System and method for determining effects of non-network elements on network resource utilization in a mobile network

A computing device for determining effects of non-network elements on resource utilization in a mobile network, comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• receive network traffic data;
• associate the network traffic data with one or more non-network elements, wherein the one or more non-network elements operate on the mobile network but are not part of an infrastructure of the mobile network;
• determine a first communication procedure used by the one or more non-network elements based on the associated network traffic data;
• determine a utilization of network resources by the one or more non-network elements based on the first communication procedure;
• and
• determine a change in the utilization of network resources based on a second communication procedure.

A computer implemented method for determining effects of non-network elements on network resource utilization in a mobile network, comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a computing device, traffic data, the traffic data comprising one or more of:
• subscriber traffic data from an Operational Support System (OSS),
• test mobile traffic data from the OSS,
• subscriber traffic data from the OSS and test mobile traffic data from the OSS,
• subscriber traffic data from the Operational Support System (OSS) and test mobile traffic data from the OSS and test mobile traffic data from a test mobile;
• or
• test mobile traffic data from the OSS and test mobile traffic data from the test mobile;
• and
• determining, by the computing device, a utilization of network resources based on the traffic data.