Radio access parameter tuning

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining first predetermined characteristics related to users who experienced a radio link failure;

obtaining second predetermined characteristics related to the users who are according to a predetermined rule prone to a radio link failure; and

determining, based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics, whether radio access parameter tuning is to be performed or not.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined rule is such that the second predetermined characteristics are obtained from each connected user in a cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined rule according to which a user is prone to the radio link failure is at least one of the following or a combination of at least two of the following:

link quality of the user in uplink below a certain threshold,

a link quality of the user in downlink below a certain threshold,

signal strength of the user in the uplink below a certain threshold,

signal strength of the user in the downlink below a certain threshold,

velocity of the user above a certain threshold,

a predetermined direction of movement of the user, and

time advance information of the user exceeding a certain threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein only the users related to a handover procedure are taken into account when obtaining the second predetermined characteristics.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and the second predetermined characteristics comprise characteristics that relate to the ability of a user to communicate with a base station to which it is connected.

6. The method of any of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

communicating the obtained first and second characteristics to a further network element for the determination of whether radio access parameter tuning is to be performed or not.

7. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

requesting more characteristics to be obtained from a network element other than the network element who performed the obtaining of the first and second predetermined characteristics.

8. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

obtaining information of the number of failed radio links and the number of successful radio links; and

refraining from the radio access parameter tuning when the number of successful radio links applying certain characteristics is above a certain threshold and the number of failed radio links applying the same characteristics is below another certain threshold.

9. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

performing the radio access parameter tuning based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics when the determination result is such that the radio access parameter tuning is to be performed.

10. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising:

determining, based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics, at least one radio access parameter which at least partly causes the radio link failure; and

tuning only the at least one radio access parameter which is determined as at least partly causing the radio link failure.

11. The method of claim 10 , the method further comprising:

informing a user equipment which predetermined characteristics are to be obtained and the predetermined rule according to which the obtaining takes place, when the user equipment provides at least part of the characteristics to be obtained.

12. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory distribution medium readable by a computer and comprising program instructions which, when loaded into an apparatus, execute the method according to claim 1 .

13. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:

obtain first predetermined characteristics related to users who experienced a radio link failure;

obtain second predetermined characteristics related to the users who are according to a predetermined rule prone to a radio link failure; and

determine, based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics, whether radio access parameter tuning is to be performed or not.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined rule is such that the second predetermined characteristics are obtained from each connected user in a cell.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined rule according to which a user is prone to the radio link failure is at least one of the following or a combination of at least two of the following:

link quality of the user in uplink below a certain threshold,

a link quality of the user in downlink below a certain threshold,

signal strength of the user in the uplink below a certain threshold,

signal strength of the user in the downlink below a certain threshold,

velocity of the user above a certain threshold,

a predetermined direction of movement of the user, and

time advance information of the user exceeding a certain threshold.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein only the users related to a handover procedure are taken into account when obtaining the second predetermined characteristics.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first and the second predetermined characteristics comprise characteristics that relate to the user's ability to communicate with a base station to which it is connected.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused at least to:

communicate the obtained first and second characteristics to a further network element for the determination of whether radio access parameter tuning is to be performed or not.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused at least to:

request more characteristics to be obtained from a network element other than the network element who performed the obtaining of the first and second predetermined characteristics.

20. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused at least to:

obtain information of the number of failed radio links and the number of successful radio links; and

refrain from the radio access parameter tuning when the number of successful radio links applying certain characteristics is above a certain threshold and the number of failed radio links applying the same characteristics is below another certain threshold.

21. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused at least to:

perform the radio access parameter tuning based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics when the determination result is such that the radio access parameter tuning is to be performed.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the apparatus is further caused at least to:

determine, based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics, at least one radio access parameter which at least partly causes the radio link failure; and

tune only the at least one radio access parameter which is determined as at least partly causing the radio link failure.

23. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused at least to:

inform a user equipment which predetermined characteristics are to be obtained and the predetermined rule according to which the obtaining takes place, when the user equipment provides at least part of the characteristics to be obtained.

24. An apparatus, comprising:

processing means for obtaining first predetermined characteristics related to users who experienced a radio link failure;

processing means for obtaining second predetermined characteristics related to the users who are according to a predetermined rule prone to a radio link failure; and

processing means for determining, based on the obtained second predetermined characteristics in addition to the obtained first predetermined characteristics, whether radio access parameter tuning is to be performed or not.