METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CELL IDENTIFIER CONFLICTS WHEN DEPLOYING A NEW CELL INTO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

The telecommunications network, which includes a plurality of existing cells each having an assigned identifier from a set of identifiers, calculates a value for each existing cell, wherein the value represents the likelihood of an identifier conflict if a new cell is deployed near that existing cell. The value may therefore provide a network operator with an indication of the likelihood of an identifier conflict if a new cell is deployed in a particular area, such that the network operator may proactively avoid identifier conflicts.

主权项

1: A method of deploying a new cell into a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network including a plurality of existing cells wherein each existing cell is assigned one of a set of identifiers, the method comprising the steps of:
identifying a plurality of existing cells in the telecommunications network and a corresponding identifier for each existing cell of the plurality of existing cells; and calculating a value for each existing cell, wherein the value represents the likelihood of an identifier conflict if a new cell is deployed near that existing cell.