Patent ID: 7769391
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting congestion in a first cell in a radio access network, wherein a radio network controller is serving at least a first Radio Base Station communicating with a plurality of user equipments each on a radio link/radio link set in said first cell, said method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a plurality of signal-to-interference ratio error reports, each report being estimated on measured signal-to-interference ratio and a signal-to-interference ratio target associated with said radio link/radio link set; b) measuring the amount of signal-to-interference ratio error reports being received at the radio network controller for said first cell; and, c) detecting a potential congestion in said first cell estimated on if said measured amount of signal-to-interference ratio error reports are above a certain first amount threshold for said first cell.