Cell on Wheels Capacity Planning via GUI
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network infrastructure often struggles to provide sufficient capacity and quality of service (QoS) during large events, such as sporting games or concerts, especially in areas with limited access points.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided to help network operators determine the necessary additional network capacity by inputting parameters such as expected user devices and desired throughput, allowing for the calculation of the number of cell on wheels (COW) sectors, baseband frequencies, and backhaul capacity needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If temporary access points (COW) are deployed to supplement existing access points, then network capacity is increased, but planning the network services to ensure desired QoS and capacity becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculations and simulations before the event to determine the optimal number and placement of COW units. The planning tool allows operators to input event parameters and receive pre-computed recommendations for network configuration, eliminating the complexity of on-site planning.
Solution Approach 2:
A software planning tool acts as an intermediary between the operator's requirements and the physical COW deployment. This tool translates high-level event parameters into specific network configuration recommendations, simplifying the planning process while ensuring adequate capacity.
2Quantity of substance
If more access points are deployed to handle anticipated attendees, then network capacity increases, but the cost and complexity of deployment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The planning tool enables operators to perform all necessary calculations and simulations before deployment. By determining the optimal number of COW units in advance, operators can prepare deployment plans that minimize on-site complexity and ensure adequate capacity without over-provisioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows operators to adjust input parameters such as expected attendance, device types, and service requirements to optimize the deployment configuration. This flexibility enables finding the minimum number of COW units needed while meeting QoS requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and a graphical user interface (GUI) are provided for determining an amount of additional network capacity at an event. The GUI provides data fields for inputting parameters of both the user devices expected at the event and the desired network throughput needed to provide users attending the event with a desired quality of service (QoS). The GUI provides a user criteria segment and a throughput criteria segment. Data entry fields describe metrics of the user devices expected to be at the event. The throughput criteria segment includes data entry fields for target data throughput variables that the network operator wants to achieve at the event. Once data entry is complete, a network operator selects a “CALCULATE” button on the GUI. The calculation outputs a number of sectors, a number of baseband frequencies, and a backhaul event for multiple types of wireless networks.