Automated radio network trend detection
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorsJan Kransmo, Amie Larson, Charles M. Feltner, Shahrokh Amirijoo
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Abstract
A system and method of detecting radio network trends in a telecommunications network. A data mining tool (52) is provided and adapted to search through the various operations and maintenance database systems belonging to one or more communications network(s) (60). The data mining tool searches through the databases to find correlations and dependencies among the parameters of the data collected and stored in the database systems. The correlations and dependencies found are then reported for further analysis which can, in turn, be used in optimization, maintenance and trouble shooting of the network.
Claims18
A method of detecting radio network trends in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of:
- setting parameters for a data search utilizing a data mining tool;
- determining which databases in said network to search for said data;
- configuring said data mining tool for recognizing data patterns across all databases searched;
- utilizing said data mining tool to determine previously unknown data relationships in said databases;
- improving future searches by said data mining tool learning from each search iteration;
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- determining and reporting said network trends by utilizing said correlations, said data dependencies and said data relationships.
A system for detecting radio network trends in a telecommunications network, comprising:
- a data mining tool for searching databases wherein said data mining tool further is configured for determining previously unknown data relationships in said databases and improving future searches by learning from each search iteration;
- at least one database associated with said telecommunications network that collects, stores and maintains associated network performance data;
- said data mining tool is further configured for recognizing patterns across all databases searched;
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- a program product for directing said data mining tool to determine and report said network trends utilizing said correlations and said data dependencies.
A program product within a computer usable medium for detecting radio network trends in a telecommunications network comprising:
- instructions within said computer usable medium for setting parameters for a data search utilizing a data mining tool;
- instructions within said computer usable medium for determining which databases in said network to search for said data;
- instructions within said computer usable medium for configuring said data mining tool to recognize data patterns across all databases searched;
- instructions within said computer usable medium for utilizing said data mining tool to determine previously unknown data relationships in said data;
- instructions within said computer usable medium for improving future searches by said data mining tool learning from each search iteration;
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- instructions within said computer usable medium for determining and reporting said network trends utilizing said correlations, said data dependencies and said data relationships.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.