Network management of aerial devices

Abstract

Interference mitigation of aerial devices is facilitated on a radio access network. An example method includes receiving, by a processor from a base station of the radio access network, an indication of an interference event associated with the base station, and determining, by the processor, a set of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) associated with the base station during flight of the set, where the interference event is at least partially attributed to each UAV of the set. The method further includes selecting, by the processor, a UAV among the set based on a respective traffic profile associated with each UAV of the set, and providing, by the processor, an instruction to the UAV to cause an adjustment of an operation of the UAV to reduce an interference impact of the UAV on the base station.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 in response to detection of an interference event associated with a base station of a group of base stations of a radio access network, determining, by a system comprising a processor, respective areas of pertinence associated with aerial devices, wherein the respective areas of pertinence comprise the base station;   selecting, by the system, an aerial device of the aerial devices based on a criterion; and   transmitting, by the system, an instruction to the aerial device to cause an adjustment of an operation of the aerial device to reduce an interference impact on the base station associated with the aerial device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the base station is a neighboring base station of serving base stations of the aerial devices. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the base station is within a threshold distance of serving base stations of the aerial devices. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the criterion is based on respective priorities of the aerial devices. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the aerial device has a lowest priority of the respective priorities. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the aerial device is a first aerial device, the instruction is a first instruction, the adjustment is a first adjustment, the operation is a first operation, and the interference impact is a first interference impact, and further comprising:
 in response to determining that the first adjustment of the first operation of the first aerial device has not mitigated the interference event:
 selecting a second aerial device of the aerial devices based on the criterion, and 
 providing a second instruction to the second aerial device to cause a second adjustment of a second operation of the second aerial device to reduce a second interference impact on the base station associated with the second aerial device. 
   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the detection of the interference event comprises the detection of an interference above a threshold value for at least a threshold duration of time. 
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 in response to detecting an interference issue associated with an access point of a group of access points of a communication network, determining respective areas of pertinence associated with drone devices, wherein the respective areas of pertinence comprise the access point; 
 selecting a drone device of the drone devices based on a criterion; and 
 sending an instruction to the drone device to cause a modification to an operation of the drone device to reduce an interference impact on the access point associated with the drone device. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the access point is a neighboring access point of serving access points of the drone devices. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the access point is within a threshold distance of serving access points of the drone devices. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the criterion is based on respective priorities of the drone devices. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the drone device has a lowest priority of the respective priorities. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the drone device is a first drone device, the instruction is a first instruction, the modification is a first modification, the operation is a first operation, and the interference impact is a first interference impact, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 in response to determining that the first modification to the first operation of the first drone device has not mitigated the interference issue:
 selecting a second drone device of the respective drone devices based on the criterion, and 
 providing a second instruction to the second drone device to cause a second modification of a second operation of the second drone device to reduce a second interference impact on the access point associated with the second drone device. 
   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the interference issue comprises an interference above a threshold value for at least a threshold duration of time. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 in response to determining an interference associated with node of a group of nodes of a network, determining respective areas of pertinence associated with autonomous vehicles, wherein the respective areas of pertinence comprise the node;   selecting an autonomous vehicle of the autonomous vehicles based on a criterion; and   sending an instruction to the autonomous vehicle to cause a change to an operation of the autonomous vehicle to reduce an interference impact on the node associated with the autonomous vehicle.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the node is a neighboring node of serving nodes for the autonomous vehicles. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the node is within a threshold distance of serving nodes for the autonomous vehicles. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the criterion is based on respective priorities of the autonomous vehicles. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the autonomous vehicle has at most a specified priority of the respective priorities. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the autonomous vehicle is a first autonomous vehicle, the instruction is a first instruction, the change is a first change, the operation is a first operation, and the interference impact is a first interference impact, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 in response to determining that the first change to the first operation of the first autonomous vehicle has not mitigated the interference:
 selecting a second autonomous vehicle of the respective autonomous vehicles based on the criterion, and 
 providing a second instruction to the second autonomous vehicle to cause a second change of a second operation of the second autonomous vehicle to reduce a second interference impact on the node associated with the second autonomous vehicle.