Controlling traffic and interference in a communications network

Abstract

Methods, nodes, computer programs and communication networks are disclosed. The disclosure provides a method performed by a network node for controlling traffic in a communications network, the communications network comprising a wireless access node adapted to serve a plurality of wireless devices. The method comprises obtaining network operation data for at least one of the plurality of wireless devices, the network operation data comprising location of the respective wireless device and performance data correlated with the location, the network operation data being indicative of a plurality of attributes corresponding to the operation of the respective wireless device in the communications network. The method also comprises grouping the at least one wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices by partitioning the network operation data into one or more service clusters wherein each service cluster defines a geographical area based on the obtained location. The method also comprises scheduling network traffic between the wireless access node and at least one wireless device depending on the location of the at least one wireless device relative to the one or more service clusters.