Evaluation of throughput of aggregated connections
First Claim
1. A method, comprisingevaluating, at a network node and per communication endpoint at individual ones of user equipments, performance of carrier aggregation for the user equipments, the evaluating using throughput of individual ones of a primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection per communication endpoint aggregating one primary connection and at least one secondary connection, the evaluating comprisingdetermining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission volume, the transmission volume being a total transmission volume of both the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection,determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a time with transmission data in a transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection,determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a number of connections between the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection for the determined time, andobtaining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission throughput for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, based on said transmission volume, the number of connections, and said time with transmission data in the transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection.
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Abstract
There are provided measures for evaluation of throughput of carrier aggregated user equipments. Such measures exemplarily include determining, per communication endpoint implementing carrier aggregation aggregating one primary connection and at least one secondary connection, a transmission volume with at least one activated secondary connection, determining, per communication endpoint implementing carrier aggregation aggregating one primary connection and at least one secondary connection, a time with transmission data in a transmission buffer and at least one activated secondary connection, and obtaining, per communication endpoint, a transmission throughput with at least one activated secondary connection, based on said transmission volume and said time.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising
evaluating, at a network node and per communication endpoint at individual ones of user equipments, performance of carrier aggregation for the user equipments, the evaluating using throughput of individual ones of a primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection per communication endpoint aggregating one primary connection and at least one secondary connection, the evaluating comprising determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission volume, the transmission volume being a total transmission volume of both the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection, determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a time with transmission data in a transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a number of connections between the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection for the determined time, and obtaining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission throughput for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, based on said transmission volume, the number of connections, and said time with transmission data in the transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection.
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8. An apparatus, comprising
at least one memory comprising program code; - and
at least one processor, the at least one memory and the program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to; evaluate, at a network node and per communication endpoint at individual ones of user equipments, performance of carrier aggregation for the user equipments, the evaluating using throughput of individual ones of a primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection per communication endpoint aggregating one primary connection and at least one secondary connection, the evaluating comprising determine, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission volume, the transmission volume being a total transmission volume of both the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection, determine, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a time with transmission data in a transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, determine, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a number of connections between the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection for the determined time, and obtain, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission throughput for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, based on said transmission volume, the number of connections, and said time with transmission data in the transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable computer program code which, when the program is run on a computer, is configured to cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
evaluating, at a network node and per communication endpoint at individual ones of user equipments, performance of carrier aggregation for the user equipments, the evaluating using throughput of individual ones of a primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection per communication endpoint aggregating one primary connection and at least one secondary connection, the evaluating comprising determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission volume, the transmission volume being a total transmission volume of both the primary connection and at least one activated secondary connection, determining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a time with transmission data in a transmission buffer and for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, and obtaining, at the network node and per communication endpoint, a transmission throughput for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection, based on said transmission volume, the number of connections, and said time with transmission data in the transmission buffer for each of the primary connection and the at least one activated secondary connection.
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