Patent ID: 9179363
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in determining a coupling characteristic in a radio communications network comprising a plurality of cells, including a plurality of radio network nodes associated with the cells, the method comprising: a network node processor determining a cell load coupling characteristic between a first and second of the plurality of cells, the determining being based on one or more reports received over the radio communications network, the one or more reports including a cell load contribution that is dependent on: a measurement of a signal received by a wireless communication device of the first cell from a transmitting radio network node of the first cell; a measurement of a signal received by the wireless communication device of the first cell from a transmitting radio network node of the second cell; and a measurement of traffic between the wireless communication device and the transmitting radio network node of the first cell, wherein the measurement of traffic comprises a product of the total number of resource units and bandwidth per resource unit of the first cell divided by the traffic demand for the first cell.