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App. No. 18/698,546

CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/698,546
Abstract

A control apparatus that controls a base station in a mobile communication system including multiple base stations includes a suspension station determination unit configured to determine, based on a traffic demand of each of the base stations, a suspension station that suspends at least one frequency band and a parameter of at least one repair station that covers a coverage hole generated by the suspension of the suspension station; and a control transmission unit configured to transmit control information, the control information including information on the suspension station determined by the suspension station determination unit and the parameter.

Claims (20)

1 . A control apparatus that controls a base station in a mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, the control apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

determine, based on a traffic demand of each of the base stations, a suspension station that suspends at least one frequency band and a parameter of at least one repair station that covers a coverage hole generated by the suspension of the suspension station; and

transmit control information, the control information including information on the determined suspension station and the parameter.

2 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a parameter of the at least one repair station corresponding to a situation in which a number of frequency bands suspendable by the suspension station is the largest among situations in which the at least one repair station is able to cover the coverage hole.

3 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a base station in which no coverage hole is generated even when all frequency bands are suspended as a suspension station that does not require a parameter change of a peripheral station.

4 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to determine whether to restart the suspended at least one frequency band in the suspension station based on the traffic demand.

5 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to

determine the control information for each of a plurality of time zones in future based on a prediction value of a future traffic demand, and

the control information when a time of said each of the time zones arrives.

6 . A control method executed by a control apparatus that controls a base station in a mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, the control method comprising:

determining, based on a traffic demand of each of the base stations, a suspension station that suspends at least one frequency band and a parameter of at least one repair station that covers a coverage hole generated by the suspension of the suspension station; and

transmitting control information, the control information including information on the determined suspension station and the parameter.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process including:

determining, based on a traffic demand of each of the base stations, a suspension station that suspends at least one frequency band and a parameter of at least one repair station that covers a coverage bole generated by the suspension of the suspension station; and

transmitting control information, the control information including information on the determined suspension station and the parameter.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072491/0021 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2024
From: IWAMOTO, MASAYOSHI; KOBAYASHI, MASAHIRO; HARADA, SHIGEAKI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067008/0363 →