Heterogeneous self-organizing network for access and backhaul
First Claim
1. A method for determining if a user equipment (UE) should be handed over from a first base station to a second base station in a mesh network, comprising:
- receiving a signal from the UE at a first multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) node, wherein the signal contains information sufficient to indicate that the UE is within range of the first multi-RAT node;
obtaining heuristic information from the UE, wherein said heuristic information includes a signal strength measurement for either the first multi-RAT node or a second multi-RAT node, the second multi-RAT node being coupled to the first multi-RAT node via the mesh network;
sending the heuristic information to a self-organizing network (SON) processing node as a gateway in a data path between the first multi-RAT node and an operator core network;
creating, at the SON processing node, a position profile for the UE based on the heuristic information;
transmitting a message reflecting the position profile to the first multi-RAT node via the mesh network; and
performing a handover of the UE from the first multi-RAT node to the second multi-RAT node.
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Abstract
This application discloses methods for creating self-organizing networks implemented on heterogeneous mesh networks. The self-organizing networks can include a computing cloud component coupled to the heterogeneous mesh network. In the methods and computer-readable mediums disclosed herein, a processor determines if a user equipment (UE) should hand over its service from a base station to a multi-radio access technology (RAT) node, based on heuristics including one or more of: a distance traveled over a time T1, an average speed over a time T2, a destination stored in internal memory within the UE, a speed limit measurement for a nearby road, a possible direction in which the UE could travel, a signal strength measurement for a servicing base station, and a signal strength measurement for the multi-RAT node. A position profile may be used to predict a future location of the UE.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for determining if a user equipment (UE) should be handed over from a first base station to a second base station in a mesh network, comprising:
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receiving a signal from the UE at a first multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) node, wherein the signal contains information sufficient to indicate that the UE is within range of the first multi-RAT node; obtaining heuristic information from the UE, wherein said heuristic information includes a signal strength measurement for either the first multi-RAT node or a second multi-RAT node, the second multi-RAT node being coupled to the first multi-RAT node via the mesh network; sending the heuristic information to a self-organizing network (SON) processing node as a gateway in a data path between the first multi-RAT node and an operator core network; creating, at the SON processing node, a position profile for the UE based on the heuristic information; transmitting a message reflecting the position profile to the first multi-RAT node via the mesh network; and performing a handover of the UE from the first multi-RAT node to the second multi-RAT node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
a first multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) base station in a wireless mesh network, comprising; a first wireless interface for using a first radio access technology (RAT) to communicate with a UE, a second wireless interface for using a second RAT to provide a wireless backhaul connection to a mesh network and to an operator core network, a self-organizing network (SON) module for determining a desired network configuration of operational parameters, including backhaul parameters and handover of a user equipment (UE), and a processor for coordinating the UE handover with other base stations over the wireless mesh network and with an operator core network; a SON server acting as a gateway in a data path between the first multi-RAT node and an operator core network; and a second multi-RAT base station in the wireless mesh network in communication with the SON server and the multi-RAT base station; wherein the SON module of the multi-RAT base station is configured to send information to determine the location profile to the SON server based on heuristic information received via the first wireless interface, and to receive and store the location profile in a database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed on a processor, perform steps comprising:
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receiving a signal from the UE at a first multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) node, wherein the signal contains information sufficient to indicate that the UE is within range of the first multi-RAT node; obtaining heuristic information from the UE, wherein said heuristic information includes a signal strength measurement for either the first multi-RAT node or a second multi-RAT node, the second multi-RAT node being coupled to the first multi-RAT node via the mesh network; sending the heuristic information to a self-organizing network (SON) processing node as a gateway in a data path between the first multi-RAT node and an operator core network; creating, at the SON processing node, a position profile for the UE based on the heuristic information; transmitting a message reflecting the position profile to the first multi-RAT node via the mesh network; and performing a handover of the UE from the first multi-RAT node to the second multi-RAT node.
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