摘要 |
<p>A method (400) of iteratively determining an optimal configuration for rehoming a plurality of base stations (22) among a plurality of RNCs (24) is disclosed. In a first iteration, a proposed rehoming configuration and an associated performance metric are determined (402). The performance metric is indicative of a load imbalance of the proposed rehoming configuration, a quantity of inter-RNC handovers that would be exhibited by the proposed rehoming configuration, or both. A plurality of additional rehoming configurations are iteratively determined (404) by: selecting one of a simulated annealing algorithm, an intensification algorithm, or a diversification algorithm responsive to a type of algorithm used in the preceding iteration, the performance metric of one or more preceding iterations, or both; and performing the selected algorithm to identify an additional rehoming configuration. Responsive to a completion event, a determined rehoming solution having a performance metric exhibiting a greatest improvement is outputted (406).</p> |