Patent ID: 8892102

Claim:
A network controller in a cellular communication network comprising: a communication subsystem; and a control subsystem associated with the communication subsystem configured to: obtain one or more parameters for an air interface of a radio unit of a base station; if one or more predefined criteria are satisfied: provide the one or more parameters for the air interface to a command center in the cellular communication network; and in response, receive a decision to switch a frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from a first frequency band to a second frequency band from the command center; and if the one or more predefined criteria are not satisfied, programmatically make the decision to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band based on the one or more parameters for the air interface; and provide a command to the base station to switch the frequency band of operation of the radio unit of the base station from the first frequency band to the second frequency band in response to the decision.