CPE installation determining method and apparatus, and electronic device

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a CPE installation determining method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method comprises: obtaining the wireless network quality of a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained on the basis of a measurement report reported by a terminal in the target area; and on the basis of the wireless network quality, determining whether the target area is suitable for installation of CPE.

Description

CPE installation determination method, device and electronic equipment

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This invention claims priority to a Chinese patent application filed with the Patent Office of China on September 12, 2023, with application number 202311173032.7 and invention name “CPE installation determination method, device and electronic device”. The entire contents of this application are incorporated by reference into this invention. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, device, and electronic device for determining the installation of customer premises equipment (CPE). Background Art

[0004] A CPE is a device that receives base station signals and retransmits them as wireless signals. Whether an area is suitable for CPE installation depends first on the quality of the wireless network in that area. Therefore, accurately assessing the quality of the wireless network in the current area is a key factor in determining the suitability of CPE installation recommendations.

[0005] Related technologies typically analyze wireless network quality in a specific area by acquiring simulated data generated by simulation tools. However, using this data cannot accurately capture the resource usage of live networks. Furthermore, it is difficult to accurately simulate the quality of wireless network coverage edges using simulation data. Furthermore, due to factors such as building obstruction and signal interference in live networks, even if simulated cell indicators are excellent, the actual signal received by a terminal may be poor.

[0006] Due to the above reasons, it is currently difficult to accurately assess the wireless network quality in a certain area, and the resulting CPE installation recommendations often deviate significantly from the actual situation of the existing network.

[0007] Summary of the Invention

[0008] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a method, device and electronic device for determining the installation of a CPE, which can solve the problem of unreasonable CPE installation recommendations resulting from the inability to obtain accurate wireless network quality.

[0009] To solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present application are implemented through the following aspects.

[0010] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining the installation of a CPE, comprising: obtaining the wireless network quality of a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained based on a measurement report reported by a terminal within the target area; and determining whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality.

[0011] In second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a CPE installation determination device, including: an acquisition module for obtaining the wireless network quality of a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained based on a measurement report reported by a terminal in the target area; a determination module for determining whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality.

[0012] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device comprising: a memory, a processor, and computer-executable instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0013] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is used to store computer-executable instructions. When the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0015] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a method for determining CPE installation according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0016] FIG2 is a schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a method for determining CPE installation according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] FIG3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a CPE installation determination device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device that executes the CPE installation determination method provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts should fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0020] Figure 1 shows a flow chart of a method for determining the installation of a CPE provided by an embodiment of the present application, which can be executed by an electronic device, such as a base station, a core network device, or other server-side device. As shown in Figure 1, the method can include the following steps.

[0021] Step S102: Acquire wireless network quality in a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained based on measurement reports reported by terminals in the target area.

[0022] In this embodiment, the terminal can report a measurement report to the base station providing service. Thus, when the base station is the executing entity of this embodiment, the base station can obtain the wireless network quality of the target area based on the measurement report. When the executing entity of this embodiment is an electronic device other than the base station, the electronic device can obtain the measurement report from the base station and obtain the wireless network quality of the target area based on the measurement report; alternatively, the electronic device can directly obtain the wireless network quality generated by the base station.

[0023] In this embodiment, the measurement report reported by the terminal may include at least one of the following: location information of the terminal, primary coverage cell information of the terminal, signal reception power of the terminal, reception level strength of the terminal, maximum available rate of the terminal, etc.

[0024] In this embodiment, the wireless network quality of the target area may include the congestion status of the primary coverage cell of the target area, the power level strength of the target area, the signal coverage and resource usage of the target area, etc.

[0025] In one embodiment, the wireless network quality of the target area can be obtained not only based on the measurement reports reported by the terminals in the target area, but also with reference to other factors, such as indicator data of the base station cell.

[0026] Step S104: Determine whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality.

[0027] In various embodiments of the present application, whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE can also be described as: whether the target area is suitable for CPE number allocation, whether the target area is suitable for deploying a CPE, etc.

[0028] In one example, the wireless network quality includes the congestion status of the primary coverage cell of the target area. In this step, if the primary coverage cell is congested, the target area is not suitable for installing the CPE; if the primary coverage cell is not congested, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE.

[0029] In one example, the wireless network quality includes the power level strength of the target area. In this step, if the power level strength supported by the CPE meets a certain threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE; if the power level strength supported by the CPE does not meet the above threshold requirement, the target area is not suitable for installing the CPE.

[0030] The CPE installation determination method provided in this embodiment uses measurement reports reported by terminals in the target area to determine the wireless network quality of the target area. Based on this wireless network quality, the target area is then determined to be suitable for CPE installation. The measurement reports reported by the terminals ensure the objective accuracy of the data used, resulting in more reliable CPE placement recommendations, reducing the trial-and-error costs incurred by operator customers and improving the efficiency of CPE placement operations and maintenance.

[0031] The CPE installation determination method provided in the embodiment of the present application can determine the feasibility of CPE number allocation; can be used to provide guidance and suggestions when deploying CPE number allocation in the existing network; can be applied as an analysis tool to guide CPE number allocation planning, and can be combined with geographic components to provide visual CPE number allocation suggestions.

[0032] In existing networks, each area may be covered by multiple cells. The embodiment shown in Figure 1 can also identify the primary coverage cell of the target area, using the coverage quality and resource availability of the primary coverage cell as the basis for determining CPE service placement in the target area. The primary coverage cell is the cell that primarily provides signal service for the target area. In one embodiment, the embodiment shown in Figure 1 can also include the following step: determining the primary coverage cell providing signal service for the target area based on the cell information contained in the measurement report.

[0033] The primary coverage cell in the target area needs to meet at least one of the following requirements:

[0034] 1) The signal received power in the measurement report reported by the terminal using the primary coverage cell as the serving cell meets a first threshold requirement, for example, the signal received power is greater than or equal to the first threshold.

[0035] 2) The number of terminals using the primary coverage cell as a serving cell is greater than the number of terminals using cells other than the primary coverage cell as a serving cell.

[0036] The measurement report reported by the terminal can carry information about the primary coverage cell and the received signal power. In one example, when the measurement report of the primary coverage cell of cell A in the target area meets both of the following requirements, cell A is identified as the primary coverage cell of the target area: 1) In the measurement report of the primary coverage cell of cell A, the received signal power meets the first threshold requirement; 2) The sample ratio of the measurement report of the primary coverage cell of cell A is the highest.

[0037] In one embodiment, based on the above examples, the wireless network quality may further include a congestion status of a primary coverage cell, and determining whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality may include at least one of the following:

[0038] 1) When the congestion status of the primary coverage cell is congested, the target area is not suitable for installing a CPE.

[0039] 2) When the congestion status of the primary coverage cell is non-congested, the target area is suitable for installing a CPE.

[0040] The method provided in this embodiment further includes the following steps: determining the congestion status based on a first indicator of the primary coverage cell, where the first indicator includes at least one of the following: 1) downlink physical resource block utilization; 2) maximum number of connected users; and 3) user-experienced data rate. For example, if the downlink physical resource block utilization of the primary coverage cell is greater than or equal to 70%, the maximum number of connected users is greater than 25, and the user-experienced data rate is less than 1 Mbps, then the primary coverage cell is determined to be congested.

[0041] The aforementioned determination of the congestion status based on the first indicator of the primary coverage cell includes: determining the congestion status based on the first indicator of the primary coverage cell within a target time period; wherein the target time period is determined based on the cell data traffic of the primary coverage cell, so that the determined congestion status of the primary coverage cell is more reasonable. The target time period may be the primary coverage cell's self-busy hour, wherein the self-busy hour may be the hour with the highest data traffic of the primary coverage cell among the twenty-four hours of each day.

[0042] In one embodiment, based on the above examples, the wireless network quality may include a power level strength of the target area, and determining whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality includes at least one of the following:

[0043] 1) When the power level strength supported by the CPE meets a second threshold requirement (for example, is greater than or equal to the second threshold), the target area is suitable for installing the CPE.

[0044] 2) When the power level strength supported by the CPE for reception does not meet the second threshold requirement (for example, is less than the second threshold), the target area is not suitable for installing the CPE.

[0045] A previous embodiment mentioned that when the main coverage cell is congested, the target area is not suitable for installing CPE, and when the main coverage cell is not congested, the target area is suitable for installing CPE. The two embodiments can be combined to form an embodiment as follows: when the main coverage cell is not congested and the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing CPE; when the main coverage cell is congested or the level strength supported by the CPE for reception does not meet the second threshold requirement, the target area is not suitable for installing CPE.

[0046] This embodiment has two decision processes, namely, whether the primary coverage cell is congested, and whether the level strength supported by the CPE meets the second threshold requirement. This embodiment does not limit the execution order of these two decision processes.

[0047] In this embodiment, the level strength supported by the CPE for reception is determined based on the gain of the CPE and a level strength reference value. For example, the level strength supported by the CPE for reception = the gain of the CPE + the level strength reference value. The level strength reference value is determined based on multiple coverage level strengths in multiple measurement reports within the target area. For example, the level strength reference value is: the average, median or corrected value of multiple coverage level strengths in multiple measurement reports within the target area.

[0048] In the above embodiments, when the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE, including: when the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, and the number of measurement reports obtained in the target area meets the third threshold requirement (for example, greater than or equal to the third threshold), the target area is suitable for installing the CPE.

[0049] In one embodiment, based on the above examples, when it is determined that the target area is suitable for installing CPE, the method may further include the following steps: obtaining the maximum available rate that the terminal in the target area can obtain; and determining the rate index of the installed CPE based on the maximum available rate.

[0050] In this embodiment, the maximum available rate is determined based on the maximum available rate in the measurement report and the rate gain of the CPE, for example, the maximum available rate = the maximum available rate in the measurement report + the rate gain of the CPE; wherein the rate gain of the CPE is determined based on the remaining physical resource blocks in the main coverage cell and the CPE rate gain brought by each physical resource block, for example, the rate gain of the CPE = the remaining physical resource blocks in the main coverage cell * the CPE rate gain brought by each physical resource block.

[0051] In this embodiment, the method may further include the following step: determining the remaining physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell based on the following formula:

[0052] Remaining physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell = (1 - utilization rate of physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell) * available physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell.

[0053] The available physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell are related to the bandwidth of the primary coverage cell.

[0054] To explain the CPE installation determination method according to the embodiment of the present application in detail, a specific embodiment will be described below.

[0055] This embodiment is used to provide reasonable suggestions on which areas can be deployed with CPE and the number-releasing packages that can be supported in the areas where CPE numbers can be allocated when deploying CPE numbers in the existing network. The supported number-releasing packages can be determined based on the rate indicators of the CPE.

[0056] This embodiment uses measurement reports actually reported by terminals in the existing network to solve the defects of using simulated data in the previous technology. The flow chart is shown in FIG2 and mainly includes the following four steps:

[0057] 1) Identification of the primary coverage cell in the area.

[0058] 2) Determination of the congestion status of the primary coverage cell.

[0059] 3) Make CPE number allocation decisions based on regional coverage quality.

[0060] 4) Evaluate the supported number allocation packages based on regional capacity information.

[0061] The above four steps will be described in detail below with reference to FIG2 .

[0062] First, for the identification of the main coverage cell of the area, the following method is used: since each measurement report in the area carries the information of the main coverage cell, when the number of measurement report sample points of a certain cell A as the main coverage cell in the area accounts for the largest proportion, and the signal receiving power meets the coverage strength requirements, then the cell A is identified as the main coverage cell of the area.

[0063] Secondly, you can analyze the resource usage of the primary coverage cell in the area to determine whether it is congested. This analysis primarily uses base station cell indicator data. If the primary coverage cell is congested, CPE number allocation cannot be performed in the area where the congested cell is the primary coverage cell. If the primary coverage cell is not congested, proceed to the next step.

[0064] Then, the CPE placement decision is made based on the regional coverage quality. Regional coverage quality primarily considers the average coverage level strength within the area, while also taking into account the signal gain provided by the CPE's antenna. This comprehensive assessment determines whether the area is suitable for CPE placement and the type of CPE suitable for placement.

[0065] Finally, for areas where data can be allocated, the supported data packages are evaluated based on regional capacity information. Regional capacity information, specifically the maximum available data rate, is calculated using the data rate information in the measurement report, combined with the resource usage of the primary coverage cell. The maximum available data rate for the area is then compared with the user's configured data rate package to determine the supported data packages for the area.

[0066] The embodiments of the present application have the following features:

[0067] 1) Identification of the primary coverage cell in the area: Using the primary coverage cell information carried in the existing network user measurement report, the information of the primary coverage cell that can provide signal services to the area can be more accurately identified.

[0068] 2) Introducing the concept of congested cells. Since CPE deployment relies on the primary base station coverage cell as the resource provider, new CPE deployment must ensure sufficient idle resources in the existing network. Otherwise, CPE deployment in the relevant area is not recommended.

[0069] 3) Evaluate the feasibility of CPE deployment based on regional coverage quality. Use the coverage level strength indicators actually reported by users in the area, combined with CPE gain information, to accurately determine the actual signal strength that the CPE can receive.

[0070] 4) For areas where number allocation is supported, further evaluate the rate packages available for number allocation. Calculate the maximum rate available in the area, determine whether the rate meets the requirements of the number allocation package, and ultimately provide evaluation recommendations.

[0071] The method provided in this application is based on measurement report data reported by wireless terminal users, base station cell indicator data, and engineering parameter data to identify the main coverage cell in the area and determine whether the main coverage cell is congested. The method further combines the regional coverage quality and the maximum available rate in the area to comprehensively determine the feasibility of CPE number allocation in a certain area and the specific number allocation packages that can be supported. Specifically, the following steps may be included:

[0072] Step 1: Identify the primary coverage cell in the area.

[0073] In the existing network, each area may be covered by multiple cells. It is necessary to identify the primary coverage cell of the area and use the coverage quality and resource conditions of the primary coverage cell as the basis for determining the number allocation in the area.

[0074] The identification of the primary coverage cell in an area is determined by analyzing the measurement report data reported by the terminal users in the existing network in the area. Since each measurement report data can carry the information and signal receiving power of the primary coverage cell, when the measurement report of the primary coverage cell of cell A in the area meets the following two requirements at the same time, cell A is identified as the primary coverage cell of the area:

[0075] 1) The signal received power in the measurement report of the cell A as the primary coverage cell meets a first threshold requirement, for example, the signal received power is greater than or equal to the first threshold.

[0076] 2) The sample proportion of measurement reports of cells with cell A as the main coverage cell is the highest.

[0077] Step 2: Determine the cell congestion status.

[0078] When determining the cell congestion status, you can use the cell indicator data of the previous week's busy hours. If the main coverage cell in the area is congested, CPE number allocation will not be possible in that area. The cell congestion status determination process includes the following:

[0079] 1) Obtain hourly cell indicator data, including cell data traffic, cell downlink physical resource block utilization, cell maximum number of connected users, cell user experience rate, etc.

[0080] 2) Determine the community's self-busy hour for the entire week. The self-busy hour determination method is: the hour with the highest traffic among the 24 hours of the day is the self-busy hour of the day.

[0081] 3) Cell congestion determination uses the downlink physical resource block utilization, maximum number of connected users, and user experience rate of the cell during the busy period last week. When each indicator simultaneously meets the following threshold requirements (the default threshold requirements are shown in Table 1), the cell is determined to be a congested cell.

[0082] Table 1 Threshold requirements for judging the cell congestion status

[0083] Step 3: Make a CPE allocation decision based on the regional coverage quality.

[0084] For areas where the primary coverage cell is not in a congested state, the feasibility of CPE number allocation is determined, including the following steps:

[0085] 1) Determine the available CPE types based on the existing network planning. There are two types of CPE: indoor CPE and outdoor CPE. Since the two types of CPE have different equipment parameters, different determination processes are required.

[0086] 2) For outdoor CPE, if both of the following conditions are met, the outdoor CPE in the area is considered eligible for service:

[0087] a: The number of sample points in the regional measurement report meets the threshold requirements.

[0088] b: The outdoor CPE terminal receiving power level strength meets the threshold requirement. Outdoor CPE terminal receiving power level strength = outdoor CPE gain + regional coverage power level strength. The outdoor CPE gain can be manually configured by the existing network planner, and the regional coverage power level strength is the average coverage power level strength carried in the measurement report within the area.

[0089] 3) For indoor CPE, if both of the following conditions are met, the indoor CPE in the area is considered eligible for number allocation:

[0090] a: The number of sample points in the regional measurement report meets the threshold requirements.

[0091] b: The indoor CPE terminal receiving power level strength meets the threshold requirement. Indoor CPE terminal receiving power level strength = indoor CPE gain + regional coverage power level strength. The indoor CPE gain can be manually configured by the existing network planner, and the regional coverage power level strength is the average coverage power level strength carried in the measurement report within the area.

[0092] Step 4: For areas where data can be allocated, further calculate the maximum available data rate for users in the area to assess the appropriate data rate packages for the area. Using measurement report data within the area and primary coverage cell indicator data, calculate the maximum data rate available to users in the area through the following steps.

[0093] 1) Extract the indicator information of the main coverage cell in the area to calculate the remaining physical resource blocks of the cell. The remaining physical resource blocks of the cell = (1-cell physical resource block utilization rate) * cell available physical resource blocks, where the cell available physical resource blocks are converted from the cell bandwidth according to Table 2.

[0094] Table 2 Cell bandwidth and physical resource block mapping table

[0095] 2) Based on the maximum available rate carried in each measurement report reported by the wireless terminals in the area, the CPE rate gain is added to obtain the maximum available rate that can be obtained when the CPE in the area allocates a number. The formula is:

[0096] The theoretical maximum rate of a CPE user = the maximum available rate reported in the measurement report + the CPE rate gain.

[0097] The CPE rate gain = the number of remaining physical resource blocks in the cell * the CPE rate gain brought by each physical resource block. The CPE rate gain brought by each physical resource block is generally manually configured by the existing network planner.

[0098] 3) Calculate the average of the maximum available rates for all users in the area to obtain the average of the maximum rates that can be obtained by CPE number release in the area. Use this rate to compare with the rate requirement of the CPE number release package set by the user. If it is greater than the rate requirement of the CPE number release package, it proves that the area supports this number release package.

[0099] The embodiment of the present application can use the measurement report data reported by the mobile terminals in the existing network, combined with the relevant indicator information of the base station cell, to propose a method for analyzing the feasibility of CPE number allocation. This analysis method ensures the objective accuracy of the usage data, thereby obtaining more reliable CPE number allocation recommendations, reducing the trial and error costs brought to the operator's customers, and improving the efficiency of CPE number allocation operation and maintenance.

[0100] When conducting a feasibility analysis of CPE number allocation, the embodiment of the present application incorporates measurement report data reported by existing wireless terminals. Since each measurement report is directly reported by an existing terminal, analysis based on the measurement report data ensures the objectivity and accuracy of the guidance and suggestions.

[0101] The location information carried in the measurement report can be used to establish an affiliation with the region. Then, the measurement report data reported by the region can be combined with the indicator data of the region's main coverage cell to comprehensively analyze the network quality of the region, provide more accurate suggestions for CPE number allocation, and improve the efficiency of operators in guiding CPE number allocation.

[0102] FIG3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a device 300 for determining the installation of a CPE provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device 300 includes the following modules.

[0103] The acquisition module 302 is configured to acquire wireless network quality in a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained based on measurement reports reported by terminals in the target area.

[0104] The determination module 304 is configured to determine whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality.

[0105] In this embodiment, measurement reports from terminals in the target area are used to determine the wireless network quality of the target area. Based on this wireless network quality, the suitability of the target area for CPE installation is determined. The objective accuracy of the measurement reports from the terminals ensures the objective accuracy of the data used, resulting in more reliable CPE placement recommendations, reducing the trial-and-error costs incurred by carrier customers and improving the efficiency of CPE placement operations and maintenance.

[0106] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the determining module 304 is further configured to determine a primary coverage cell providing signal services for the target area based on the cell information carried in the measurement report.

[0107] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the main coverage cell satisfies at least one of the following: 1) the signal reception power in the measurement report reported by the terminal with the main coverage cell as the service cell meets the first threshold requirement; 2) the number of terminals with the main coverage cell as the service cell is higher than the number of terminals with cells other than the main coverage cell as the service cell.

[0108] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the wireless network quality also includes the congestion status of the main coverage cell, and the determination module 304 is used for at least one of the following: 1) when the congestion status of the main coverage cell is congested, the target area is not suitable for installing CPE; 2) when the congestion status of the main coverage cell is not congested, the target area is suitable for installing CPE.

[0109] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the determination module 304 is further used to determine the congestion state based on a first indicator of the primary coverage cell, wherein the first indicator includes at least one of the following: downlink physical resource block utilization; maximum number of connected users; user experience rate.

[0110] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the determining module 304 is configured to determine the congestion state based on a first indicator of the primary coverage cell within a target time period; wherein the target time period is determined based on cell data traffic of the primary coverage cell.

[0111] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the wireless network quality includes the level strength of the target area, and the determination module 304 is used for at least one of the following: 1) when the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE; 2) when the level strength supported by the CPE for reception does not meet the second threshold requirement, the target area is not suitable for installing the CPE; wherein, the level strength supported by the CPE for reception is determined according to the gain and level strength reference value of the CPE, and the level strength reference value is determined based on multiple coverage level strengths in multiple measurement reports within the target area.

[0112] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, when the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE, including: when the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, and the number of measurement reports obtained in the target area meets the third threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE.

[0113] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, when it is determined that the target area is suitable for installing CPE, the acquisition module 302 is also used to obtain the maximum available rate that the terminal in the target area can obtain; and determine the rate index of the installed CPE based on the maximum available rate.

[0114] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the maximum available rate is determined based on the maximum available rate in the measurement report and the rate gain of the CPE; wherein, the rate gain of the CPE is determined based on the remaining physical resource blocks of the main coverage cell and the CPE rate gain brought by each physical resource block.

[0115] In one embodiment, as an embodiment, the determination module 304 is further used to determine the remaining physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell based on the following formula: remaining physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell = (1-physical resource block utilization rate of the primary coverage cell) * available physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell; wherein the available physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell are related to the bandwidth of the primary coverage cell.

[0116] The device 300 provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute the various methods described in the above method embodiments and realize the functions and beneficial effects of the various methods described in the above method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0117] FIG4 shows a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device that implements an embodiment of the present application. Referring to the figure, at the hardware level, the electronic device includes a processor, and in one embodiment, includes an internal bus, a network interface, and a memory. Among them, the memory may include a memory, such as a high-speed random access memory (RAM), and may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as at least one disk storage. Of course, the electronic device may also include hardware required for other services.

[0118] The processor, network interface, and memory can be interconnected via an internal bus, such as an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. These buses can be classified as address buses, data buses, and control buses. For ease of illustration, the figure uses only one bidirectional arrow, but this does not imply that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0119] The memory is used to store programs. Specifically, the program may include program code, which includes computer operating instructions. The memory may include internal memory and non-volatile memory, and provides instructions and data to the processor.

[0120] The processor reads the corresponding computer program from the non-volatile memory into the internal memory and then runs it, logically forming a device for locating the target user. The processor executes the program stored in the memory and is specifically configured to perform the methods disclosed in the embodiments shown in Figures 1-2 and to achieve the functions and benefits of the various methods described in the preceding method embodiments, which will not be further described here.

[0121] The methods disclosed in the embodiments shown in Figures 1-2 of the present application can be applied to a processor or implemented by a processor. The processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor or software instructions. The above processor can be a general-purpose processor, including a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP), etc.; it can also be a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium well-known in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method.

[0122] The electronic device can also execute the methods described in the above method embodiments and realize the functions and beneficial effects of the methods described in the above method embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0123] Of course, in addition to software implementation, the electronic device of this application does not exclude other implementation methods, such as logic devices or a combination of software and hardware, etc. That is to say, the execution subject of the following processing flow is not limited to each logic unit, but can also be hardware or logic devices.

[0124] An embodiment of the present application also proposes a computer-readable storage medium, which stores one or more programs. When the one or more programs are executed by an electronic device including multiple applications, the electronic device executes the method disclosed in the embodiment shown in Figures 1-2 and realizes the functions and beneficial effects of the various methods described in the previous method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0125] The computer-readable storage medium includes a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0126] Furthermore, an embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program includes program instructions. When the program instructions are executed by a computer, the following process is implemented: the method disclosed in the embodiment shown in Figures 1-2 and the functions and beneficial effects of the various methods described in the previous method embodiments are implemented, which will not be repeated here.

[0127] In short, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

[0128] The systems, devices, modules, or units described in the above embodiments may be implemented by computer chips or entities, or by products having certain functions. A typical implementation device is a computer. Specifically, the computer may be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular phone, a camera phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or a combination of any of these devices.

[0129] Computer-readable media includes permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media that can be implemented by any method or technology to store information. The information can be computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transmission media that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer-readable media does not include transitory computer-readable media (transitory media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

[0130] It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, commodity, or apparatus that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or includes elements inherent to such process, method, commodity, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, commodity, or apparatus that includes the element.

[0131] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to in conjunction with each other. Each embodiment focuses on the differences between the other embodiments. In particular, the system embodiments are generally similar to the method embodiments, so the description is relatively simple. For relevant parts, refer to the description of the method embodiments.

Claims

1. A method for determining the installation of a customer premise equipment (CPE), comprising: Acquire a wireless network quality of a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained based on a measurement report reported by a terminal in the target area; Determine whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: Based on the cell information carried in the measurement report, a primary coverage cell providing signal service for the target area is determined.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The primary coverage cell satisfies at least one of the following: The signal reception power in the measurement report reported by the terminal taking the primary coverage cell as the serving cell meets the first threshold requirement; The number of terminals using the primary coverage cell as a service cell is greater than the number of terminals using a cell other than the primary coverage cell as a service cell.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The wireless network quality further includes a congestion state of a primary coverage cell, and determining whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality includes at least one of the following: When the congestion state of the primary coverage cell is congested, the target area is not suitable for installing the CPE; When the congestion status of the primary coverage cell is not congested, the target area is suitable for installing a CPE.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The method further includes: determining the congestion state based on a first indicator of the primary coverage cell, wherein the first indicator includes at least one of the following: Downlink physical resource block utilization; Maximum number of connected users; User experience rate.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The determining the congestion state based on the first indicator of the primary coverage cell comprises: Determining the congestion state based on a first indicator of the primary coverage cell within a target time period; The target time period is determined based on the cell data traffic of the primary coverage cell.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The wireless network quality includes the level strength of the target area, and determining whether the target area is suitable for installing the CPE based on the wireless network quality includes at least one of the following: In the case where the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE; When the level strength supported by the CPE for reception does not meet the second threshold requirement, the target area is not suitable for installing the CPE; The level strength supported by the CPE for reception is determined according to the gain of the CPE and a level strength reference value, and the level strength reference value is determined based on multiple coverage level strengths in multiple measurement reports within the target area.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: In a case where the level strength supported by the CPE for receiving satisfies the second threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE including: When the level strength supported by the CPE for reception meets the second threshold requirement, and the number of the measurement reports obtained in the target area meets the third threshold requirement, the target area is suitable for installing the CPE.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein: In the case where it is determined that the target area is suitable for installing the CPE, the method further includes: Obtaining the maximum available rate that can be obtained by the terminal in the target area; A rate indicator of the installed CPE is determined based on the maximum available rate.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The maximum available rate is determined based on the maximum available rate in the measurement report and the CPE The rate gain is determined by The rate gain of the CPE is determined according to the remaining physical resource blocks of the primary coverage cell and the CPE rate gain brought by each physical resource block.

11. A CPE installation determination device, comprising: An acquisition module, configured to acquire wireless network quality in a target area, wherein the wireless network quality is obtained based on measurement reports reported by terminals in the target area; A determination module is used to determine whether the target area is suitable for installing a CPE based on the wireless network quality.

12. An electronic device comprising: processor; as well as A memory arranged to store computer executable instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.

13. A computer-readable medium storing one or more programs, which, when executed by an electronic device including a plurality of application programs, causes the electronic device to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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