| 摘要 |
A system, method, and computer program product can determine a need to place a small cell in a particular location covered by a cellular network. Accordingly usage of a network resource by one or more user devices within the confinement of a particular location can be recorded. When the usage exceeds a predetermined threshold for that network resource, and upon determination that such an area could be better served by a small cell, a notification can be generated of the location and the one or more user devices so that such a small cell, such as, e.g., but not limited to, a femtocell, can be effectively placed in the location. In certain embodiments, an area representative of a plurality of user devices may be determined. In such embodiments, the location can be determined within the area. |
| 主权项 |
1. A computerized method for determining the need to place a small cell in a geographic location within a cellular network for handling at least a portion of a cellular network traffic with respect to a cellular network resource, the method comprising:
identifying, by at least one computer processor, at least one user device, the at least one user device communicatively coupled to the cellular network resource via a cell of the cellular network; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a physical geographic location of the at least one user device; collecting information, by the at least one computer processor, related to usage of the cellular network resource by the at least one user device; generating, by the at least one computer processor, an electronic notification to place a small cell in the physical geographic location, upon determination based on the collected information that a usage threshold relating to the cellular network resource was crossed, wherein said usage threshold comprises at least one of:
a predetermined percentage, fraction, or portion of total available bandwidth within a given time period;a single user device requiring greater than a predetermined percentage, fraction, or portion of total bandwidth within a given time period; ora single user device requiring greater than a predetermined percentage, fraction, or portion of total available usage of the cellular network resource within a given time period; and transmitting, by the at least one processor, said electronic notification to place said small cell in the physical geographic location, wherein said small cell once placed comprises:
a cell in a cellular network served by a low power cellular base station,said low power cellular base station covering a limited area, and said small cell comprising at least one of:
a microcell,a picocell, ora femtocell; and wherein said determining comprises:
determining, by the at least one processor, an area from a plurality of physical geographic locations of a plurality of said user devices, to be used to place said small cell within the area, and to be included in said electronic notification generated; andstoring a list of said plurality of said physical geographic locations in which to place said small cell. |
