Managing service in an access network for wireless communication
View Patent ↗A method ( 400, 500 ) and a system 200 for managing service in an access network ( 110 ) for wireless communication. The method can include monitoring at least one environmental condition and, responsive to detecting a change in the environmental condition, adjusting at least one service parameter. The system can include an environmental detector ( 130 ) that monitors at least one environmental condition and a processor ( 202 ) that, responsive to detecting a change in the environmental condition, adjusts at least one service parameter.
1. A method of managing service in an access network for wireless communication, comprising:
monitoring a weather condition including at least one of a wind speed, a humidity, and a precipitation rate;
responsive to detecting a change in the weather condition, adjusting at least one wireless communication service parameter selected from a group consisting of a latency of a control message, a response time of the control message, number of access points that attempt a call setup, and a paging repeat parameter;
comparing an actual data throughput to a target data throughput; and
responsive to the actual data throughput being less than the target data throughput by at least a threshold value, adjusting the wireless communication service parameter.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
monitoring the weather condition comprises measuring a value associated with the weather condition; and
adjusting the wireless communication service parameter comprises adjusting the wireless communication service parameter to a service parameter value that corresponds to the measured value of the weather condition.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
identifying a range corresponding to the measured value of the weather condition; and
selecting the service parameter value based on the identified range.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
calculating the service parameter value based upon the measured value of the weather condition.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
measuring a quality of service parameter associated with the wireless communication service parameter;
wherein adjusting the wireless communication service parameter comprises changing the wireless communication service parameter to a value that decreases a difference between the measured quality of service and a target quality of service.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a rate of failures associated with the wireless communication service parameter; and
responsive to the rate of failures exceeding a threshold value, adjusting the wireless communication service parameter.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control message is selected from the group consisting of a channel assignment message, a hand-off message, a soft hand-off message, and a page message.
8. A system for managing service in an access network for wireless communication, comprising:
an environmental detector that monitors a weather condition including at least one of a wind speed, a humidity, and a precipitation rate; and
a processor that, responsive to detecting a change in the weather condition, adjusts at least one wireless communication service parameter selected from a group consisting of a latency of a control message, a response time of the control message, number of access points that attempt a call setup, and a paging repeat parameter,
wherein the processor compares an actual data throughput to a target data throughput and, responsive to the actual data throughput being less than the target data throughput by at least a threshold value, adjusts the wireless communication service parameter.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the environmental detector comprises at least one of a wind speed detector, a rain detector, and a humidity detector.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the environmental detector measures a value associated with the weather condition; and
the processor adjusts the wireless communication service parameter to a service parameter value that corresponds to the measured value of the weather condition.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the processor identifies a category corresponding to the measured value of the weather condition and selects the service parameter value based on the identified category.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor calculates the service parameter value based upon the measured value of the weather condition.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor measures a quality of service associated with the wireless communication service parameter and changes the wireless communication service parameter to a value that decreases a difference between the measured quality of service and a target quality of service.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor monitors a rate of failures associated with the wireless communication service parameter and, responsive to the rate of failures exceeding a threshold value, adjusts the wireless communication service parameter.
15. A non-transitory program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of managing service in an access network for wireless communication, the method comprising:
monitoring a weather condition including at least one of a wind speed, a humidity, and a precipitation rate;
responsive to detecting a change in the weather condition, adjusting at least one wireless communication service parameter selected from a group consisting of a latency of a control message, a response time of the control message, number of access points that attempt a call setup, and a paging repeat parameter;
comparing an actual data throughput to a target data throughput; and
responsive to the actual data throughput being less than the target data throughput by at least a threshold value, adjusting the wireless communication service parameter.