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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsIana Siomina, Di Yuan
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A method is disclosed for using cell load coupling (CLC) to manage a radio communications network (RCN), comprising cells and radio network nodes associated with the cells. The method comprises determining a CLC characteristic between a first and second of the cells. The determining is based on a cell load contribution that is dependent on a measure of: a signal received by a receiving node of the first cell from a transmitting node of the first cell, a signal received by the receiving node from a transmitting node of the second cell, and traffic between the receiving node and the transmitting node of the first cell. One or more network management functions may be performed on the RCN based on the determined CLC characteristics. The method and/or the functions may be implemented by a computer program, a wireless communications device or a network node.
A method for use in determining a coupling characteristic in a radio communications network comprising a plurality of cells, including a plurality of radio network nodes associated with the cells, the method comprising:
An apparatus for use in a radio communications network, the apparatus comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions executable by a processor operating in a network including a plurality of radio network nodes associated with the cells, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to:
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