Supported, self-optimizing wireless networks, optimized with respect to energy, mobility, and capacity
First Claim
1. A device for balancing mobility overhead and load requirements on a wireless communication system, residing on at least one of an evolved Node B (eNodeB) or an Operation &
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M) module located within an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), said device comprising;
a selection module configured to select, for a set of transmission cells, one of a high mobility Cell-IDentification (Cell-ID) configuration and a high load capacity Cell-ID configuration, wherein the selection module is comprised of code that is stored in one or more digital memory devices to be executed by one or more processors or the selection module is implemented in a first hardware circuit; and
a configuration module, in communication with the selection module, wherein the configuration module is comprised of code that is stored in the one or more digital memory devices to be executed by the one or more processors or the configuration module is implemented in a second hardware circuit, and wherein the configuration module is configured to;
configure the set of transmission cells to operate in the high mobility Cell-ID configuration, the high mobility Cell-ID configuration comprising a Single Frequency Network (SFN) with a common Cell-ID to reduce mobility overhead, andconfigure the set of transmission cells to operate in the high load capacity configuration, the high load capacity configuration having multiple transmission cells with different cell-IDs, to allow increased spectral efficiency for an increased load.
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Abstract
Technology is discussed for self-optimization approaches within wireless networks to optimize networks for energy efficiency, load capacity, and/or mobility, together with new, supporting channel state measurements and handover techniques. New, Channel State Information-Reference Signals (CSI-RSs) for yet-to-be-configured Cell-IDentifications (Cell-IDs) can be used to determine whether adjacent transmission cells can provide coverage for transmission cells that can be switched off for energy efficiency during formation of a Single Frequency Network (SFN). New approaches are also discussed to facilitate mobility within such a network. The new CSI-RSs and mobility approaches can also be used to split up such a SFN when changing load demands so require. Additionally, such new approaches can be used to create a SFN with a common Cell-ID where high mobility is required, such as near a roadway, and to break it up where high capacity is required, such as during a period of traffic congestion.
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1. A device for balancing mobility overhead and load requirements on a wireless communication system, residing on at least one of an evolved Node B (eNodeB) or an Operation &
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M) module located within an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), said device comprising;a selection module configured to select, for a set of transmission cells, one of a high mobility Cell-IDentification (Cell-ID) configuration and a high load capacity Cell-ID configuration, wherein the selection module is comprised of code that is stored in one or more digital memory devices to be executed by one or more processors or the selection module is implemented in a first hardware circuit; and a configuration module, in communication with the selection module, wherein the configuration module is comprised of code that is stored in the one or more digital memory devices to be executed by the one or more processors or the configuration module is implemented in a second hardware circuit, and wherein the configuration module is configured to; configure the set of transmission cells to operate in the high mobility Cell-ID configuration, the high mobility Cell-ID configuration comprising a Single Frequency Network (SFN) with a common Cell-ID to reduce mobility overhead, and configure the set of transmission cells to operate in the high load capacity configuration, the high load capacity configuration having multiple transmission cells with different cell-IDs, to allow increased spectral efficiency for an increased load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium storing instructions which when executed by a processor perform the following:
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receiving, at an evolved Node B (eNodeB) in a Packet Core Network, load information for a set of transmission cells within a selected coverage area; selecting a reduced set of transmission cells in a Radio Access Network (RAN) operable to provide coverage to the selected coverage area based on the load information; and reconfiguring the reduced set of transmission cells in the RAN into a Single Frequency Network (SFN) with a common Cell IDentification (Cell-ID) to extend a coverage area of the reduced set of transmission cells to cover the selected coverage area with fewer transmission cells. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for implementing Channel State Information-Reference Signals (CSI-RSs) for yet-to-be-configured Cell-IDentifications (Cell-IDs), said method comprising:
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providing, to a set of User Equipments (UEs), identification information for a CSI-RS for a yet-to-be-configured Cell-ID to be shared by a set of transmission cells, using one or more processors of an evolved node B (eNodeB); embedding the CSI-RS with the identification information to allow a measurement of the CSI-RS by at least one UE from the set of UEs to be identified with the yet-to-be-configured Cell-ID and the set of transmission cells, using the one or more processors of the eNodeB; and performing a reconfiguration action on the set of transmission cells based on the measurement, using the one or more processors of the eNodeB. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An evolved Node B (eNodeB) operable to connect User Equipments (UEs) to a set of transmission cells to be reconfigured with a new Cell-IDentification (Cell-ID), said eNodeB comprising:
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first circuitry configured to select a set of transmission cells to reconfigure to share a new Cell-ID; and second circuitry configured to send a reconfiguration message to a plurality of UEs associated with the set of transmission cells to reduce overhead used by the plurality of UEs to connect to the set of transmission cells when the set of transmissions cells are reconfigured with the new Cell-ID, the reconfiguration message carrying information to allow the plurality of UEs to connect to the set of transmission cells with the new Cell-ID by one of a process without a handover procedure and a process of a group handover procedure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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