Server-Based Mobile Network Positioning Calibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for evaluating mobile network performance, such as drive tests, are inefficient and lack accuracy in comparing network signal strength and quality across different mobile network operators.
Innovation Solution
A server and communication system that receives and processes measurement reports from user equipment (UE) to determine and calibrate location information, using satellite positioning to improve positioning accuracy and reliability of network performance measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional drive test methods are used to evaluate mobile network performance, then network coverage and signal quality can be measured, but the process is inefficient and lacks accuracy in comparing competitor networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses measurement reports from user equipment to create a virtual copy of drive test data, allowing network performance evaluation without physical drive tests. The server collects measurement reports containing location information and signal quality metrics, processes them to generate network performance evaluations, and compares competitor networks accurately without requiring actual field tests.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical drive test system with an automated server-based processing system. Instead of physically driving through areas to collect data, the system substitutes mechanical collection with automated reception of measurement reports from multiple user equipment, followed by server-side processing and analysis to evaluate network performance.
2Measurement precision
If measurement reports with location information are processed to determine network performance, then positioning accuracy can be improved through calibration, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between user equipment and the network performance evaluation system. The server receives measurement reports from multiple UEs, processes location information and signal quality data, calibrates positioning accuracy by comparing multiple sources, and generates comprehensive network performance evaluations. This intermediary handles the complexity of data processing while providing accurate results to operators.
Data Source
AI summary
A server, a communication system, and a positioning method based on mobile network thereof are provided. In the method, a first measurement report and a second measurement report are received. The first measurement report is related to a first network performance measurement of a user equipment (UE) with a mobile network and includes first location information of the UE, and the second measurement report is related to a second network performance measurement of the UE with the mobile network. The Second location information of the UE is determined according to a monitoring result obtained from the second measurement report. The monitoring result is related to the signal transmission condition of the UE in the mobile network. The second location information is calibrated according to the first location information. Accordingly, the accuracy of the location of the UE may be improved.