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US 8,428,609 B2Granted
System and method for managing communications in cells within a cellular communication system
AssigneePine Valley Investments, Inc.
InventorsPeter Monnes, Thomas A. Hengeveld
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Abstract
A system and method for managing communication in a cellular communication system are provided. The method includes measuring communication conditions within at least one communication cell of the communication system and estimating congestion within the at least one communication cell of the communication system based on the measured communication conditions. The method further includes adjusting communication links within the at least one communication cell based on the estimated congestion.
Claims21
A method for capacity management in a communication system, the method comprising:
- determining if a predetermined number of first network nodes are listening within a cell;
- if it is determined that said predetermined number of first network nodes are listening within said cell, then initiating capacity management operations including
- periodically communicating a plurality of congestion reports from a plurality of first network nodes within a communication cell of the communication system to a second network node in said communication cell, each of said plurality of congestion reports comprising information specifying a user communication activity,
- estimating, by the second network node, a current level of overall congestion within the communication cell of the communication system based on a content of said plurality of congestion reports,
- predicting, by the second network node, a future level of overall congestion within the communication cell of the communication system based on a content of said plurality of congestion reports, and
- adjusting communication links within the communication cell based on said estimated current level of overall congestion and said predicted future level of overall congestion;
- if it is determined that said predetermined number of first network nodes are not listening within said cell, then ceasing performance of at least one of said capacity management operations;
- wherein said information specifies at least one of a number of failed or delayed connection attempts, a time for each of said failed or delayed connection attempts, a duration of each of a plurality of communications, and a time between communications.
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A method for capacity management in a communication system, the method comprising:
- determining if a predetermined number of user equipments are listening within a cell;
- if it is determined that said predetermined number of user equipments are listening within said cell, then initiating a congestion reporting process with a plurality of user equipment within a communication cell of the communication system;
- receiving a plurality of congestion reports from the plurality of user equipment, each of said plurality of congestion reports comprising statistical information specifying a user communication activity;
- determining a count of a number of said plurality of congestion reports from the user equipment indicating a congestion condition;
- predicting an anticipated number of call legs within said communication cell for a future time period based on said statistical information;
- controlling call legs within the communication cell based on the count of the number of said plurality of congestion reports and said anticipated number of call legs, the controlling including at least one of denying additional call legs and terminating existing call legs;
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- ceasing said congestion reporting process when less than said predetermined number of user equipments are listening within said cell;
- wherein said statistical information specifies at least one of a number of failed or delayed connection attempts, a time for each of said failed or delayed connection attempts, a duration of each of a plurality of communications, and a time between communications.
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A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of communication cells;
- a plurality of voice servers, each of the plurality of communication cells assigned to one of the plurality of voice servers and wherein at least one of the plurality of voice servers is configured to receive a plurality of congestion reports from a plurality of user equipment within at least one communication cell of the plurality of communication cells when a predetermined number of said user equipments are listening with in said communication cell, wherein each of said plurality of congestion reports comprises statistical information specifying a user communication activity;
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- a database managed by at least one of the plurality of voice servers, said database configured for storing said statistical information;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of voice servers is configured to predict a future level of congestion based on said statistical information stored in said database and manage data traffic within at least one communication cell based on said statistical information and said predicted future level of congestion;
- wherein said statistical information specifies at least one of a number of failed or delayed connection attempts, a time for each of said failed or delayed connection attempts, a duration of each of a plurality of communications, and a time between communications.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.