Wireless Signal Quality Mapping Using Mobile Endpoint Location Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cellular service providers and enterprises face challenges in identifying and addressing areas with poor wireless signal coverage, as existing methods require manual site surveys and are inefficient in detecting sporadic interference, leading to increased costs and user dissatisfaction.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize GPS and location technologies to continuously update wireless signal integrity maps, identifying regions of varying signal quality by receiving signal quality information from mobile endpoints, allowing for automatic mapping and route optimization to avoid poor coverage areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual site surveys are conducted to identify poor signal coverage areas, then signal quality information can be obtained, but the process is time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
Mobile devices automatically perform signal quality measurements and report results to the server without requiring manual intervention. The system uses existing mobile devices in the network to self-conduct surveys, eliminating the need for dedicated survey teams while continuously gathering signal integrity data from multiple locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical surveying processes with automated electronic systems. Mobile devices equipped with GPS and signal quality sensors automatically collect and transmit data to a centralized server, substituting human-operated manual surveys with an automated digital measurement and reporting system.
2Measurement precision
If dedicated teams with special equipment are deployed for signal mapping, then comprehensive coverage data can be collected, but operational costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes existing mobile devices that users already possess for multiple purposes: communication, navigation, and signal quality measurement. These universal devices serve both their primary communication function and the secondary function of signal mapping, eliminating the need for dedicated survey equipment and reducing operational costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The network leverages the mobile devices already present in the field to perform signal quality assessments. Instead of deploying dedicated teams with specialized equipment, the system activates existing user devices to collect and report signal data, converting idle network resources into active measurement instruments.
3Measurement precision
If GPS location tracking is implemented in mobile devices, then signal quality can be correlated with specific locations, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the existing GPS capability already present in modern mobile devices for navigation and location-based services. By adding signal quality measurement and reporting functions to this existing location-tracking capability, the system creates a multi-functional solution that uses the device's inherent positioning ability without requiring separate dedicated equipment.
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AI summary
A method for automatically identifying wireless signal quality of a region includes receiving signal quality information associated with wireless signals received by each of a plurality of mobile endpoints and receiving location information identifying locations of each of the plurality of mobile endpoints. The method also includes, based on the received signal quality information and the received location information, identifying a first region of an area, the first region having a first signal quality.