METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PRIORITIZED BARRING OF SERVICE ACCESS

摘要

A method for continuous and optimal utilization of a capacity of a mobile network that is serving mobile phones covering a specific selected geographical area in order to facilitate optimal handling of network traffic without overloading said mobile network. The method includes establishing an overview of maximum network capacity of said mobile network, establishing an overview of an identity of selected mobile phones located within said selected geographical and performing monitoring of current traffic load of one or more mobile services on said mobile network; selecting a type of barring of one or more mobile services to be performed or removed for network traffic to and/or from selected mobile phones based on said maximum network capacity, said possible maximum traffic load, and said current traffic load.

主权项

1. A method for continuous and optimal utilization of a capacity of a mobile network that is serving mobile phones covering a specific selected geographical area, for a purpose of optimal handling of network traffic in a period with heavy network traffic to and/or from said geographical area without overloading said mobile network, the method comprising the steps of:
a) establishing an overview of maximum network capacity of said mobile network serving said selected geographical area as well as adjacent areas; b) establishing an overview of an identity of selected mobile phones located within said selected geographical area as well as in adjacent areas served by said mobile network for determining possible maximum traffic load on the mobile network; c) performing monitoring of current traffic load of one or more mobile services on said mobile network; d) selecting a type of barring of one or more mobile services to be performed or removed for network traffic to and/or from selected mobile phones based on said maximum network capacity, said possible maximum traffic load, and said current traffic load; e) performing continuous setting of selected type of barring or removing set barring of said selected mobile phones served by said mobile network for utilizing maximum capacity of the mobile network without overloading the mobile network during the period with heavy network traffic; and f) repeating steps b) to e).