Cell user occupancy indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering

摘要

Traffic associated with user equipment that are served by a first radio access network is steered to a second radio access network based on a cell user occupancy criterion. Cell user occupancy data that represents a maximum number of devices served by an access point is determined based on a type of the access point (e.g., macro access point, femto access point, WiFi access point, etc.). Further, based on the cell user occupancy data, a normalized index value is generated that is relative to different cell types/capacities. The cell user occupancy data is then transmitted to one or more neighboring access points that can utilize the cell user occupancy data to facilitate traffic steering, load balancing, and/or neighbor relationship management.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
in response to determining a first type of a first access point device, receiving cell capacity data representing a first number of devices that are determined to be capable of being served via the first access point device;in response to receiving cell occupancy data indicating a second number of devices that are employing the first access point device, determining a first adjusted occupancy value based on a ratio of the cell occupancy data and the cell capacity data;rank ordering the first adjusted occupancy value, determined for the first access point device relative to a second adjusted occupancy value determined for a second access point device; andbased on a ranking result of the rank ordering of the first adjusted occupancy value relative to the second adjusted occupancy value, facilitating a steering of a data flow, associated with a user equipment that is coupled to a third access point device, to the first access point device.