US 12,256,234 B2
Tower downtime prediction
Jon William Freeman Crofford, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH WIRELESS L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Wireless L.L.C., Englewood (CO)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/893,691.
Prior Publication US 2024/0073701 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 16/22 (2009.01); H04B 17/373 (2015.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/22 (2013.01) [H04B 17/373 (2015.01); H04W 16/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
generating, by a computing device, a plurality of prediction models, wherein each separate prediction model is trained to predict downtimes of towers having a shared characteristic that is specific to those towers;
selecting, by the computing device, one or more towers in a cellular network, wherein each of the one or more selected towers have a specific shared characteristic;
selecting, by the computing device, a prediction model from the plurality of prediction models, wherein the selected prediction model is trained to predict downtimes of towers having the specific shared characteristic;
obtaining, by the computing device, current information associated with the one or more selected towers;
generating, by the computing device, a downtime prediction for the one or more selected towers based on the selected prediction model and the current information; and
providing, by the computing device, the downtime prediction for the one or more selected towers to an administrator.