Method and apparatus for planning base station controllers in a wireless network
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsSarat Puthenpura, David G. Belanger, Arun Jotshi, Sam Houston Parker, Wenjie Zhao
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded.
Claims20
A method for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- obtaining, via a processor, input data;
- determining, via the processor, a limit for a base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data;
- determining, via the processor, when the limit for the base station controller parameter is exceeded;
- determining after the limit for the base station controller parameter is exceeded, via the processor, an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, wherein the plurality of penalty factors comprises a first penalty factor associated with base transceiver station re-homing and a second penalty factor associated with geographical clustering, wherein the first penalty factor is distinct from the second penalty factor;
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- providing, via the processor, a schedule based on the optimal output, wherein the schedule comprises a time series for base station controller software upgrades.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network, the operations comprising:
- obtaining input data;
- determining a limit for a base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data;
- determining when the limit for the base station controller parameter is exceeded;
- determining after the limit for the base station controller parameter is exceeded, an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, wherein the plurality of penalty factors comprises a first penalty factor associated with base transceiver station re-homing and a second penalty factor associated with geographical clustering, wherein the first penalty factor is distinct from the second penalty factor;
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- providing a schedule based on the optimal output, wherein the schedule comprises a time series for base station controller software upgrades.
An apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
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- a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- obtaining input data;
- determining a limit for a base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data;
- determining when the limit for the base station controller parameter is exceeded;
- determining after the limit for the base station controller parameter is exceeded, an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, wherein the plurality of penalty factors comprises a first penalty factor associated with base transceiver station re-homing and a second penalty factor associated with geographical clustering, wherein the first penalty factor is distinct from the second penalty factor;
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- providing a schedule based on the optimal output, wherein the schedule comprises a time series for base station controller software upgrades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.