Traffic distance method for wireless communications systems
View Patent ↗A method for determining a cell placement efficiency number for a wireless cell by computing a first radius R 1 , wherein the first radius R 1 defines a first region that comprises a first threshold TH 1 of the total cell traffic. A second radius R 2 is computed, wherein the second radius R 2 defines a second region that comprises a second threshold TH 2 of the total cell traffic. A cell placement efficiency value is then computed using R 1 and R 2.
1. A method for determining a cell placement efficiency number for a wireless cell, comprising:
computing by a processor a first dimension (R 1 ), wherein the first dimension defines a first region that consists of a first threshold (TH 1 )of total cell traffic data for the wireless cell;
computing by the processor a second dimension (R 2 ), wherein the second dimension R 2 defines a second region that consists of a second threshold (TH 2 )of the total cell traffic data for the wireless cell; and
computing by the processor a cell placement efficiency value using R 1 and R 2 ,
wherein computing the cell placement efficiency value includes determining by the processor a value representative of the distance of average cell data traffic compared to a cell edge of the wireless cell so as to indicate efficiency of cell placement relative to cell data traffic load.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first dimension R 1 is defined by a first radius.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the second dimension R 2 is defined by a second radius.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein TH 1 is 50% of the total cell traffic for the wireless cell.
5. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein TH 2 is 90% of the total cell traffic for the wireless cell.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the cell placement efficiency value is determined by the equation R 1 /R 2 .
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein more than one first dimensions (R 1 ) are computed.
8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein more than one second dimensions (R 2 ) are computed.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein computing the cell placement efficiency value includes accessing call data records containing at least cell identification information, cell traffic volume and cell traffic location within a wireless network.
10. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the total cell traffic data is accumulated over a period of time to generate cell data traffic maps.
11. A method for determining a cell placement efficiency number for a wireless cell, comprising:
computing by a processor a first dimension (R 1 ), wherein the first dimension defines a first region that consists of a first threshold (TH 1 )of total cell traffic data for the wireless cell;
computing by the processor a second dimension (R 2 ), wherein the second dimension R 2 defines a second region that consists of a second threshold (TH 2 )of the total cell traffic data for the wireless cell; and
computing by the processor a cell placement efficiency value using R 1 and R 2 ,
wherein the cell placement efficiency value indicates at least one of peakedness of cell data traffic distribution and proximity of the cell traffic data to a cell base station.
12. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the first dimension R 1 is defined by a first radius and the second dimension R 2 is defined by a second radius.
13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cell placement efficiency value is determined by the equation R 1 /R 2 .
14. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein computing the cell placement efficiency value includes accessing call data records containing at least cell identification information, cell traffic volume and cell traffic location within a wireless network.
15. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the total cell traffic data is accumulated over a period of time to generate cell data traffic maps.
16. A method for determining a cell placement efficiency number for a wireless cell, comprising:
computing by a processor a first dimension (R 1 ), wherein the first dimension defines a first region that consists of a first threshold (TH 1 )of total cell traffic data for the wireless cell;
computing by the processor a second dimension (R 2 ), wherein the second dimension R 2 defines a second region that consists of a second threshold (TH 2 )of the total cell traffic data for the wireless cell; and
computing by the processor a cell placement efficiency value using R 1 and R 2 ,
wherein R 1 and R 2 are computed utilizing geo-located call data records such that an amount of cell data and the location within the wireless cell is determined.
17. The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein the first dimension R 1 is defined by a first radius and the second dimension R 2 is defined by a second radius.
18. The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein the cell placement efficiency value is determined by the equation R 1 /R 2 .
19. The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein computing the cell placement efficiency value includes accessing call data records containing at least cell identification information, cell traffic volume and cell traffic location within a wireless network.
20. The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein the total cell traffic data is accumulated over a period of time to generate cell data traffic maps.