Systems and methods for network element clustering for ran monitoring

A system comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instruction thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a plurality of network elements, each network element configured to send and receive a plurality of data packets across a communications network;
• assigning each network element of the plurality of network elements to a cluster of a first plurality of clusters according to a location of each network element;
• determining a distance between each network element assigned to a cluster and a centroid of the cluster;
• executing an optimization algorithm using the distances to reassign the plurality of network elements to clusters of a second plurality of clusters that reduces a cost value of the optimization algorithm;
• generating a matrix indicating an assignment of each network element of the plurality of network elements to a cluster of the second plurality of clusters;
• and
• routing one or more data packets received from the plurality of network elements according to the generated matrix.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• identify a plurality of network elements, each network element configured to send and receive a plurality of data packets across a communications network;
• assign each network element of the plurality of network elements to a cluster of a first plurality of clusters according to a location of each network element;
• determine a distance between each network element assigned to a cluster and a centroid of the cluster;
• execute an optimization algorithm using the distances to reassign the plurality of network elements to clusters of a second plurality of clusters that reduces a cost value of the optimization algorithm;
• generate a matrix indicating an assignment of each network element of the plurality of network elements to a cluster of the second plurality of clusters;
• and
• route one or more data packets received from the plurality of network elements according to the generated matrix.