Automatic Transmission Point Handling in Wireless Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication networks, particularly in 5G, face challenges in dynamically adapting network topology to changing environments and optimizing cell structure, leading to suboptimal performance due to manual configuration requirements and lack of automated adaptation mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A method and arrangement that automatically determine whether a transmission point (TRxP) fulfills utilization criteria by gathering and evaluating statistics, and if necessary, move it to another cell to improve overall system performance, creating new cells as needed, and optimizing cell borders to reduce layer 3 handovers and increase layer 2 mobility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If transmission points are manually configured by operators to be attached to cells, then network configuration control is improved, but network topology adaptation speed deteriorates and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling transmission points to automatically attach to cells without operator intervention. The system autonomously evaluates attachment criteria, gathers utilization statistics, and performs automatic attachment or detachment operations, allowing the network to self-configure and adapt to changing environments dynamically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by transitioning from static manual configuration to dynamic automatic reconfiguration. Transmission points can automatically change their cell attachments based on real-time utilization statistics and attachment criteria evaluation, enabling the network topology to dynamically adapt to environmental changes while maintaining operational control through automated decision-making processes.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual configuration methods are used for transmission point attachment, then configuration accuracy is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to time-consuming operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically evaluating attachment criteria and executing transmission point attachment/detachment operations without operator intervention. This eliminates manual configuration bottlenecks while maintaining accuracy through automated decision-making based on real-time network utilization statistics and predefined attachment criteria.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining attachment criteria that transmission points must satisfy before attachment. The system proactively gathers utilization statistics and evaluates these criteria in advance, enabling automated decision-making that ensures configuration accuracy while accelerating deployment through pre-prepared attachment rules and real-time monitoring.
3Productivity
If automatic transmission point handling is implemented, then productivity is improved through faster network reconstruction, but device complexity increases due to automated decision-making mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the network to automatically perform transmission point attachment and detachment operations based on real-time utilization statistics. This eliminates the need for complex operator intervention systems while maintaining high productivity through automated decision-making that relies on pre-defined attachment criteria and real-time network state monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies feedback by continuously gathering utilization statistics from the network and using this information to evaluate attachment criteria. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automated decision-making that adapts to changing network conditions, improving productivity through real-time responses while managing complexity through systematic feedback processing and predefined decision rules.
4Productivity
If transmission points are frequently moved between cells, then network performance is improved through optimal resource allocation, but service reliability deteriorates due to increased handovers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by continuously monitoring network utilization statistics and using this information to evaluate attachment criteria before triggering transmission point movements. This feedback mechanism ensures that reconfigurations are performed only when beneficial, optimizing network performance while minimizing unnecessary handovers that could compromise service reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by enabling flexible transmission point attachments that can change in response to network conditions. However, this dynamic behavior is controlled through attachment criteria evaluation that balances performance optimization with service reliability, allowing the system to adapt when necessary while maintaining stability during normal operation.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a method for improving system performance in a wireless communication network comprising one or more network cells. Each network cell comprises one or more transmission points transmitting cell specific information. The method comprises determining (201, 401) whether a first TRxP comprised in a first network cell fulfills a utilization criterion. When it is determined that the first TRxP fulfills the utilization criterion (202, 401) the method further comprises gathering (204, 403) utilization statistics associated with the first TRxP and/or with the first network cell, evaluating (205, 404) the gathered utilization statistics and determining (206,405), based on the evaluated utilization statistics, whether moving the first TRxP to a second network cell will improve overall system performance of the wireless communication network. Also disclosed are arrangements, transmission points, radio control functions and computer program products.