Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Vishnu Ram Omanakutty Amma Vijayaraghavan Nair

Anand Bedekar

Umamaheswar Achari Kakinada

Mikko Tapani Suni

Parijat Bhattacharjee

Carlos Manzanares Sancho

Information on a tier comprising given resources operationally connected to a set of remote radio heads and configured to process traffic to and from the remote radio heads is gathered and maintained (). The usage of the tier resources on different connections and services is controlled (). Communication () is maintained with respective apparatuses controlling other tiers regarding the use of resources of the tiers.

Cloud based access network

Systems and techniques for managing interaction between a network operator and entities managing resources and instances in a virtual radio access network. A radio access network resource manager comprises a database mapping cells to resources and instances associated with the cells, and one or more interfaces between the network operator and the entities managing resources and instances. The radio access network manager mediates commands and information received from the network manager and from the entities managing resources and instances, translating cell-level commands and information from the network manager to commands and information relating to associated resources and entities, and translating resource and instance-level information and requests from the entities managing resources and instances to cell-level information and requests to the network operator.

Methods and apparatus for radio access network resource management

Apparatus, methods, computer program products, and software for reducing interference occurring when a capacity booster cell has a coverage area within the overlapping coverage areas of more than one coverage cell are disclosed. Essentially, weights are assigned, either by individual capacity booster cells or by zone controllers with which a plurality of capacity booster cells communicate, to coverage cells. The interfering coverage cells are ranked in accordance with the assigned weights, and the metrics to be reported to each of the interfering coverage cells are adjusted in view of the assigned weights. The adjusted metrics are then reported to each of the interfering coverage cells to influence the ABS muting pattern subsequently used by each of said interfering coverage cells. The technique of taking measurements to provide a rank-ordered list may be applied to other situations, such as loading, the utilization of various data and control channels, the mobility of the users, the throughput or spectral efficiency, the amount of spectrum available at the different cells, or even the relative number of antennas available at the different cells.

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Bengaluru, India

Vishnu Ram Omanakutty Amma Vijayaraghavan Nair