Systems and Methods for Convergence and Forecasting for Mobile Broadband Networks

摘要

An embodiment method of forecasting traffic growth for a mobile wireless network in a network planning period includes determining traffic growth of a plurality of service types, and defining a plurality of clusters each containing a respective quantity of cell sites that share similar traffic growth characteristics. The method further includes determining seasonality factors in traffic growth for the plurality of service types in each of the plurality of clusters, and identifying and rejecting outliers in historical traffic measurements. The method also includes utilizing cyclo-stationary weekly traffic behavior to increase a quantity of sample points to accelerate traffic growth estimator convergence.