METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO NETWORK MANAGEMENT

The collection, processing, analysis and employment of real-time, call traff ic event data in a wireless or radio telecommunications network is more effectively achieved by providing a continuous flow of real-time call traffi c event data from a network element level or network level switch to an open, external processing platform over a standardized, open event interface. By continuously transferring call traffic event data to an open processing platform for processing, wherein the open processing platform is external to the network element level or network level switch, the central processing un it in the network element level or network level switch is more readily availab le to handle real-time critical operations. Once processed on the open, externa l processing platform, the call traffic event data can be used to support various network management functions to improve overall performance of the network. The collection, processing, analysis and employment of real-time, call traffic event data in a wireless or radio telecommunications network is more effectively achieved by providing a continuous flow of real-time call traffic event data from a network element level or network level switch to an open, external processing platform over a standardized, open event interface. By continuously transferring call traffic event data to an open processing platform for processing, wherein the open processing platform is external to the network element level or network level switch, the central processing unit in the network element level or network level switch is more readily available to handle real-time critical operations. Once processed on the open, external processing platform, the call traffic event data can be used to support various network management functions to improve overall performance of the network.