Radio resource management in wireless communication systems

A system for radio resource management in a wireless communication system adapted to use directive beams for serving at least one user device, the system for radio resource management comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the system to:
• obtain image information from at least one image sensor monitoring at least part of a radio coverage area that is covered by a plurality of directive beams provided by at least one network node of the wireless communication system;
• process the obtained image information to predict a change in radio propagation characteristics that affects one of the directive beams that serves a user device;
• based on the change in radio propagation characteristics predicted from the obtained image information, perform one or more of the following operations with respect to at least one of the directive beams selected based on the obtained image information:
• control transmission of mobility reference signals within the at least one directive beam;
• configure the user device to perform measurements of mobility reference signals transmitted within the at least one directive beam;
• and
• configure reporting and/or processing of measurements of mobility reference signals transmitted within the at least one directive beam.

A radio resource management controller for a wireless communication system adapted to use directive beams for serving at least one user device, the controller comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the controller to perform, based on image information obtained from at least one image sensor monitoring at least part of a radio coverage area that is covered by a plurality of directive beams provided by at least one network node of the wireless communication system, at least one of the following operations with respect to at least one of the directive beams selected based on the obtained image information:
• control transmission of mobility reference signals within the at least one directive beam;
• configure a user device to perform measurements of mobility reference signals transmitted within the at least one directive beam;
• and
• configure reporting and/or processing of measurements of mobility reference signals transmitted within the at least one directive beam.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor comprising a wireless communication system adapted to use directive beams for serving at least one user device, configures the at least one processor to:

• obtain image information from at least one image sensor monitoring at least part of a radio coverage area that is covered by a plurality of directive beams provided by at least one network node of the wireless communication system;
• process the obtained image information to predict a change in radio propagation characteristics that affects one of the directive beams that serves a user device;
• based on the change in radio propagation characteristics predicted from the obtained image information, generate control information usable for performing one or more of the following operations with respect to at least one of the directive beams selected based on the obtained image information:
• controlling transmission of mobility reference signals within the at least one directive beam;
• configuring the user device to perform measurements of mobility reference signals transmitted within the at least one directive beam;
• and
• configuring reporting and/or processing of measurements of mobility reference signals transmitted within the at least one directive beam.