Distributing UEs for Service with Throughput and Delay Guarantees

1 . A method for distributing User Equipments (UEs) for service with guaranteed bitrate, the method comprising:

receiving, at a self-organizing network (SON) controller, a set of observable data from a sector-carrier;

directing, by the SON controller, a sector-carrier to redirect a specific UE to a specified E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN) by a message to the sector-carrier;

estimating, by the SON controller, a level of interference of a sector-carrier;

when an interference level is greater than a predetermined threshold, directing all UEs on the sector-carrier to another sector-carrier controlled by the SON.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the set of observable data includes aggregate sector-carrier wide statistics.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the set of observable data includes per-UE statistics for every UE connected to the sector-carrier.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the set of observable data includes per-UE statistics for every UE on an event trigger basis.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the set of observable data is received on a regular basis.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the set of observable data is received on an on-demand basis.

7 . A system comprising:

a self-organizing network (SON) controller;

a base transceiver station (BTS) in communication with the SON controller;

a plurality of sector carriers in communication with the BTS; and

at least one user equipment in communication with one of the plurality of sector carriers,

wherein the SON receives a set of observable data from a sector-carrier, directs a sector-carrier to redirect a specific UE to a specified E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN) by a message to the sector-carrier, estimates a level of interference of a sector-carrier, and when an interference level is greater than a predetermined threshold, directing all UEs on the sector-carrier to another sector-carrier controlled by the SON.

8 . The system of claim 7 wherein the set of observable data includes aggregate sector-carrier wide statistics.

9 . The system of claim 7 wherein the set of observable data includes per-UE statistics for every UE connected to the sector-carrier.

10 . The system of claim 7 wherein the set of observable data includes per-UE statistics for every UE on an event trigger basis.

11 . The system of claim 7 wherein the set of observable data is received on a regular basis.

12 . The system of claim 7 wherein the set of observable data is received on an on-demand basis.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for distributing User Equipments (UEs) which, when executed, cause a system to perform steps comprising:

receiving, at a self-organizing network (SON) controller, a set of observable data from a sector-carrier;

directing, by the SON controller, a sector-carrier to redirect a specific UE to a specified E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN) by a message to the sector-carrier;

estimating, by the SON controller, a level of interference of a sector-carrier; and

when an interference level is greater than a predetermined threshold, directing all UEs on the sector-carrier to another sector-carrier controlled by the SON.

14 . The method of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein the set of observable data includes aggregate sector-carrier wide statistics.

15 . The method of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein the set of observable data includes per-UE statistics for every UE connected to the sector-carrier.

16 . The method of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein the set of observable data includes per-UE statistics for every UE on an event trigger basis.

17 . The method of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein the set of observable data is received on a regular basis.

18 . The method of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein the set of observable data is received on an on-demand basis.