Nokia Corporation

Markku Rantanen

Mikko Ohvo

Petri Aalto

Armi Mensio

Matti Saarinen

Seppo Isojarvi

Jari Tiitinen

Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for measuring usage of system resources in a communication network. The apparatus includes devices for measuring radio resources, data service units and transmission characteristics in the system. The devices for measuring are adapted for performing a respective collective measurement. The method includes collectively measuring transmission parameters including radio resources, data service units and transmission characteristics. The method provides for dimensioning system resources according to transmission demand in the network.

Device and method for measuring the usage of system resources in a communication network

In the present invention, a measuring device is proposed for measuring system resources which are used by a communication connection in a telecommunication network, said device comprising: means for receiving a request of allocation of system resources to establish said connection, said request indicating a preferred level of said resources, examining means ( ) for examining parameters (BCIE ) indicating said requested resources, allocating means ( ) for allocating, on the basis of the examination by said examining means ( ), available resources indicated by parameters (BCIE ) of the communication network to the communication connection, and comparing means ( ) for comparing the level of the requested resources (BCIE ) and the level of the resources allocated by the communication network (BCIE ). Furthermore, a corresponding measuring method is proposed. Using the present invention allows a operator to obtain improved knowledge of system resources.

Device and method for measuring the requested and allocated resources in telecommunications system

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Markku Rantanen