System and method for load balancing MMEs and MME pools
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsMurali K. Velamati, Jeffrey Furry, Joël R. Calippe, Meena Selvam
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for policy-driven load balancing of MMEs and MME pools by migrating eNodeBs service responsibilities among MMEs and/or MME processing components or modules.
Claims23
A method for managing mobility management entities (MME) loading, comprising:
- monitoring indicia of eNodeB loading at a source MME and individually at each of a plurality of processing elements in said source MME;
- and
- in response to said loading indicia exceeding one or more of policy-defined threshold levels for said source MME and said plurality of processing elements in the source MME, migrating responsibility for one or more eNodeBs to one or more of:
- a target MME and a target processing element of the source MME.
An apparatus for managing mobility management entities (MME) loading, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured for:
- monitoring indicia of eNodeB loading at a source MME and individually at each of a plurality of processing elements in said source MME;
- and
- in response to said loading indicia exceeding one or more of policy-defined threshold levels for said source MME and said plurality of processing elements in the source MME, migrating responsibility for one or more eNodeBs to one or more of:
- a target MME and a target processing element of the source MME.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for managing mobility management entities (MME) loading, comprising:
- monitoring indicia of eNodeB loading at a source MME and individually at each of a plurality of processing elements in said source MME;
- and
- in response to said loading indicia exceeding one or more of policy-defined threshold levels for said source MME and said plurality of processing elements in the source MME, migrating responsibility for one or more eNodeBs to one or more of:
- a target MME and a target processing element of the source MME.
A non-transitory computer program product wherein computer instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable memory, when processed by a computer, adapt the operation of the computer to provide a method for managing mobility management entities (MME) loading, comprising:
- monitoring indicia of eNodeB loading at a source MME and individually at each of a plurality of processing elements in said source MME;
- and
- in response to said loading indicia exceeding one or more of policy-defined threshold levels for said source MME and said plurality of processing elements in the source MME, migrating responsibility for one or more eNodeBs to one or more of:
- a target MME and a target processing element of the source MME.
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