Optimizing cooperation areas and cover shifts in cellular communications network systems

摘要

In a cellular communications network system comprising a plurality of cells including a first cell and second cells different from and present in the neighborhood of the first cell, measurement reports are repeatedly received from user equipments, each including a first signal strength value corresponding to a signal strength measured from the first cell over a short time period and n second signal strength values corresponding to signal strengths measured over the short time period from n second cells, which correspond to the n strongest signal strengths measured from the second cells, n being an integer greater than one. A value of a counter is incremented which corresponds to a potential cooperation area formed by the first cell corresponding to the first signal strength value and the n second cells corresponding to the n second signal strength values.

主权项

1. A method for use by an apparatus of a cellular communications network system comprising a plurality of cells including a serving cell serving the apparatus and one or more neighboring cells different from and present in the neighborhood of the serving cell, the method including a processing device to execute software code to perform the method, the method comprising:
repeatedly receiving measurement reports from one or more user equipment, each measurement report including a first signal strength value indicating a signal strength measured from the serving cell over a short time period and n second signal strength values indicating the n strongest signal strengths measured from the neighboring cells, n being an integer greater than one; incrementing a value of a counter representing a cooperation area formed by the serving cell and the n neighboring cells; and providing a coordinated transmission to the apparatus from the cells of the cooperation area.