Patent ID: 11924118
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus for managing network resources of a communication network, the apparatus comprising controlling circuitry configured to cause:
determination of a number of expected users to be physically present at a planned event, the expected users being associated with a network operator;
increase of an amount of available network resources for the network operator in conjunction with the planned event based on the number of expected users and at least one of historical data or current data usage for the expected users, the increasing of the amount of available network resources including obtaining a respective user profile for each of the expected users, the respective user profile including information pertaining to at least one of the historical data or the current data usage for the expected user;
monitoring of an actual data usage of each of the expected users during the planned event;
storing of information pertaining to the actual data usage for each expected user; and
use of the stored information pertaining to the actual data usage for each expected user when adapting available network resources for at least one future event.