Dynamic CATM Carrier Management for Spectrum Trade-offs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks face challenges in managing and regulating capacity and inter-frequency relations, particularly with the increasing demand for Category M (CATM) services, which can lead to reduced capacity for other traffic and quality of service degradations due to unmanaged frequency borders.
Innovation Solution
The system employs a method to obtain priority levels for each cell supporting CATM services, determines resource utilization thresholds, and dynamically adjusts CATM support across cells and frequency bands to optimize resource allocation and maintain quality of service.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If spectrum is allocated for CATM services, then CATM service capacity is improved, but capacity for other traffic is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts CATM carrier configuration based on real-time resource utilization thresholds. When a carrier exceeds its threshold, the system deactivates CATM support on that carrier and activates it on another carrier with lower utilization, creating a dynamic balancing act that optimizes spectrum allocation between CATM services and other traffic over time
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameters of CATM carriers by switching between active and inactive states based on resource utilization thresholds. This parameter change allows the network to adjust the effective capacity allocation for CATM services without permanent spectrum reservation, thereby managing the trade-off between CATM capacity and other traffic capacity
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual spectrum allocation is used for CATM, then flexibility is improved, but operational complexity and errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-management of CATM carrier configuration by automatically monitoring resource utilization and making decisions about carrier activation and deactivation. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual intervention while maintaining flexible spectrum allocation, thereby reducing operational complexity and human error
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors resource utilization metrics and uses this feedback to automatically adjust CATM carrier configuration. When a carrier exceeds its utilization threshold, the system receives feedback and automatically switches to another carrier, creating a closed-loop control system that maintains flexibility without manual operation
3Ease of operation
If spectrum borders are not managed, then operational simplicity is improved, but quality of service deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages spectrum borders and frequency relations without manual intervention. It self-monitors inter-frequency relations and automatically establishes or modifies neighbor relations to prevent quality of service degradation, thereby maintaining operational simplicity while improving reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms to monitor quality of service parameters and automatically adjusts frequency relations and neighbor configurations. This feedback-driven approach ensures that spectrum borders are properly managed to maintain service quality while requiring minimal manual operational intervention
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining indications of a respective priority level of each cell of a plurality of cells in respect of supporting Category M (CATM) communication services, determining, at a first point in time, that CATM is active in a first cell of the plurality of cells, resulting in a first determination, determining, based on the first determination, that a utilization of resources of the first cell is greater than a first threshold, resulting in a second determination, and activating, based on the second determination, CATM in at least a second cell of the plurality of cells. Other embodiments are disclosed.