User equipment reallocation between nodes
First Claim
1. A network device configured to reduce power consumption in a communications network, the network device having computer circuitry configured to:
- select a first evolved node B (eNode B) for power consumption reduction;
determine that a second eNode B has available resources to communicate data traffic of a user equipment (UE) in communication with the first eNode B;
calculate a power consumption rate of the communications network when a first eNode B is placed in a power savings mode;
handover the UE to the second eNode B based on a reduction in the power consumption rate of the communications network; and
switch the first eNode B to the power savings mode when the UE is handed over to the second eNode B.
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Abstract
A technology for a power management module that is operable to reduce power consumption in a communications network. A resource availability of one or more evolved node B (eNode Bs) in the communications network can be determine to receive data traffic of a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in communication with a serving eNode B. A power consumption rate of the communications network can be calculated when the serving eNode B is placed in a power saving mode. The serving eNode B can be switched to a power savings mode when the resource availability of the one or more eNode Bs enables the plurality of UEs to be handed over from the serving eNode B to selected eNode Bs of the one or more eNode Bs.
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22 Claims
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1. A network device configured to reduce power consumption in a communications network, the network device having computer circuitry configured to:
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select a first evolved node B (eNode B) for power consumption reduction; determine that a second eNode B has available resources to communicate data traffic of a user equipment (UE) in communication with the first eNode B; calculate a power consumption rate of the communications network when a first eNode B is placed in a power savings mode; handover the UE to the second eNode B based on a reduction in the power consumption rate of the communications network; and switch the first eNode B to the power savings mode when the UE is handed over to the second eNode B. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An power management module configured to reduce power consumption in a communications network, the power consumption module having computer circuitry configured to:
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determine a resource availability of one or more evolved node B (eNode Bs) in the communications network to receive data traffic of a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in communication with a serving eNode B; calculate a power consumption rate of the communications network when the serving eNode B is placed in a power saving mode; and switch the serving eNode B to a power savings mode when the resource availability of the one or more eNode Bs enables the plurality of UEs to be handed over from the serving eNode B to selected eNode Bs of the one or more eNode Bs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that are adapted to be executed to implement a method of reducing power consumption of a communications network, the method comprising:
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determining resource availability of evolved node Bs (eNode Bs) in the communications network to receive data traffic of a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in communication with a selected eNode B in the communications network; calculating a power consumption rate of the communications network when the selected eNode B is placed in a power saving mode; and switching the selected eNode B to the power savings mode when the resource availability of the eNode Bs in the communications network enables the plurality of UEs to be handed over from the selected eNode B to the eNode Bs in the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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