Patent ID: 8054824

Claim:
A method of dimensioning a data packets handler apparatus in a mobile communications network comprising a plurality of cells, each one providing mobile communications coverage in a respective geographic area, said mobile communications network supporting packet-switched traffic, wherein the data packets handler apparatus to be dimensioned is associated with at least one cell of the mobile communications network, comprising: obtaining an indication of radio communications resources of the at least one cell; obtaining a first indication of packet-switched traffic transmitted by the at least one cell to at least one communication terminal; obtaining a second indication of packet-switched traffic received by the at least one cell from at least one mobile communication terminal; and determining an amount of resources of the data packets handler apparatus potentially needed by the at least one cell for handling the packet-switched traffic based on: the indication of radio communications resources, the packet-switched traffic associated with the at least one cell, and probabilities of occupation of the radio communication resources of the at least one cell by the packet-switched traffic.