User Terminal Data Gathering for Communication Network Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for monitoring communication network usage and quality rely on costly and inefficient field measurements, requiring dedicated monitoring devices and resulting in a trade-off between monitoring quality and cost.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a server device and user terminal devices that gather and transmit data related to communication services, allowing the server to calculate fees and quality indicators, eliminating the need for separate monitoring devices by leveraging user terminal data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If field measurements are carried out by personnel with portable or vehicle-mounted monitoring devices, then data related to network usage and quality can be gathered, but the costs and complexity of monitoring increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The user terminal device automatically gathers monitoring data (signal levels, service usage, quality metrics) without requiring external field personnel or dedicated monitoring devices. The device serves itself by utilizing its own functional elements to collect and report data to the server, eliminating the need for separate monitoring infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The user terminal device performs multiple functions: it serves as both a communication device for users and a monitoring device for network data collection. By leveraging the existing multi-functionality of user terminals, the system eliminates the need for dedicated single-purpose monitoring devices, reducing overall system complexity.
2Measurement precision
If portable or vehicle-mounted wireless monitoring devices are used to gather RF and network information, then monitoring quality improves, but costs increase due to frequent and extensive usage requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes user terminal devices that automatically perform monitoring tasks without requiring dedicated field personnel or expensive portable monitoring equipment. The user terminals self-gather data and transmit it to the server, eliminating the recurring costs associated with deploying specialized monitoring devices and personnel.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using expensive dedicated monitoring devices, the system leverages the existing capabilities of widely deployed user terminal devices. These terminals copy the monitoring function that would otherwise require specialized equipment, providing the same data gathering capability at minimal additional cost.
3Measurement precision
If dedicated monitoring devices are deployed for network monitoring, then data collection accuracy improves, but the system complexity and deployment difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
User terminal devices automatically gather and report monitoring data without requiring external deployment of dedicated monitoring infrastructure. The devices utilize their own functional elements to collect data and transmit it to the server, eliminating the complex deployment process associated with installing and maintaining separate monitoring systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution leverages the existing universal deployment of user terminal devices across the network. By making these existing devices serve dual purposes (user communication and network monitoring), the system avoids the deployment complexity of introducing new dedicated monitoring hardware infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
An arrangement for gathering data from a communication network (101) includes a server device (102) connected to the communication network. The arrangement includes in user terminal devices (107,108) an interface application arranged to transmit to the server device first data related to telecommunication services provided by the communication network. The server device is arranged to produce second data, e.g. fees payable due to the usage of the telecommunication services, at least partly on the basis of the first data and to make the second data accessible to users (109,110) of the user terminal devices. The user terminal devices are utilised in gathering data from the communication network and thus the data is automatically gathered from those locations of the communication network in which the network and the telecommunication services are being used and thus no separate devices for gathering data are needed.