Dynamically targeting optimization of network elements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10327157-B2
Application number	US-201414225348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2014
Priority date	Mar 25, 2013
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

Systems and methods for dynamically targeting optimization of network elements in a network are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods identify one or more network elements (e.g., cells) that are newly added to a network that is associated with currently running automated network optimization processes, optionally group the identified one or more network elements into temporary element lists that are based on shared parameters for the one or more network elements, compare the one or more network elements and/or the temporary element lists to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes, and update the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
adding a new cell to a wireless communications network;
identifying, by a network resource controller, the newly added cell;
determining one or more parameters of the newly added cell that are associated with currently running automated network optimization processes;
comparing the one or more parameters of the newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes; and
updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison,
wherein the element inclusion policies are policies that determine whether the newly added cell will be a target of each of the automated network optimization processes.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the automated optimization processes based on the comparison includes:
updating a network element list with information identifying the one or more newly added cell; and
targeting the automated network optimization processes to the one or more newly added cell contained in the updated network element list.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison includes updating self-optimizing network (SON) processes for cells within the network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison includes updating automatic neighbor relation (ANR) processes for cells within the network.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding the newly added cell to a temporary element list that is based on shared criteria by adding the newly added cell to a geo-location list based on a geographical location of the newly added cell; and
wherein comparing the one or more characteristics of the newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes includes comparing the temporary element list to the element inclusion policies.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding the newly added cell to a temporary element list that is based on shared parameters of cells in the network by adding the newly added cell to a co-channel list based on a carrier frequency of the newly added cell; and
wherein comparing the one or more newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes includes comparing the temporary element list to the element inclusion policies.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding the newly added cell to a temporary element list that is based on shared parameters of cells in the network by adding the newly added cell to a supervisory network list based on a network hierarchy associated with the newly added cell; and
wherein comparing the one or more newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes includes comparing the temporary element list to the element inclusion policies.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein comparing the newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes includes comparing the newly added cell to inclusion policies for multiple network optimization processes currently running for the network.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the newly added cell includes receiving an alert message at the network resource controller that identifies the newly added cell.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison includes adding the newly added cell as a target for network optimization processes that are initiated before the newly added cell is added to the network.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding the newly added cell to a temporary element list that is based on shared parameters of cells in the network includes adding the newly added cell to a first list of geographically related elements, a second list of elements related within a hierarchy, and a third list of cells that share a common carrier frequency; and
wherein comparing the one or more newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes includes comparing the temporary element lists to the element inclusion policies.

12. A network resource controller in a wireless communications network in which automated network optimization processes are currently running, the network resource controller comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents, when executed by the processor, cause the network resource controller to perform the following operations:
identifying a cell that is newly added to the network;
determining one or more parameters of the newly added cell;
comparing the one or more parameters of the newly added cell to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes; and
updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison,
wherein the element inclusion policies are policies that determine whether the newly added cell will be a target of each of the automated network optimization processes.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein updating the automated optimization processes includes:
updating a network element list with information associated with the newly added cell that is contained in temporary element lists; and
targeting the automated network optimization processes to the one or more newly added cell contained in the updated network element list.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison includes updating one or more self-optimizing network (SON) processes for cells within the network.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein updating the automated network optimization processes based on the comparison includes updating one or more automatic neighbor relation (ANR) processes for cells within the network.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations performed by the processor further include:
adding a plurality of newly added cells to one or more geo-location list based on geographical locations of the plurality of newly added cells; and
comparing the one or more geo-location list to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes.

17. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:
adding a plurality of newly added cells to one or more co-channel lists based on carrier frequencies of the plurality of added cells; and
comparing the one or more co-channel list to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes.

18. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:
adding a plurality of newly added cells to one or more supervisory network lists based on a network hierarchy associated with the plurality of newly added cell; and
comparing the one or more supervisory network lists to element inclusion policies of the automated network optimization processes.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
generating temporary lists of new cells within a network that were added to the network after a set of self-optimizing network processes were initiated on cells within the network, each of the generated temporary lists grouping cells according to a common parameter;
comparing the temporary lists to cell lists that group the cells within the network into management clusters, each of the ma

Assignees

• Eden Rock Communications Llc
• Nokia Solutions & Networks Oy

Inventors

• Ryan David James
• Gormley Eamonn
• Wong Anthony Keng-San
• Mclaughlin Stephan
• Treptow Timothy

Classifications

• H04W24/02 Primary

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