Network load management methods and apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12047830B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17567869

    申请日:2022-01-03

    Inventor: Saran Khalid

    CPC classification number: H04W36/22 H04W28/0284 H04W28/08 H04W36/14 H04W88/06

    Abstract: A Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) communications link between a wireless access point of a non-cellular network and a cellular base station of a cellular network is implemented and used to support load management operations in a communications system including a cellular network and a non-cellular network. A service management system uses UE performance information and network statistics communicated over the NB-IoT communications link to evaluate network loading with regard to congestion in the non-cellular network. The session management system initiates a communications session for congestion control to offload a session from a congested network to a less congested network. The NB-IoT link is used to communicate session handoff related signaling.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGHLY UTILIZED CELL IDENTIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240179544A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US17791456

    申请日:2022-04-15

    CPC classification number: H04W24/08 H04W28/0284

    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for identifying highly utilized cells within a network based on one or more key performance indicators. The method can comprise receiving first key performance indicator (KPI) data with respect to a cell within the network, receiving a first criteria with respect to the first KPI data, and determining if the first KPI data meets the first criteria. The method can also comprise upon determining that the first KPI meets the first criteria, determining if the first KPI data is consistent over a defined period, and upon determining that the first KPI data is consistent, designating the cell as a cell that includes high network utilization or above average network utilization.

    Inter-system and event-triggered mobility load balancing

    公开(公告)号:US11968563B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17371998

    申请日:2021-07-09

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0865 H04W24/10 H04W28/0284 H04W28/0958

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications system may utilize an inter-system information report message (e.g., a self-organizing network (SON) information report message) to support inter-system mobility load balancing (MLB). For example, a first node, operating in accordance with a first radio access technology (RAT), may receive an information report message from a second node operating in accordance with a second RAT. The information report message may include a periodic load reporting request information element (IE) or an event-triggered load reporting request IE. In response, the first node may determine a traffic load based on the load reporting request and transmit, to the second node, an information report message which includes one or more IEs for reporting the determined traffic load. The exchange of the load information via the IEs may enable for MLB between nodes of different RAT.

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