Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for measuring usage of system resources in a communication network. The apparatus includes devices for measuring radio resources, data service units and transmission characteristics in the system. The devices for measuring are adapted for performing a respective collective measurement. The method includes collectively measuring transmission parameters including radio resources, data service units and transmission characteristics. The method provides for dimensioning system resources according to transmission demand in the network.

Abstract: In the present invention, a measuring device is proposed for measuring system resources which are used by a communication connection in a telecommunication network, said device comprising: means for receiving a request of allocation of system resources to establish said connection, said request indicating a preferred level of said resources, examining means (1) for examining parameters (BCIE1) indicating said requested resources, allocating means (3) for allocating, on the basis of the examination by said examining means (1), available resources indicated by parameters (BCIE2) of the communication network to the communication connection, and comparing means (4) for comparing the level of the requested resources (BCIE1) and the level of the resources allocated by the communication network (BCIE2). Furthermore, a corresponding measuring method is proposed. Using the present invention allows a operator to obtain improved knowledge of system resources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a traffic measurement in a telecommunication network is disclosed, wherein a real-time traffic intensity measurement is based on a total reservation time calculation of an object, each time the traffic state of the object is changed. The object can be any circuit of a circuit group and the state change can be a circuit reservation or release. Since the total reservation time is calculated at any state change of the object, state changes are considered regardless of the actual reporting time. Thus, exact and real-time traffic intensity values can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a device for measuring a usage of system resources in a communication network, said device comprising means for measuring which radio resources are used by a transmission in a system; means for measuring which data service units are used for said transmission in a system; and means for measuring which transmission characteristics are used by said transmission in a system, wherein all of said means are adapted for a respective collective measurement, and a method for measuring a usage of system resources in a communication network, said method comprising the step of measuring parameters of circumstances of a transmission in a system, said parameters being at least radio resources used by said transmission in a system, data service units used for said transmission in a system, and transmission characteristics used by said transmission in a system, wherein said measuring is carried out collectively.

Abstract: In the present invention, a measuring device is proposed for measuring system resources which are used by a communication connection in a telecommunication network, said device comprising: means for receiving a request of allocation of system resources to establish said connection, said request indicating a preferred level of said resources, examining means (1) for examining parameters (BCIE1) indicating said requested resources, allocating means (3) for allocating, on the basis of the examination by said examining means (1), available resources indicated by parameters (BCIE2) of the communication network to the communication connection, and comparing means (4) for comparing the level of the requested resources (BCIE1) and the level of the resources allocated by the communication network (BCIE2). Furthermore, a corresponding measuring method is proposed. Using the present invention allows a operator to obtain improved knowledge of system resources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a traffic measurement in a telecommunication network is disclosed, wherein a real-time traffic intensity measurement is based on a total reservation time calculation of an object, each time the traffic state of the object is changed. The object can be any circuit of a circuit group and the state change can be a circuit reservation or release. Since the total reservation time is calculated at any state change of the object, state changes are considered regardless of the actual reporting time. Thus, exact and real-time traffic intensity values can be obtained.