition after adjustment of the second operational parameter;

promoting successive adjustment of other operational parameters or re-adjustment of at least one of the first and second operational parameters until the base transceiver station is operating at a preferred performance for the communication condition;

creating an operational profile for the base transceiver station associated with the communication condition based on the successive adjustment or re-adjustment;

storing the operational profile associated with the communication condition; and

establishing an optimal frequency period for adjusting at least one of the first, second, and other operational parameters based on system responsiveness to the adjustment of the at least one of the first, second, and other operational parameters,

wherein promoting adjustment or re-adjustment of the first and second operational parameters of the base transceiver station is also based on data associated with subscriptions of selected mobile device subscribers.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein promoting adjustment of the first and second operational parameters of the base transceiver station is also based on at least one of an adjustment cost and an adjustment benefit.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein promoting adjustment of the first and second operational parameters of the base transceiver station is also based on adjusting for mobile device subscribers with more dropped calls than a dropped calls threshold.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein promoting adjustment of the first and second operational parameters of the base transceiver station comprise outputting a request via a user interface.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11, wherein the request is for additional hardware.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 11, wherein the request is to shut down the base transceiver station.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 8, further comprising promoting adjustment of another operational parameter of another base transceiver station based on another comparison and the first or second operational data.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 8, further comprising promoting readjustment of at least one of the first and second operational parameters based on an at least weekly comparison of subsequently obtained data associated with the base transceiver station to at least one threshold.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 8, wherein the communication condition is at least one of a subscriber offered traffic demand, a sports event, an artistic performance, a time of the day, a day of the week, a school schedule, a holiday, a weather condition, a season of the year, and a tourist period.

17. A server for providing dynamic communication adjustment, comprising:

a data store; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

obtain first operational data associated with a base transceiver station operating under a communication condition,

compare the first operational data to a first threshold,

promote dynamic adjustment of a first operational parameter of the base transceiver station based on the comparison of the first operational data to the first threshold,

obtain second operational data associated with the communication condition after adjustment of the first operational parameter,

compare the second operational data to a second threshold,

promote dynamic adjustment of a second operational parameter of the base transceiver station based on the comparison of the second operational data to the second threshold,

obtain other operational data associated with the communication condition after adjustment of the second operational parameter,

promote successive adjustment of other operational parameters or re-adjustment of at least one of the first and second operational parameters until the base transceiver station is operating at a preferred performance for the communication condition,

create an operational profile for the base transceiver station associated with the communication condition based on the successive adjustment or re-adjustment,

store the operational profile associated with the communication condition in the data store, and

establish an optimal frequency period for adjusting at least one of the first, second, and other operational parameters based on system responsiveness to the adjustment of the at least one of the first, second, and other operational parameters,

wherein promoting dynamic adjustment or re-adjustment of the first and second operational parameters of the base transceiver station is also based on data associated with subscriptions of selected mobile device subscribers, and based on the number of mobile device subscribers with more dropped calls than a dropped calls threshold.