Identification of potentially neighboring network nodes in a wireless communication network
First Claim
1. A method for identifying network nodes of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and of a wireless communication network, which network nodes are at least potentially neighboring each other, the method comprising:
- obtaining multiple information sets comprising a first information set and a second information set, wherein the first information set is a) associated with a first communication device supporting both the first RAT and a second RAT and b) identifies i) a first network node of the first RAT and ii) a one or more network nodes of the second RAT that have been identified by the first communication device when the first communication device was associated with a communicative connection to said first network node of the first RAT, and wherein the second information set is a) associated with a second communication device supporting both the first RAT and the second RAT and b) identifies i) a second network node of the first RAT and ii) one or more network nodes of the second RAT that have been identified by the second communication device when the second communication device was associated with a communicative connection to said second network node of the first RAT; and
identifying, based on the obtained multiple information sets, network nodes of the first RAT that are at least potentially neighboring each other.
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Abstract
Identification of network nodes (110a-c) of a first Radio Access Technology, “RAT”, and of a wireless communication network (100), which network nodes (110a-c) are at least potentially neighboring each other. Multiple information sets associated with multiple communication devices (120a-c), respectively, are obtained (204a-b; 401). Each communication device (120a-c) supports both the first RAT and another, second RAT. Each information set, thus associated with a communication device (120a), identifies a network node (110a) of the first RAT, and one or more network nodes (111a) of the second RAT that have been identified by the communication device (120a) when the communication device (120a) was associated with a communicative connection to said identified network node (110a) of the first RAT. The network nodes (110a-b) of the first RAT that are at least potentially neighboring each other are then identified (205; 402) based on the obtained multiple information sets.
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1. A method for identifying network nodes of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and of a wireless communication network, which network nodes are at least potentially neighboring each other, the method comprising:
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obtaining multiple information sets comprising a first information set and a second information set, wherein the first information set is a) associated with a first communication device supporting both the first RAT and a second RAT and b) identifies i) a first network node of the first RAT and ii) a one or more network nodes of the second RAT that have been identified by the first communication device when the first communication device was associated with a communicative connection to said first network node of the first RAT, and wherein the second information set is a) associated with a second communication device supporting both the first RAT and the second RAT and b) identifies i) a second network node of the first RAT and ii) one or more network nodes of the second RAT that have been identified by the second communication device when the second communication device was associated with a communicative connection to said second network node of the first RAT; and identifying, based on the obtained multiple information sets, network nodes of the first RAT that are at least potentially neighboring each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An arrangement for identifying network nodes of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and of a wireless communication network, which network nodes are at least potentially neighboring each other, wherein said arrangement is configured to:
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obtain multiple information sets comprising a first information set and a second information set, wherein the first information set is a) associated with a first communication device supporting both the first RAT and a second RAT and b) identifies i) a first network node of the first RAT and ii) a one or more network nodes of the second RAT that have been identified by the first communication device when the first communication device was associated with a communicative connection to said first network node of the first RAT, and wherein the second information set is a) associated with a second communication device supporting both the first RAT and the second RAT and b) identifies i) a second network node of the first RAT and ii) one or more network nodes of the second RAT that have been identified by the second communication device when the second communication device was associated with a communicative connection to said second network node of the first RAT; and identify, based on the obtained multiple information sets, the network nodes of the first RAT that are at least potentially neighboring each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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