Granted Patent B2

US 12,647,814 · App. 18/192,095 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventor: John N. Wakim (Salem, NH)

Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

H04W28/0242H04B17/328H04W28/0284

Abstract

Claims (69)

1 . A device comprising:

a processor configured to:

receive information about an existing cell site;

generate a distance histogram for the existing cell site based on the received information;

at least one of:

calculate, using the generated distance histogram, a first value that indicates an expected amount of traffic to be offloaded from the existing cell site to a new cell site, or

calculate, using the generated distance histogram, a second value that indicates an expected amount of traffic to be offloaded from operating bands of the existing cell site as a result of a change at the existing cell site; and

provide at least one of the calculated first value or the second value to another device,

wherein when calculating the first value, the processor is configured to:

generate a best server plot for the existing cell site;

obtain a heatmap for the existing cell site based on the received information; and

evaluate the first value based on the generated best server plot, the heatmap, and the distance histogram.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the best server plot indicates regions in which the existing cell site has a Radio Frequency (RF) dominance over other cell sites.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein when the processor evaluates the first value, the processor is configured to:

determine a traffic increment, to be offloaded from the existing cell site to the new cell site, for each Military Grid Reference system (MGRS) bin; and

aggregate the traffic increments over the MGRS bins to obtain the first value.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein when the processor aggregates the traffic increments, the processor is configured to:

accumulate the traffic increments for a subset of the MGRS bins, wherein the subset excludes MGRS bins in which the new cell site does not have a Radio Frequency (RF) dominance.

5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein when the processor aggregates the traffic increments, the processor is configured to:

determine whether a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of the new cell site is greater than a sum of a RSRP of the existing cell site and a load balancing threshold for the MGRS bins.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the load balancing threshold is set based on an operating band of the new cell site and an operating band of the existing cell site.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein when the processor calculates the second value, the processor is configured to:

obtain a device penetration associated with device technology;

obtain a distance cutoff for the existing cell site; and

compute the second value based on the device penetration and the distance cutoff.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein when the processor computes the second value, the processor is configured to:

multiply a band ratio determined based on currently used bands at the existing cell site and potential new bands at the existing cell site.

9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the device penetration indicates a percentage of mobile devices with a technology that uses additional bands at the existing cell site.

10 . A method comprising:

receiving information about an existing cell site;

generating a distance histogram for the existing cell site based on the received information;

performing at least one of:

calculating, using the generated distance histogram, a first value that indicates an expected amount of traffic to be offloaded from the existing cell site to a new cell site, or

calculating, using the generated distance histogram, a second value that indicates an expected amount of traffic to be offloaded from operating bands of the existing cell site as a result of a change at the existing cell site; and

providing at least one of the calculated first value or the second value to a device,

wherein calculating the first value includes:

generating a best server plot for the existing cell site;

obtaining a heatmap for the existing cell site based on the received information; and

evaluating the first value based on the generated best server plot, the heatmap, and the distance histogram.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the best server plot indicates regions in which the existing cell site has a Radio Frequency (RF) dominance over other cell sites.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein evaluating the first value includes:

determining a traffic increment, to be offloaded from the existing cell site to the new cell site, for each Military Grid Reference system (MGRS) bin; and

aggregating the traffic increments over the MGRS bins to obtain the first value.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein aggregating the traffic increments includes:

accumulating the traffic increments for a subset of the MGRS bins, wherein the subset excludes MGRS bins in which the new cell site does not have a Radio Frequency (RF) dominance.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein aggregating the traffic increments includes:

determining whether a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of the new cell site is greater than a sum of a RSRP of the existing cell site and a load balancing threshold for the MGRS bins.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the load balancing threshold is set based on an operating band of the new cell site and an operating band of the existing cell site.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein calculating the second value includes:

obtaining a device penetration associated with a device technology;

obtaining a distance cutoff for the existing cell site; and

computing the second value based on the device penetration and the distance cutoff.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein computing the second value includes:

multiplying a band ratio determined based on currently used bands at the existing cell site and potential new bands at the existing cell site.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor executable instructions, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

receive information about an existing cell site;

generate a distance histogram for the existing cell site based on the received information;

at least one of:

calculate, using the generated distance histogram, a first value that indicates an expected amount of traffic to be offloaded from the existing cell site to a new cell site, or

calculate, using the generated distance histogram, a second value that indicates an expected amount of traffic to be offloaded from operating bands of the existing cell site as a result of a change at the existing cell site; and

provide at least one of the calculated first value or the second value to a device,

wherein when calculating the first value, the processor is configured to:

generate a best server plot for the existing cell site;

obtain a heatmap for the existing cell site based on the received information; and

evaluate the first value based on the generated best server plot, the heatmap, and the distance histogram.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the best server plot indicates regions in which the existing cell site has a Radio Frequency (RF) dominance over other cell sites.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein when evaluating the first value, the processor is configured to:

determine a traffic increment, to be offloaded from the existing cell site to the new cell site, for each Military Grid Reference system (MGRS) bin; and

aggregate the traffic increments over the MGRS bins to obtain the first value.

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