Determining network congestion based on target user throughput
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsHui-Hsia Sung, Marie Grace Jacinto, Khrum Kashan Jat, Gary Dousson
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining network congestion (e.g., reduced or low average user throughput with telecommunications networks, such as LTE networks, are described. The systems and methods described herein facilitate the identification and/or prediction of congestion at cell sites, which may enable telecommunications networks to prevent and/or remedy current or future occurrences of congestion at cell sites within their networks.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- at least one hardware computer, wherein the computer is configured to execute software modules, including:
- a spectrum utilization module that measures a spectrum utilization percentage for physical resource blocks associated with one or more cell sectors of a cell site of a telecommunications network,
- wherein the cell site is associated with a specific spectrum frequency;
- a user module that measures a number of users connected to the telecommunications network via the one or more cell sectors of the cell site;
- and
- a throughput module that determines the one or more cell sectors of the cell site are congested when:
- the spectrum utilization percentage for the physical resource blocks associated with the one or more cell sectors of the cell site is above a threshold percentage of spectrum utilization that is associated with congestion of the one or more cell sectors of the cell site;
- and
- the number of users connected to the telecommunications network via the one or more cell sectors of the cell site is above a threshold number of connected users based on the specific spectrum frequency and that is associated with congestion of the one or more cell sectors of the cell site.
A method, comprising:
- measuring a spectrum utilization percentage for physical resource blocks associated with a cell site of a telecommunications network,
- measuring a number of users connected to the telecommunications network via the cell site;
- and
- determining the cell site is congested when the spectrum utilization percentage for the physical resource blocks associated with the cell site is above a threshold percentage of spectrum utilization that is associated with congestion of the cell site and when the number of users connected to the telecommunications network via the cell site is above a threshold number of connected users that is associated with congestion of the cell site.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, carrying instructions, which when executed by at least one data processor, performs a method, comprising:
- measuring a spectrum utilization percentage for physical resource blocks associated with a cell site of a telecommunications network,
- measuring a number of users connected to the telecommunications network via the cell site;
- and
- determining the cell site is congested when the spectrum utilization percentage for the physical resource blocks associated with the cell site is above a threshold percentage of spectrum utilization that is associated with congestion of the cell site and when the number of users connected to the telecommunications network via the cell site is above a threshold number of connected users that is associated with congestion of the cell site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.