Method and apparatus for network neighbor cell list optimization
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorsSundar R. Sriram, Kannan T. Konda
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Abstract
A method for optimizing a cellular network neighbor cell list (NCL) includes collecting performance measurement (PM) data relating to the performance of the cellular network; based on the processed and analyzed PM data, generating a proposal for optimization of the NCL; computing an SIB11 message consistent with the optimization proposal; checking the SIB11 message to ensure it can be encoded; and assuming the SIB11 message cannot be encoded, reverting to the generating step and generating a new proposal for optimization of the NCL, so as to optimize the NCL.
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A method for optimizing a cellular network neighbor cell list (NCL), comprising:
- collecting performance measurement (PM) data relating to the performance of the cellular network;
- based on the processed and analyzed PM data, generating a proposal for optimization of the NCL;
- computing an SIB11 message consistent with the optimization proposal;
- checking the SIB11 message to ensure it can be encoded;
- and
- assuming the SIB11 message cannot be encoded, reverting to the generating step and generating a new proposal for optimization of the NCL, so as to optimize the NCL.
A method for optimizing a cellular network neighbor cell list (NCL), comprising:
- collecting performance measurement (PM) data relating to the performance of the cellular network;
- based on the PM data, generating a proposal for optimization of the NCL;
- computing an SIB11 message consistent with the optimization proposal;
- checking the SIB11 message to ensure it can be encoded;
- and
- assuming the SIB11 message can be encoded, applying the optimized NCL to the RNC, so as to optimize the NCL.
A cellular network, comprising:
- one or more Radio Network Controllers (RNC's);
- one or more Base Transmission Stations (BTS's);
- and
- an Operation and Administration Maintenance (OAM) module configured to collect, from at least one member of the group comprising the RNC's and the BTS's, PM data describing the performance of the network, and configured to use the PM data to generate a neighbor cell list (NCL) optimization proposal,
- wherein the OAM module further comprises an SIB Integrity Checker subsystem configured to determine if an SIB11 message generated by the system can be encoded, so as to optimize the NCL.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.