Method for mapping tear down data in a wireless network

• US 20020142766A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Iyer, Gopal N.
• Granted Patent: US 6,904,278 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/423
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic

Abstract

A method and system are provided for generating a tear down report based on call-specific data obtained in a wireless network. The method includes receiving as input a Corsair Phoneprint data file including said call-specific data; feeding this data file to a thematic mapping software program; and, generating a graphical representation of the data file with the mapping software program. This embodiment can also be implemented in a system or on a computer-readable medium.

Claims

1. A method for generating a tear down report based on call-specific data obtained in a wireless network, said method comprising:

receiving as input a Corsair Phoneprint data file including said call-specific data;

feeding said data file to a thematic mapping software program; and

generating a graphical representation of said data file with said mapping software program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said data file includes call-specific data selected from the group consisting of Date, Time of Call, Site ID, ESN of the fraudulent mobile, and telephone number.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an output report based on said data file including Cell Number and total call tear downs for a predetermined time period.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising feeding said output report to said mapping software program and generating a graphical representation of said output report therefrom.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said graphical representation includes cell sites color-coded according to tear down data of said data file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of generating a graphical representation is performed on a periodic basis selected from the group consisting of weekly, biweekly, monthly, and quarterly.

12. The medium of claim 1, wherein said instructions for generating a graphical representation are executed on a periodic basis selected from the group consisting of weekly, biweekly, monthly, and quarterly.

7. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for generating a tear down report based on call-specific data obtained in a wireless network, said medium comprising:

instructions for receiving as input a Corsair Phoneprint data file including said call-specific data;

instructions for feeding said data file to a thematic mapping software program; and

instructions for generating a graphical representation of said data file with said mapping software program.

8. The medium of claim 7, wherein said data file includes call-specific data selected from the group consisting of Date, Time of Call, Site ID, ESN of the fraudulent mobile, and telephone number.

9. The medium of claim 7, further comprising instructions for generating an output report based on said data file including Cell Number and total call tear downs for a predetermined time period.

10. The medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions for feeding said output report to said mapping software program and instructions for generating a graphical representation of said output report therefrom.

11. The medium of claim 7, wherein said graphical representation includes cell sites color-coded according to tear down data of said data file.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said data file includes call-specific data selected from the group consisting of Date, Time of Call, Site ID, ESN of the fraudulent mobile, and telephone number.

13. A system for generating a tear down report based on call-specific data obtained in a wireless network, said method comprising:

a user access device for receiving as input a Corsair Phoneprint data file including said call-specific data;

a processor for feeding said data file to a thematic mapping software program; and

a processor for generating a graphical representation of said data file with said mapping software program.