Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication paths for communication nodes

A machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a cell site, the processor performs operations comprising:

• determining for each of a plurality of paths an adaptive inter-cell interference threshold;
• measuring interference signals according to the adaptive inter-cell interference threshold for each of the plurality of paths;
• measuring signals and noise levels for each of the plurality of paths;
• determining Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) measurements for the plurality of paths according to the signals, the noise levels and the interference signals measured for the plurality of paths;
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• identifying a SINR measurement that is below a SINR threshold;
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• initiating a corrective action to improve the SINR measurement of an affected path of the plurality of paths falling below the SINR threshold.

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by a system comprising a processor, performance measurements, wherein the performance measurements are determined from measurements associated with signals generated by communication devices, noise levels in a spectral portion used by communication devices to transmit the signals, and interference signals exceeding an adaptive inter-cell interference threshold;
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• identifying, by the system, a performance measurement from the performance measurements that is below performance threshold;
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• initiating, by the system, corrective action to improve the performance measurement of an affected network element falling below the performance threshold.