Methodology to analyze sector capacity in data-only mobile-wireless network
US7933557B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Infrastructure network service measurements of time needed to complete data transfers are used to determine the capacity of a technology sector of a wireless packet data communication base station, such as a 1xEV-DO sector, using infrastructure network service measurements. The process, for example, may predict when the radio-frequency link between wireless data subscribers and a wireless base station becomes sufficiently congested that each user experiences reduced data speeds. The determination of capacity can be made down to the sector-carrier (a single carrier within a base station sector) level. The prediction can be cast in terms of time, which allows network service providers to plan the growth of their base stations to meet subscriber needs.
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