Coverage estimation of wireless cellular networks by user equipment (UE) idle mode measurements
First Claim
1. A User Equipment (UE) for communicating on a wireless network, comprising:
- a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions which when executed by said processor cause said UE to log a reference signal received power (RSRP) and a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of a serving cell of a UE in an idle mode based on a discontinuous reception timer; and
a transmitter to report said RSRP and said RSRQ to a coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) circuitry in a network manager or a domain manager;
wherein said instructions when executed by said processor further cause said UE to search for a neighbor long term evolution (LTE) cell when said RSRP and said RSRQ is below a threshold value, and to camp on said neighbor LTE cell when said search for a neighbor LTE cell succeeds.
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Abstract
Generally, this disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for improved coverage estimation of wireless cellular networks through User Equipment (UE) idle mode measurement and reporting. A UE may include a signal measurement module to measure a reference signal received power (RSRP) of a serving cell of the UE, the UE in an idle mode, and to determine if the RSRP is below a threshold value. The UE may also include a cell search and selection module to search for a neighbor cell in response to determining that the RSRP is below the threshold value, and to camp on the neighbor cell if the search succeeds. The UE may further include a data logging module to log information associated with the neighbor cell, if the neighbor cell search succeeds and to log information associated with the serving cell, if the neighbor cell search fails.
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21 Claims
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1. A User Equipment (UE) for communicating on a wireless network, comprising:
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a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions which when executed by said processor cause said UE to log a reference signal received power (RSRP) and a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of a serving cell of a UE in an idle mode based on a discontinuous reception timer; and a transmitter to report said RSRP and said RSRQ to a coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) circuitry in a network manager or a domain manager; wherein said instructions when executed by said processor further cause said UE to search for a neighbor long term evolution (LTE) cell when said RSRP and said RSRQ is below a threshold value, and to camp on said neighbor LTE cell when said search for a neighbor LTE cell succeeds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for estimating coverage of a wireless network, comprising:
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logging a reference signal received power (RSRP) and a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of a serving cell for a UE in an idle mode at the end of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; reporting said RSRP and said RSRQ to a coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) module in a network manager or a domain manager; searching for a neighbor long term evolution (LTE) cell when said RSRP and said RSRQ is below a threshold value, and camping on said neighbor LTE cell when said search for the neighbor LTE cell succeeds. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor, result in the performance of the following operations for a user equipment (UE) for communicating on a wireless network, said operations comprising:
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logging a reference signal received power (RSRP) and a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of a serving cell for a UE in an idle mode at an end of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; and reporting said RSRP and said RSRQ to a coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) module in a network manager or a domain manager; searching for a neighbor long term evolution (LTE) cell when said RSRP and said RSRQ is below a threshold value, and camping on said neighbor LTE cell when said search for the neighbor LTE cell succeeds. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A User Equipment (UE) for communicating on a wireless network, comprising:
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a logging module to log a reference signal received power (RSRP) and a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of a serving cell for a UE in an idle mode; and a transmitter to report said RSRP and said RSRQ to a coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) module in a network manager or a domain manager; a cell search and selection module to search for a neighbor long term evolution (LTE) cell when said RSRP and said RSRQ is below a threshold value, and to camp on said neighbor LTE cell when said search for a neighbor LTE cell succeeds. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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