Mobile Terminal Network Parameter Acquisition for Self-Optimizing Radio Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for acquiring network characteristic data in mobile radio systems are costly and inefficient, requiring dedicated test runs that can only measure discrete areas and are not continuous, and often necessitate additional external devices, limiting their applicability to specific users and areas.
Innovation Solution
A process where mobile radio terminal devices, without external GPS receivers or storage modules, acquire and forward network parameters via standardized signaling channels to centralized or decentralized analysis units, enabling continuous data collection over large areas with reduced hardware and labor costs, and supporting self-optimizing network processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If dedicated test runs with external GPS receivers and storage modules are used, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the measurement function from dedicated test equipment and relocates it to regular mobile radio terminal devices. By removing the requirement for external GPS receivers and storage modules, the solution uses only the built-in capabilities of standard mobile devices, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining measurement functionality through the extraction of necessary functions to existing components.
Solution Approach 2:
Regular mobile radio terminal devices perform self-measurement of network parameters using their own built-in capabilities without requiring external measurement equipment. The devices automatically acquire and report network parameters through standardized signaling channels, enabling self-service measurement that eliminates the need for specialized external devices and reduces overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If dedicated test runs are performed, then data acquisition reliability is improved, but productivity and continuity of measurement decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous measurement by having regular mobile radio terminal devices continuously acquire and report network parameters during normal operation. Unlike discrete dedicated test runs, this approach maintains continuous monitoring as users move through the network, ensuring uninterrupted data collection across large areas and improving both productivity and measurement continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The measurement system transitions from static, scheduled dedicated test runs to dynamic, on-demand measurements performed by mobile devices during normal usage. This dynamic approach allows measurements to be taken continuously as devices move through different network areas, improving productivity and enabling real-time data acquisition without requiring planned test campaigns.
3Measurement precision
If additional external devices are required for position determination, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation and user accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the measurement capability universal by enabling all regular mobile radio terminal devices to perform measurements using only their built-in functions. By utilizing standardized signaling channels already present in every mobile device, the solution eliminates the need for specialized external equipment, thereby improving ease of operation and making the system accessible to all users without additional hardware requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a process for acquiring the parameters of a mobile radio network (3), whereby regular subscriber terminal devices (1) perform the acquisition without the use of additional external devices (GPS receiver, storage and processing module, notebook . . . ) being necessary. The acquisition of characteristic data can be configured dynamically by the mobile radio system (3) and is preferably performed every time that the user determines a position in any case (when using Location Based Services) or the subscriber terminal device (1) reaches a defined range (4) of the mobile radio network (3), whereby the definition of this range (4) is based either on network-standard field identifiers (Cell ID, LA, RA, URAI TA) or was defined by an open polygon of coordinates. The acquired data are transferred to an acquisition, analysis and processing unit (2).