Patent ID: 9407520
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method in a first cell controlling node providing radio communication in a first cell of a communication network, for supporting management of the communication network based on performance related reports sent from the first cell controlling node to a management system, the method, performed by the first cell controlling node, comprising: obtaining signal measurement reports from User Equipments (UEs) being served by the first cell controlling node, on measurements performed on signals from cell controlling nodes providing radio communication in neighbouring cells, identifying, based on the obtained signal measurement reports, a neighbouring cell from which signals as measured by the UEs according to said reports fulfil a signal condition, selecting a current identity of the identified neighbouring cell as a cell cluster identity to which the first cell is associated, wherein the identity of said identified neighbouring cell is selected as said cell cluster identity when the identified neighbouring cell further fulfils a cell type condition dictating that the identified neighbouring cell is not a micro-cell or a pico-cell if the first cell is a macro-cell, and that the identified neighbouring cell is not a pico-cell if the first cell is a micro-cell, and sending performance related reports to the management system indicating the cell cluster identity.