Systems and methods for cell capacity estimation

A network device, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain field data of user equipment (UE) devices for a cell;
• assign, based on the field data, multiple zones within the cell, wherein each of the multiple zones corresponds to a different link adaptation setting for UE devices;
• compute a total data transfer capacity for each zone of the multiple zones;
• and
• estimate a current available remaining data transfer capacity for each zone of the multiple zones based on the field data and the total data transfer capacity for each zone.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which are executable by one or more processors, for:

• obtaining, by a computing device, field data of user equipment (UE) devices for a cell;
• assigning, by the computing device and based on the field data, multiple zones within the cell, wherein each of the multiple zones corresponds to a different link adaptation setting for UE devices;
• computing, by the computing device, a total data transfer capacity for each zone of the multiple zones;
• estimating, by the computing device, a current available remaining data transfer capacity for each zone of the multiple zones based on the field data and the total data transfer capacity for each zone;
• and
• adjusting, based on the estimating, a data transfer capacity in one of the multiple zones.