System and method for remote monitoring of basestations
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1. A method for monitoring a basestation in a wireless communication network from a location remote to said basestation, said method comprising:
- acquiring at a monitoring probe arranged local to a basestation measurement data for at least one network link parameter of said basestation, measurement data for at least one wireless link parameter of said basestation, and measurement data for at least one operational parameter of said basestation;
formatting said measurement data for said at least one network link parameter, said measurement data for said at least one wireless link parameter, and said measurement data for said at least one operational parameter into a uniform format; and
communicating, in said uniform format, said measurement data for said at least one network link parameter, said measurement data for said at least one wireless link parameter, and said measurement data for said at least one operational parameter from said monitoring probe to a processor-based device arranged remote from said basestation.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed which enable remote monitoring of wireless system basestations. Monitoring “probes” are implemented local to wireless system basestations for acquiring parametric measurement values and communicating such parametric measurement values to a remote location. Preferably, measurement values are collected for a comprehensive set of parameters, including at least one wireless link parameter, at least one network link parameter, and at least one operational parameter of a basestation. Also, in a preferred embodiment, acquired measurement data is formatted by the probe into a uniform format. For instance, in one implementation, the acquired measurement data is formatted into a uniform format consistent with well known IEEE 1451.1 and/or 1451.2 transport standard(s). The uniformly formatted data may then be communicated to a remote processor-based system, which may execute a common user interface program to allow access to the data.
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1. A method for monitoring a basestation in a wireless communication network from a location remote to said basestation, said method comprising:
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acquiring at a monitoring probe arranged local to a basestation measurement data for at least one network link parameter of said basestation, measurement data for at least one wireless link parameter of said basestation, and measurement data for at least one operational parameter of said basestation;
formatting said measurement data for said at least one network link parameter, said measurement data for said at least one wireless link parameter, and said measurement data for said at least one operational parameter into a uniform format; and
communicating, in said uniform format, said measurement data for said at least one network link parameter, said measurement data for said at least one wireless link parameter, and said measurement data for said at least one operational parameter from said monitoring probe to a processor-based device arranged remote from said basestation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A basestation monitoring system comprising:
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a monitoring probe arranged local to a basestation, said monitoring probe operable to acquire measurement data for at least one network link parameter of said basestation, at least one wireless link parameter of said basestation, and at least one operational parameter of said basestation and format the acquired measurement data into a uniform format, wherein said monitoring probe comprises an interface to a communication network; and
a remote processor-based device arranged remote from said basestation, wherein said remote processor-based device comprises an interface to said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A basestation monitoring probe comprising:
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at least one module for acquiring measurement data for at least one network link parameter of a basestation;
at least one module for acquiring measurement data for at least one wireless link parameter of said basestation;
at least one module for acquiring measurement data for at least one operational parameter of said basestation;
a controller for formatting the measurement data acquired for said at least one network link parameter, said at least one wireless link parameter, and said at least one operational parameter into a uniform format; and
an interface to a communication network for communicating, in said uniform format, at least a portion of the acquired measurement data to a remote processor-based system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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