Telecommunications network decision making (such as call admission
and call congestion control) utilizes as input, not only information in the cell
where the call is setup, but also cell condition information from cells which neighbor
the cell where the call is setup. The cell condition information from neighboring
cells is obtained even in situations in which the neighboring cell is controlled
by another exchange, e.g., another radio network controller (RNC). In an illustrated
embodiment, the cell condition information utilized by the decision making includes
measured data taken over at least a multi-connection portion of cell, one example
of which is radio interference information. The cell condition information utilized
in the network decision making is transmitted between exchanges (e.g., between
radio network controllers [RNCs] using common channel signaling.
