Abstract: A computer-implemented method (1400) performed in a radio access network (1510) for secondary carrier prediction is provided. The method includes obtaining (1402) an uplink channel impulse response based on a reference signal transmitted by a user equipment (UE) (104) over a primary carrier link to a serving network node (102) in a primary cell (102) currently serving the UE (104). The method includes extracting (1404) one or more features from the uplink channel impulse response. The method includes predicting (1406) an existence or non-existence of a secondary carrier link between the UE (104) and a target network node in a secondary cell (106) based on the extracted one or more features. The method includes determining (1408) whether to perform a handover procedure of the UE (104) from the serving network node in the primary cell (102) to the target network node in the secondary network cell (106) based on the predicting.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing radio resources used by UEs in a cellular communication network. The communication network includes a plurality of radio resources, each radio resource defining a dimension of a multidimensional radio space over which the communication network extends. The method is performed by a management node and includes determining that a UE fulfils a location condition with respect to a region of the communication network, and providing to the UE a distributed resource management model for the region of the communication network, the distributed resource management model having a radio coverage model including defining radio characteristics of radio zones in the region. The distributed resource management model is operable for use, by the UE, to identify a radio resource action for execution by the UE. Also disclosed are a method performed by a UE, a management node, a UE and a computer readable storage medium.

Abstract: For each of a plurality of wireless devices, signal strength measurements performed by the wireless device are collected. The signal strength measurements are collected with respect to a plurality of cells of the wireless communication network. Further, based on the signal strength measurements, a plurality of zones of the wireless communication network is determined. Each zone indicates a position of the wireless device with respect to the cells when performing a respective one of the signal strength measurements. Further, for each of the wireless devices, a respective trajectory is determined from a sequence of the zones passed by the wireless device. Further, performance data related to the wireless devices are collected, and the performance data are filtered based on the trajectories.

Abstract: A computer implemented method (200) is disclosed for managing Conditional Handover of a UE in a cellular communication network. The method comprises receiving a report of radio resource measurements performed by a UE (210) and assigning a current radio location of the UE to a radio zone of the communication network on the basis of the contents of the report (220). A radio zone comprises a region of a multidimensional radio space over which the communication network extends that is defined by a particular combination of radio field characteristics (220a). Each cell of the communication network comprises a plurality of radio zones. The method further comprises updating, in a database, a trajectory of the UE through the radio space of the communication network with the radio zone to which the current radio location of the UE is assigned (230), and using the updated trajectory to calculate a probability of Handover of the UE to neighbor cells of the current serving cell of the UE (240).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides relates to methods and apparatus for handover optimization in a 5G context using reinforcement learning (RL). In contrast to the conventional handover methods, handovers between base-stations (BSs) are controlled using a centralized RL-based machine learning (ML) agent. This ML agent handles the radio measurement reports from the UEs and chooses appropriate handover actions in accordance with the RL machine learning framework to maximize a long-term utility.

Abstract: A technique for determining a list of neighbouring radio resources from signal strength measurements taken by mobile terminals is presented. Two or more signal strength measurements taken by the same mobile terminal at substantially the same time are grouped to a data set that associates, for each of two or more different radio resources of a given radio resource type, a measured signal strength with an identifier of the measured radio resource. An apparatus implementation of the technique presented herein is configured to analyze, using a similarity metric, similarity of a plurality of data sets. The apparatus is further configured to cluster the data sets, or information derived therefrom, based on data sets similarity so as to obtain multiple clusters representative of different radio locations and to determine, from each cluster, a radio resource set that defines a list of neighbouring radio resources for the radio location represented by that cluster.

Abstract: A technique for reporting and processing alarm conditions in a communication network is disclosed. In one variant, a network element is presented that comprises a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory stores program code that configures the at least one processor to detect, as a first event, at least one alarm condition and to start, in response to detecting the first event, an alarm clearance timer. The program code further configures the at least one processor to detect, as a second event, at least one of expiry of the alarm clearance timer and clearance of the at least one alarm condition and to determine, after detecting the second event, a first performance indicator value of a performance indicator for a first period of time between the first event and the second event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a similarity metric customized to radio measurement in heterogeneous wireless networks and to the use of the similarity metric. Radio measurement values reflecting radio access conditions during different measurement time intervals for at least one mobile terminal having radio access to the heterogeneous multi-carrier network are aggregated into radio measurement scans. Further, for every radio measurement scan related radio measurement configurations prevailing at the time of measurement of the corresponding radio measurement values are aggregated into a radio measurement configuration scan. Then the similarity metric is calculated for a pair of radio measurement scans to generate knowledge on radio coverage in the heterogeneous wireless network in a customized manner through reference to radio measurement configuration scans associated with the pair of radio measurement scans for which similarity metrics is to be calculated.

Abstract: There is provided a selecting of a radio access for a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of obtaining coverage information from a coverage information database for two or more nodes of the mobile communication network, obtaining configuration and/or state information from an inventory database for two or more nodes of the mobile communication network, and generating correlation information for two or more nodes correlating the coverage information obtained from the coverage database and the configuration and/or state information of nodes obtained from the inventory database.

Abstract: There is provided a selecting of a radio access for a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of obtaining coverage information from a coverage information database for two or more nodes of the mobile communication network, obtaining configuration and/or state information from an inventory database for two or more nodes of the mobile communication network, and generating correlation information for two or more nodes correlating the coverage information obtained from the coverage database and the configuration and/or state information of nodes obtained from the inventory database.

Abstract: A management node (100) obtains indications of network events occurring at a plurality of nodes (210-1, 210-2, 210-3, 210-4, 220-1, 220-2 , 230-1, 230-2) of the communication network. Further, the management node (100) performs a correlation of times of the indicated network events. On the basis of the correlation, the management node (100) identifies clusters of nodes (210-1, 210-2 , 210-3, 210-4, 220-1, 220-2, 230-1, 230-2) with correlated network events. On the basis of the clusters, the management node (100) determines a topology model of the communication network.

Abstract: A technique for reporting and processing alarm conditions in a communication network is disclosed. In one variant, a network element is presented that comprises a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory stores program code that configures the at least one processor to detect, as a first event, at least one alarm condition and to start, in response to detecting the first event, an alarm clearance timer. The program code further configures the at least one processor to detect, as a second event, at least one of expiry of the alarm clearance timer and clearance of the at least one alarm condition and to determine, after detecting the second event, a first performance indicator value of a performance indicator for a first period of time between the first event and the second event.

Abstract: The invention comprises a method for controlling an outage of a network element (300) in a cellular network (40) using an outage database (130), the outage database containing for each of a plurality of the network elements (300) controlled by the cellular network at least the following network element dependent information: first operating parameters describing an error free operation of the corresponding network element, outage detection rules indicating when a outage for the corresponding network element is present, outage compensation rules indicating how the outage of the corresponding network element should be compensated, the outage compensation rules including compensation parameters to be used by compensating network elements (300b-300g) in order to compensate the outage of one of the network elements (300a).

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a radio-layer mechanism, which brings the IP and radio protocol layers closer and simplifies the radio protocols for future mobile networks, so that the extreme high transmission speed that these networks will be capable of may be efficiently utilized. The object is achieved by a method (900) in an access point adapted to schedule transmissions of packets to and/or from a radio communication device. The method comprising determining (910) radio resources needed for at least one packet to be sent to a radio communication device, scheduling (920) the at least one packet without segmentation on radio resources, whereby all the necessary amount of radio resources that a transmission of the at least one packet will need can be scheduled at a time, and transmitting (930) scheduling information indicating the scheduled resources to the radio communication device.

Abstract: The invention comprises a method for controlling an outage of a network element (300) in a cellular network (40) using an outage database (130), the outage database containing for each of a plurality of the network elements (300) controlled by the cellular network at least the following network element dependent information: first operating parameters describing an error free operation of the corresponding network element, outage detection rules indicating when a outage for the corresponding network element is present, outage compensation rules indicating how the outage of the corresponding network element should be compensated, the outage compensation rules including compensation parameters to be used by compensating network elements (300b-300g) in order to compensate the outage of one of the network elements (300a).

Abstract: It is presented a method arranged to assist a determination of mobile devices being candidates for handover. The method is performed in a radio traffic detector and comprises: measuring a received signal strength value on a predetermined frequency band; repeating the measuring during a time period; generating a message comprising a timestamp associated with the time period, and a plurality of message elements, wherein each message element is based on a respective received signal strength value for respectively different time instances within the time period; and transmitting the message to a network node to assist the determination of mobile devices being candidates for handover. By using measured received signal strength, uplink traffic can be detected without the need to decode the signals. Corresponding radio traffic device, network node and method are also presented.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method 20 in a base station 2 of a communication system 1 comprising a transport network 7 interconnecting the base station 2 with at least a gateway node 8. The communication system 1 further comprises one or more user equipment 3, 4 .The method 20 comprises: obtaining 21 transport network congestion information, and adjusting 22 , based on the transport network congestion information, a radio resource utilization parameter for at least one of the one or more user equipment 3, 4 , wherein the radio resource utilization parameter comprises a ratio of used radio resources in a predefined block of radio resources and the number of network congestion radio resources of the predefined block.

Abstract: A management node (100) obtains indications of network events occurring at a plurality of nodes (210-1, 210-2, 210-3, 210-4, 220-1, 220-2 , 230-1, 230-2) of the communication network. Further, the management node (100) performs a correlation of times of the indicated network events. On the basis of the correlation, the management node (100) identifies clusters of nodes (210-1, 210-2 , 210-3, 210-4, 220-1, 220-2, 230-1, 230-2) with correlated network events. On the basis of the clusters, the management node (100) determines a topology model of the communication network.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a radio-layer mechanism, which brings the IP and radio protocol layers closer and simplifies the radio protocols for future mobile networks, so that the extreme high transmission speed that these networks will be capable of may be efficiently utilized. The object is achieved by a method (900) in an access point adapted to schedule transmissions of packets to and/or from a radio communication device. The method comprising determining (910) radio resources needed for at least one packet to be sent to a radio communication device, scheduling (920) the at least one packet without segmentation on radio resources, whereby all the necessary amount of radio resources that a transmission of the at least one packet will need can be scheduled at a time, and transmitting (930) scheduling information indicating the scheduled resources to the radio communication device.

Abstract: It is presented a method arranged to assist a determination of mobile devices being candidates for handover. The method is performed in a radio traffic detector and comprises: measuring a received signal strength value on a predetermined frequency band; repeating the measuring during a time period; generating a message comprising a timestamp associated with the time period, and a plurality of message elements, wherein each message element is based on a respective received signal strength value for respectively different time instances within the time period; and transmitting the message to a network node to assist the determination of mobile devices being candidates for handover. By using measured received signal strength, uplink traffic can be detected without the need to decode the signals. Corresponding radio traffic device, network node and method are also presented.