Systems and methods for controlling a frequency band of operation of a base station
First Claim
1. A network controller in a cellular communication network comprising:
- a communication subsystem; and
a control subsystem associated with the communication subsystem configured to;
obtain one or more parameters for an air interface of a radio unit of a base station;
if one or more predefined criteria are satisfied;
provide the one or more parameters for the air interface to a command center in the cellular communication network; and
in response, receive a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band from the command center; and
if the one or more predefined criteria are not satisfied, programmatically make the decision to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band based on the one or more parameters for the air interface; and
provide a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band in response to the decision.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to controlling a frequency band of operation of one or more base stations in a cellular communication network based on associated parameters of air interfaces of the one or more base stations. In one embodiment, a control element of the cellular communication network obtains parameters for an air interface of a base station. In addition, in some embodiments, the control element obtains one or more parameters for air interfaces of one or more additional base stations. Using the one or more parameters, the control element obtains a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band. In response, the control element sends a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band.
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12 Claims
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1. A network controller in a cellular communication network comprising:
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a communication subsystem; and a control subsystem associated with the communication subsystem configured to; obtain one or more parameters for an air interface of a radio unit of a base station; if one or more predefined criteria are satisfied; provide the one or more parameters for the air interface to a command center in the cellular communication network; and in response, receive a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band from the command center; and if the one or more predefined criteria are not satisfied, programmatically make the decision to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band based on the one or more parameters for the air interface; and provide a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band in response to the decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied in an article of manufacture encoded with instructions for directing a processor of a network controller in a cellular communication network to:
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obtain one or more parameters for an air interface of a radio unit of a base station; if one or more predefined criteria are satisfied; provide the one or more parameters for the air interface to a command center in the cellular communication network; and in response, receive a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band from the command center; if the one or more predefined criteria are not satisfied, programmatically make the decision to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band based on the one or more parameters for the air interface; and provide a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band in response to the decision.
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12. A method of operation of a network controller in a cellular communication network, comprising:
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obtaining one or more parameters for an air interface of a radio unit of a base station; if one or more predefined criteria are satisfied; providing the one or more parameters for the air interface to a command center in the cellular communication network; and in response, receiving a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band from the command center; if the one or more predefined criteria are not satisfied, programmatically making the decision to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band based on the one or more parameters for the air interface; and providing a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band in response to the decision.
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