WLAN AP Information Collection via MDT Measurement Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for collecting WLAN AP information are inefficient as they require user-installed applications and do not allow telecommunications operators to utilize this information, limiting its visibility and utility within mobile communications networks.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing the Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) measurement configuration process to request and collect WLAN AP information from user equipment (UE) within the mobile communications network architecture, allowing for centralized collection and database management by network devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If user-installed applications are used to collect WLAN AP information, then information collection can be performed, but the information becomes transparent and invisible to telecommunications operators and cannot be used by them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces the MDT measurement configuration process as an intermediary mechanism between user equipment and telecommunications operators. This standardized network measurement framework enables WLAN AP information to be collected and made visible to operators without requiring separate user-installed applications, thus resolving the contradiction between information visibility and system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the MDT measurement configuration process serve multiple functions: it not only performs traditional network measurements but also collects WLAN AP information. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate application-based collection systems while making information available to telecommunications operators through an existing universal framework
2Adaptability or versatility
If centralized collection by network devices is implemented, then information utility for network optimization is improved, but the complexity of integration with mobile communications network architecture increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges WLAN AP information collection with the existing MDT measurement configuration process in the mobile communications network architecture. By combining these functions within the standardized MDT framework, the patent enables centralized collection by network devices for network optimization purposes without adding separate complex integration layers
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs WLAN AP information collection as part of the preliminary MDT measurement configuration process. By gathering information in advance through the established MDT framework, the system prepares data for network optimization without requiring complex real-time integration mechanisms
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AI summary
Embodiments provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for collecting information about a WLAN AP. The method includes: a user equipment receives WLAN AP request information from a base station in a Minimization of Drive Tests measurement configuration process, collects WLAN AP information according to the WLAN AP request information, and sends the WLAN AP information to the base station, wherein the WLAN AP request information is used to request the UE to report WLAN AP information.