Methods and systems for increasing wireless traffic capacity in the vicinity of an event site
First Claim
1. A network entity for use in a network that includes an arrangement of cell sites, each said cell site being configured to provide wireless services to users within a respective coverage region, the network entity comprising:
- an input configured to receive position information regarding occurrence of an event at an event site and information regarding a nature of the event;
a processing entity configured to determine on a basis of the position information regarding occurrence of the event and the information regarding the nature of the event, whether the event is sufficiently critical to require an emergency response and, if so, to generate a first message commanding an adjustment to the coverage region of at least one of said cell sites and a second message commanding a response from an emergency response agency; and
an output configured to release said first message towards said at least one of said cell sites and said second message towards the emergency response agency.
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Abstract
Network entity, method and computer-readable storage medium for use in a network that includes an arrangement of cell sites, each cell site being configured to provide wireless services to users within a respective coverage region. The network entity comprises an input configured to receive position information regarding occurrence of an event at an event site, and a processing entity configured to determine on a basis of the position information regarding occurrence of the event and policy information regarding the network, whether the event warrants coverage region reconfiguration and, if so, to generate a message commanding an adjustment to the coverage region of at least one cell site. An output is configured to release the message towards the at least one cell site, whereby application of the adjustment to the coverage region of the at least one cell site enables an increase in traffic to be accommodated in a vicinity of the event site.
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36 Claims
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1. A network entity for use in a network that includes an arrangement of cell sites, each said cell site being configured to provide wireless services to users within a respective coverage region, the network entity comprising:
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an input configured to receive position information regarding occurrence of an event at an event site and information regarding a nature of the event; a processing entity configured to determine on a basis of the position information regarding occurrence of the event and the information regarding the nature of the event, whether the event is sufficiently critical to require an emergency response and, if so, to generate a first message commanding an adjustment to the coverage region of at least one of said cell sites and a second message commanding a response from an emergency response agency; and an output configured to release said first message towards said at least one of said cell sites and said second message towards the emergency response agency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method in a network that includes an arrangement of cell sites, each cell site being configured to provide wireless services to users within a respective coverage region, the method comprising:
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receiving position information regarding occurrence of an event at an event site and information regarding a nature of the event; determining based, at least in part, on the position information regarding occurrence of the event and the information regarding the nature of the event, whether the event is sufficiently critical to require an emergency response and, if so, to generate a first message commanding an adjustment to the coverage region of at least one of said cell sites and a second message commanding a response from an emergency response agency; and releasing the first message towards said at least one of said cell sites and said second message towards the emergency response agency. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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