Patents by Inventor Karri SUNILA
Karri SUNILA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11936445Abstract: A computer implemented method for optimizing directions of antennas of a base station of a communications network is provided. The method includes receiving antenna sector configuration data with sector information of each antenna and an azimuth angle of a main antenna direction of each antenna; receiving performance indicators of multiple subsectors of each antenna sector; calculating a cost function value indicating inter-sector impact between neighboring subsectors of adjacent sectors based on the performance indicators for the current antenna configuration and for at least one other possible antenna configuration; and identifying an antenna configuration yielding minimum cost function value of the calculated values as an optimized antenna configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Elisa OyjInventors: Riku Ertimo, Karri Sunila
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Publication number: 20240089014Abstract: A computer implemented method for analysing antenna directions in a communications network. The method includes at least obtaining network related data; calculating a characteristic user direction of a first cell of a first base station; calculating a difference between the characteristic user direction and the antenna azimuth direction of the first cell; and responsive to detecting that the calculated difference is greater than a pre-set threshold angle, indicating an anomaly in the first cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri SUNILA, Vili KILPELĂ„INEN
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Publication number: 20240007200Abstract: A computer implemented method for analyzing operation of a cell of a communications network includes collecting data with measurement samples of signal level performance indicators from multiple cells of the communications network; calculating a characteristic value for a signal level performance indicator for a first cell type based on the collected data, wherein a part of the best measurement samples of the signal level performance indicator of the first cell type are taken into account in the calculation of the characteristic value; calculating a difference between the calculated characteristic value and a measurement sample of signal level performance indicator of a first cell of the first cell type; and providing output information indicating that an antenna system of the first cell is operating incorrectly in response to detecting that the calculated difference is greater than a preset threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri SUNILA, Riku ERTIMO
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Publication number: 20230422047Abstract: A computer implemented method for controlling a communications network. The method includes obtaining, from the network, cell identifiers, remote electrical tilt, RET, equipment identifiers, link data comprising information about links between cells and RET equipment, and network configuration data, and, from a data storage, network planning data; finding a first cell, if any, missing a link to a RET equipment; searching based on comparing the network configuration data and the network planning data to which RET equipment, if any, the first cell should be linked, and responsive to detecting that the first cell and a first RET equipment should be linked, forming a link between the first cell and the first RET equipment; updating the link data with information comprising the formed link, if any; and using the updated link data in network control operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri SUNILA, Vili KILPELĂ„INEN
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Patent number: 11856417Abstract: A computer implemented method of monitoring a communication network. The method includes obtaining first information related to remote electrical tilt configurations deployed in the communication network; obtaining second information related to cell documentation; comparing the first and second information to identify mismatches between the first and second information, if any; and outputting an alarm concerning mismatches identified as a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri Sunila, Jussi Nieminen
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Publication number: 20230403050Abstract: A computer implemented method for optimizing directions of antennas of a base station of a communications network is provided. The method includes receiving antenna sector configuration data with sector information of each antenna and an azimuth angle of a main antenna direction of each antenna; receiving performance indicators of multiple subsectors of each antenna sector; calculating a cost function value indicating inter-sector impact between neighboring subsectors of adjacent sectors based on the performance indicators for the current antenna configuration and for at least one other possible antenna configuration; and identifying an antenna configuration yielding minimum cost function value of the calculated values as an optimized antenna configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Elisa OyjInventors: Riku ERTIMO, Karri SUNILA
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Patent number: 11777620Abstract: A computer implemented method of handling threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network. A default antenna performance parameter threshold value of the antenna is obtained; a second antenna performance parameter threshold value for the antenna is determined based on the default antenna performance parameter threshold value and loss information related to the antenna, or based on gradually testing antenna performance parameter threshold values; and the second antenna performance parameter threshold value is taken into use for the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri Sunila, Antti Salmenlinna
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Publication number: 20230189016Abstract: A computer implemented method of monitoring a communication network. The method includes obtaining first information related to remote electrical tilt configurations deployed in the communication network; obtaining second information related to cell documentation; comparing the first and second information to identify mismatches between the first and second information, if any; and outputting an alarm concerning mismatches identified as a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri SUNILA, Jussi NIEMINEN
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Publication number: 20230117138Abstract: A computer implemented method of handling threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network. A default antenna performance parameter threshold value of the antenna is obtained; a second antenna performance parameter threshold value for the antenna is determined based on the default antenna performance parameter threshold value and loss information related to the antenna, or based on gradually testing antenna performance parameter threshold values; and the second antenna performance parameter threshold value is taken into use for the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: Elisa OyjInventors: Karri SUNILA, Antti SALMENLINNA
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Publication number: 20230061081Abstract: A computer implemented method of antenna analysis for a base station site of a communication network. The base station site serves at least a cell operating according to a first network technology and a cell operating according to a second network technology. The method includes receiving, from the base station site, performance data related to the first network technology and performance data related to the second network technology; analyzing the received performance data to check if the performance data indicates an antenna related performance problem; and outputting an indication of an antenna problem responsive to detecting an antenna related performance problem both in the performance data related to the first network technology and the performance data related to the second network technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Elisa OyjInventor: Karri SUNILA
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Publication number: 20220368612Abstract: A computer implemented method of energy consumption analysis of a multi-operator communication network site. The method is performed by receiving total energy consumption values of a multi-operator communication network site, wherein the site is divided into two or more individually and independently managed equipment sections, and the total energy consumption covers energy consumption of the whole site, detecting a change of a first magnitude in the total energy consumption at a first point of time, obtaining, from an external source, information about maintenance work taking place in a first section of the site at the first point of time, concluding that the first magnitude represents a first estimate of energy consumption of the first section of the site, and outputting the first estimate of energy consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Elisa OyjInventor: Karri SUNILA
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Publication number: 20220369128Abstract: A computer implemented method of antenna tilt analysis for a cell of a communication network. The method is performed by collecting performance data from the cell, determining number of bad coverage samples based on the performance data, determining value for a handover overlap parameter based on the performance data, detecting that the number of bad coverage samples and the value of the handover overlap parameter fulfil predetermined criteria, and responsively outputting instructions to change antenna tilt in the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Elisa OyjInventor: Karri SUNILA