US 11,924,118 B2
Dynamic network resource availability for planned events
Amit Kalra, Gurgaon Haryana (IN); Gaurav Bhatnagar, Delhi (IN); and Aditya Kumar Sinha, New Delhi (IN)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/615,391
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IN2019/050489
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/001842, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0231969 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 47/83 (2022.01); H04L 41/14 (2022.01); H04L 41/147 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/83 (2022.05) [H04L 41/145 (2013.01); H04L 41/147 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing network resources of a communication network, the method comprising:
determining a number of expected users to be physically present at a planned event, the expected users being associated with a network operator;
increasing an amount of available network resources for the network operator in conjunction with the planned event based on the number of expected users and at least one of historical data or current data usage for the expected users, the increasing of the amount of available network resources including obtaining a respective user profile for each of the expected users, the respective user profile including information pertaining to at least one of the historical data or the current data usage for the expected user;
monitoring an actual data usage of each of the expected users during the planned event;
storing information pertaining to the actual data usage for each expected user; and
using the stored information pertaining to the actual data usage for each expected user when adapting available network resources for at least one future event.