Base Station Virtual Geographic Bins for Wireless Measurement Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual collection of network measurements in wireless communication systems is costly and labor-intensive, and automated data collection methods face challenges with high backhaul bandwidth and storage requirements.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for generating performance measurements in wireless networks by obtaining and storing measurements from mobile devices in virtual geographic bins at base stations, aggregating them into location-based performance measurements, and transmitting these measurements to a network manager, reducing the need for extensive backhaul bandwidth and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated data collection methods are used to replace manual collection, then labor costs are reduced and productivity is improved, but backhaul bandwidth and storage requirements increase substantially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the coverage area into multiple geographic bins and divides measurement data into different categories (geographic location, measurement type, time period). This segmentation allows the base station to aggregate and compress data locally before transmission, reducing the overall volume of data that needs to be transmitted over backhaul and stored in the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and processes measurement data at the base station level rather than transmitting all raw data to the network core. By performing aggregation and filtering operations at the edge (base station), the system removes unnecessary data volume from the backhaul transmission path while retaining essential measurement information for network optimization.
2Measurement precision
If all measurement data from mobile devices is transmitted to the network, then measurement precision and completeness are improved, but network storage space and backhaul bandwidth are consumed excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The base station performs preliminary aggregation and filtering of measurement data before transmission to the network. By pre-processing data at the base station level - combining measurements from multiple devices and filtering out redundant information - the system maintains measurement precision and completeness while significantly reducing the data volume that requires network storage and backhaul transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges measurement data from multiple mobile devices that are located in the same geographic bin and have similar measurement characteristics. By combining these measurements into aggregated data points, the system preserves the essential network performance information while reducing the total number of individual measurements that need to be stored and transmitted.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for generating performance measurements for a wireless network is provided. The method may comprise: obtaining, at a base station, performance measurements and location data from a mobile device, storing, at the base station and based on the location data, at least a portion of the obtained measurements to at least one virtual geographic bin of a storage array, wherein each virtual geographic bin corresponds to a different geographic area within a cell serviced by the base station, aggregating, at the base station, at least a portion the measurements stored in each virtual geographic bin into one or more location-based performance measurements, and transmitting, from the base station, at least a portion of the location-based performance measurements to a network manager.