Method and system for real time cellular network configuration

A method for determining an optimum frequency allocation for a wireless telecommunications network having at least one base station in a serving area, and comprising the steps of:

• measuring at a mobile station the level of interference in a first frequency from all other frequencies received by said mobile station;
• reporting said measurements to a centralized server;
• comparing said measured interference levels at one frequency to all other frequencies measured at said mobile station;
• and
• selecting from said measured frequencies a different frequency to be allocated for each of said base station to minimize the overall interference measurement at all said mobile stations.

A computer server comprising:

• means for receiving performance data from a plurality of cellular radio base stations;
• means for storing said performance data;
• means for using said performance data for determining new cellular system parameters that improve cellular system performance;
• and
• means for communicating said new cellular system parameters to said plurality of cellular radio base stations.

A method of allocating frequencies in a cellular telecommunications system comprising the steps of:

• receiving from a plurality of mobile terminals the measured received signal strength indicator for each frequency available for use by such mobile stations across a plurality of cellular base stations;
• calculating a value representing the interference level for each frequency available for use in each of said transceivers in said cellular base stations;
• selecting, at random, one transceiver;
• identifying a frequency with the lowest calculated interference level value for said selected transceiver;
• determining whether said identified frequency is an allocated frequency for said selected transceiver and if it is making said identified frequency the new allocated frequency;
• and
• repeating said identifying and determining steps for said each transceiver in said plurality of stations.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable program code means for causing a computer to:

• receive from a plurality of mobile terminals the measured received signal strength indicator for each frequency available for use by such mobile stations across a plurality of cellular base stations;
• calculate a value representing the interference level for each frequency available for use in each of said transceivers in said cellular base stations;
• store said values in computer memory;
• select, at random, one transceiver;
• identify a frequency with the lowest calculated interference level value for said selected transceiver;
• determine whether said identified frequency is an allocated frequency for said selected transceiver and if it is making said identified frequency the new allocated frequency;
• and
• repeat said identifying and determining steps for said each transceiver in said plurality of stations.