Patent ID: 9179348
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a first radio base station for determining a performance state of a first cell served by the first radio base station, which first radio base station is comprised in a radio communications network, the method comprising: determining traffic statistics of the first cell, comparing the traffic statistics with a threshold value, when the traffic statistics exceed the threshold value, transmitting a data request to a second radio base station serving a second cell, requesting data indicating traffic statistics retrieved in or associated with a second cell, receiving a data response indicating the requested data from the second radio base station, and determining the performance state of the first cell based on the data response, wherein the data request comprises a traffic statistics request requesting an indication of traffic statistics of the second cell, wherein the data response comprises a traffic statistics response indicating traffic statistics within the second cell, and wherein the determining the performance state is based on comparing the traffic statistics of the first cell with received traffic statistics of the second cell.