Patent ID: 9301200
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of managing deployment of a radio access technology, comprising: determining a baseline access node load distribution of a first radio access technology at a time before deployment of a second radio access technology to any of a plurality of access nodes; receiving from the plurality of access nodes an access node load distribution of a first radio access technology at a first time, wherein the first time comprises a first deployment time of a second radio access technology to at least one of the plurality of access nodes; wherein the access node load distribution of the first radio access technology at the first time is based on: calculating a total load of the plurality of access nodes using the first radio access technology; and determining a proportion of the total load of the plurality of access nodes using the first radio access technology at each of the plurality of access nodes; determining a degree of difference between the baseline access node load distribution of the first radio access technology and the access node load distribution of the first radio access technology at the first time; and when the degree of difference is greater than or equal to a difference threshold, determining an access node load distribution of the second radio access technology based on a combination of a first access node load distribution of the first radio access technology at each of the plurality of access nodes where the second radio access technology is deployed, and a second access node load distribution of the first radio access technology at each of the plurality of access nodes where the second radio access technology is not deployed.