INDIVIDUALLY UNIQUE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MANAGEMENT

• US 20150138988A1
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson
• Granted Patent: US 9,608,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5009 Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5025 by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Individually unique key performance indicator management may be utilized to enhance performance in a network. A warning alarm threshold for a key performance indicator associated with a mobile device may be determined. And upon receiving an alert message indicating that the warning alarm threshold has been exceeded, a network device may be modified.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a warning alarm threshold for a key performance indicator associated with a first mobile device;

receiving an alert message indicative of reaching the warning alarm threshold; and

modifying a network device based on the alert message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the warning alarm threshold is part of a user profile located in a home subscriber server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the key performance indicator is associated with the first mobile device based on a subscriber identification or a device identification of the first mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network device is the first mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying of the network device comprises:

changing a base station used by the first mobile device;

dropping a call of a second mobile device;

lowering a data rate of a second mobile device;

activating a dormant base station for use by the first mobile device;

allocating additional wireless channels for the first mobile device, or

redirecting a second mobile device to a different base station to accommodate the first mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying of the network device comprises:

modifying the power output of the network device;

or

modifying the number of wireless antennas used by the network device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying of the network device comprises:

modifying the type of wireless antennas used by the network device;

or

closing applications on the network device that negatively influence the key performance indicator.

8. A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving an alert message based on reaching a warning alarm threshold for a key performance indicator associated with a first mobile device; and

responsive to receiving the alert message, modifying a network device.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the warning alarm threshold is part of a user profile located in a home subscriber server.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the key performance indicator is associated with the first mobile device based on a subscriber identification or a device identification of the first mobile device.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the network device is the first mobile device.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the modification of the network device comprises:

changing a base station used by the first mobile device;

or

dropping a call of a second mobile device.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the modification of the network device comprises:

lowering a data rate of a second mobile device;

or

activating a dormant base station for use by the first mobile device.

14. The device of claim 8, wherein the modification of the network device comprises:

allocating additional wireless channels for the first mobile device, or

redirecting a second mobile device to a different base station to accommodate the first mobile device.

15. A system comprising:

a first mobile device; and

a home subscriber server comprising;

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

storing a key performance indicator of the first mobile device;

receiving an alert message based on reaching a warning alarm threshold for the key performance indicator associated with the first mobile device; and

providing instructions to modify a network device based on the alert message.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the key performance indicator is associated with the first mobile device based on a subscriber identification or a device identification of the first mobile device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the network device is the first mobile device.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the modification of the network device comprises dropping a call of a second mobile device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the modification of the network device comprises activating a dormant base station for use by the first mobile device.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the modification of the network device comprises redirecting a second mobile device to a different base station to accommodate the first mobile device.