Enhanced self-organizing network switching matrix

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10484904-B2
Application number	US-201815995065-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2018
Priority date	Sep 30, 2013
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

Automated control of simulcast ratios based on network traffic data provides efficient network capacity management. In one aspect, a remote switching matrix can be utilized at a venue to couple remote transceiver units (RTUs) with different antenna ports, for example, of one or more multi-beam antennas deployed at the venue. A simulcast ratio that can be utilized to support traffic demand at the venue can be determined and implemented by creating dynamic connections between the RTUs and the antenna ports. In one aspect, the simulcast ratio can be modified based on changes in network traffic at the venue that are monitored via self-organizing network devices. In addition, one or more antenna beams of the multi-beam antennas are remotely steered or rotated based on a location of the traffic.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
monitoring traffic within an area served by remote transceiver devices of a radio access network;
in response to determining that the traffic has increased, activating a remote transceiver device of the remote transceiver devices based on coupling the remote transceiver device to a base transceiver station device, wherein the coupling is a first coupling, and subsequent to the activating, facilitating a modification of a simulcast ratio of the remote transceiver device based on an adjustment of a second coupling of the remote transceiver device with antenna ports of antennas that are deployed in the area; and
in response to determining that the traffic has decreased, deactivating the remote transceiver device based on a decoupling of the remote transceiver device from the base transceiver station device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the coupling comprises coupling the remote transceiver device to the base transceiver station device via an optic fiber connection.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring the traffic based on information received from a self organizing network device that enables services in the area.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and wherein the operations further comprise:
subsequent to the activating, facilitating a second modification of a number of sector carriers associated with the remote transceiver device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and wherein the operations further comprise:
subsequent to the activating, facilitating a second modification of a downlink code associated with the remote transceiver device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and wherein the operations further comprise:
subsequent to the activating, facilitating a second modification of a downlink power associated with the remote transceiver device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
subsequent to the activating, facilitating an adjustment to a direction of an antenna beam of an antenna coupled to the remote transceiver device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base transceiver station device is a first base transceiver station device and the operations further comprise:
subsequent to the activating, utilizing resources from a second base transceiver station device to serve the remote transceiver device.

9. A method, comprising:
determining, by a device comprising a processor, traffic data indicative of a traffic demand within an area served by remote transceiver devices of a radio access network;
in response to determining that the traffic demand satisfies a defined high-demand criterion, activating, by the device, a remote transceiver device of the remote transceiver devices based on coupling the remote transceiver device to a base transceiver station device;
in response to the activating, facilitating, by the device, a modification of a simulcast ratio of the remote transceiver device; and
in response to determining that the traffic demand does not satisfy the defined high-demand criterion, deactivating, by the device, the remote transceiver device based on a decoupling of the remote transceiver device from the base transceiver station device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and further comprising:
in response to the activating, facilitating, by the device, a second modification of a number of sector carriers associated with the remote transceiver device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and further comprising:
in response to the activating, facilitating, by the device, a second modification of a downlink code associated with the remote transceiver device.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and further comprising:
in response to the activating, facilitating, by the device, a second modification of a downlink power associated with the remote transceiver device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modification is a first modification, and further comprising:
in response to the activating, facilitating, by the device, a second modification of a direction of an antenna beam of an antenna coupled to the remote transceiver device.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
wherein the coupling comprises coupling the remote transceiver device to the base transceiver station device via an optic fiber connection.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the base transceiver station device is a first base transceiver station device, and further comprising:
in response to the activating, utilizing resources from a second base transceiver station device to serve the remote transceiver device.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
determining that a remote transceiver device, of remote transceiver devices of a radio access network, is activated based on coupling the remote transceiver device to a base transceiver station device;
determining density data representative of a density of user equipment located within an area served by remote transceiver devices; and
in response to determining that the density data does not satisfy a defined high-density criterion, deactivating the remote transceiver device based on a decoupling of the remote transceiver device from the base transceiver station device, wherein, prior to the deactivating, an adjustment, of a simulcast ratio of the remote transceiver device, is initiated.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the adjustment is a first adjustment, and wherein the operations further comprise:
prior to the deactivating, initiating a second adjustment of a number of sector carriers associated with the remote transceiver device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the adjustment is a first adjustment, and wherein the operations further comprise:
prior to the deactivating, initiating a second adjustment of a downlink code associated with the remote transceiver device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the adjustment is a first adjustment, and wherein the operations further comprise:
prior to the deactivating, initiating a second adjustment of a downlink power associated with the remote transceiver device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the coupling comprises coupling the remote transceiver device to the base transceiver station device via an optic fiber connection.

Assignees

• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Chow Gary Edward

Classifications

• H04W72/30

  Resource management for broadcast services · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W68/10

  using simulcast notification · CPC title

• H04W88/085

  Access point devices with remote components · CPC title

• H04W76/30

  Connection release · CPC title