Patent ID: 9143948
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for generating information about a network node's processing power usage, the method comprising: receiving, at the network node a first message transmitted by a first wireless communication device; in response to receiving the first message, the network node performing at time t1 a first procedure triggered by the first message; obtaining a first signaling load value (SLV1) associated with the first procedure; retrieving a first total signaling load value (Total−SLV1); updating the first total signaling load value by calculating Total1=Total−SLV1+SLV1; storing the updated first total signaling load value (Total1); receiving, at the network node a second message transmitted by a second wireless communication device; in response to receiving the second message, the network node performing at time t2 a second procedure triggered by the second message; obtaining a second signaling load value (SLV2) associated with the second procedure; retrieving a second total signaling load value (Total−SLV2), where Total−SLV2 is equal to the updated first total signaling load value (Total1) plus zero or more signaling load values corresponding to procedures performed by the network node subsequent to the network node performing the first procedure and prior to the network node performing the second procedure; calculating Total2=Total−SLV2+SLV2; calculating (Total2−Total1)/(t2−t1); and measuring the processing power usage of the network node based on Total2.