Method and apparatus for mobile station management and system
First Claim
1. A method for managing reporting by a mobile station comprising:
- measuring system parameters;
determining whether a trigger event has occurred;
in response to determining that a trigger event has occurred, determining whether the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, whether the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level, and whether the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level; and
when the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level, and the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, reporting, by the mobile station, the measured system parameters.
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Abstract
A communication system optimizes system performance by selectively managing which mobile stations (MSs) are to serve as test MSs. The test MSs report system operating parameters in order to detect sleeping cells, coverage holes, or other flaws in system coverage or in order to determine an impact of a change in an access network configuration. The communication system further provides for end-to-end messaging between the test MSs and network servers via an access network and a core network, thereby permitting network elements that are best able to perform system optimization to control the monitoring, measuring, and reporting by the MSs. To minimize system and user inconvenience, reporting by a test MS further may be based on one or more of whether the MS is in an area of low mobility, has an acceptable power source output level, and is operating in a cell with an acceptable load level.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing reporting by a mobile station comprising:
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measuring system parameters;
determining whether a trigger event has occurred;
in response to determining that a trigger event has occurred, determining whether the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, whether the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level, and whether the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level; and
when the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level, and the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, reporting, by the mobile station, the measured system parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing reporting by a mobile station comprising:
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measuring system operating parameters;
determining whether the mobile station is in an area of low mobility;
in response to determining that the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, determining whether a trigger event has occurred;
in response to determining that a trigger event has occurred, determining one or more of whether the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level and whether the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level; and
when the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level and the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, reporting, by the mobile station, the measured system parameters. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A mobile station capable of reporting system operating parameters to a base station, the mobile station comprising a processor that measures system operating parameters, determines whether a trigger event has occurred, in response to determining that a trigger event has occurred determines at least one of whether the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, whether the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level, and whether the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, and when the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level, and the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, reports the measured system parameters.
- 19. A mobile station capable of reporting system operating parameters to a base station, the mobile station comprising a processor that measures system parameters, determines whether the mobile station is in an area of low mobility, in response to determining that the mobile station is in an area of low mobility determines whether a trigger event has occurred, in response to determining that a trigger event has occurred, determines at least one of whether the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level and whether the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, and when the mobile station has an acceptable power source output level and the mobile station is operating in a cell with an acceptable cell loading level, reports the measured system parameters.
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25. An apparatus for managing a measuring and reporting of system operating parameters by a mobile station comprising:
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an at least one memory device that maintains system operating parameter measurement and report policies that comprise information concerning system operating parameters that are measured by a mobile station and reported by the mobile station to the network server; and
an at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory device that determines a test mobile station that is to execute the system operating parameter measurement and report policies and that conveys the system operating parameter measurement and report policies to the test mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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