Mobile Network Database Inconsistency Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile radio communication networks face challenges due to inconsistencies between the actual network configuration and the database representation, leading to errors in location-based services and operational burdens for service providers, as configuration information is often poorly maintained and changes frequently due to network expansions, decommissions, and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing inconsistencies between a radio communications network and its database, involving notification and action to update the database, flagging inconsistent data, and transmitting updates to affected mobile radio terminals to compensate for changes, using a network processor like a location server to identify and address affected zones and cells.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network configuration changes are made to improve network capacity and coverage, then network performance is improved, but inconsistencies between the actual network configuration and database representation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where mobile terminals report observed network parameters (such as cell IDs, signal strengths, and location information) back to the network operator. This feedback loop enables continuous verification of database accuracy against actual network conditions, allowing operators to detect and correct inconsistencies automatically without manual drive tests.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables mobile terminals to autonomously contribute to network database maintenance by automatically measuring and reporting network parameters. This self-service approach allows the network to self-validate and self-correct configuration data, reducing the operational burden on service providers while maintaining database consistency during network changes.
2Measurement precision
If manual drive tests are performed to validate network configuration, then database accuracy is improved, but operational burden and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Mobile terminals perform self-measurement of network parameters and automatically report results to the network operator. This eliminates the need for manual drive tests with specialized equipment, significantly reducing operational burden while maintaining measurement precision through automated collection of location and signal data from multiple user devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms mobile terminals from mere service consumers into multi-functional devices that simultaneously provide communication services and network validation functions. This universal approach allows ordinary mobile phones to contribute to database accuracy, eliminating the need for dedicated testing equipment and personnel.
3Adaptability or versatility
If network configuration information is distributed across multiple databases, then system flexibility is improved, but data integrity and consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The feedback mechanism operates across distributed databases, with mobile terminals reporting to a central coordination point that can verify consistency across multiple database locations. This enables the system to maintain flexibility through distributed storage while ensuring data integrity through centralized verification and error detection across the distributed architecture.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a method and system for managing inconsistencies between a radio communications network and a network database. In one aspect, the system is informed of one or more inconsistencies and various decisions are made as to what actions to take. One possible action is to simply inform a network operator of the discrepancy. Another possible action is to determine which network elements are affected by the inconsistency and to update the network database in relation to those network elements to compensate for the inconsistency.