Method, system, mobile terminal and computer program product

摘要

Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for calculating an indicator of a quality of communication within a wireless communication access network and for estimating the available capacity of a base station within the wireless communication access network. In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises receiving an indication, generated by a mobile terminal, of the quality of communication between the base station and the mobile terminal, and estimating the available capacity of the base station based on the received indication.

主权项

1. A method for estimating an available capacity of a base station within a wireless communication access network, the method comprising:
computing, using an apparatus disposed outside of a core network of the base station, an indication of a quality of communication between the base station and a mobile terminal, the indication being based on at least one of (i) a first multicarrier signal transmitted by the base station and received by the mobile terminal, (ii) measurement outputs corresponding to a plurality of reference signals, and (iii) a ratio of unused communication resources among available communication resources; estimating, using the apparatus, the available capacity of the base station based on the computed indication; receiving location information comprising a current location of the mobile terminal, the location information being generated by the mobile terminal; and adjusting the estimated available capacity of the base station based on the location information, wherein the computing comprises computing the indication using a measurement of a reception quality of a serving cell and a neighboring cell.