Remote operation and maintenance center with location based services

• US 20060142026A1
• Filed: 12/28/2004
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Al-Baghdadi, Mouayad J.
• Application Number:
  US11/023,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A method and systems for modifying one or more parameters of one or more base stations includes establishing a connection (113) between an operation and maintenance center (OMC) (101) and a communication device (111). Information is exchanged from the communication device (111) to the OMC (101) representative of a location of the communication device (111). Parameters are exchanged from the OMC (101) to the communication device (111), the parameters having information corresponding to a state of base station(s) (109a-c) adjacent to the location. One or more modifications are exchanged, the modification(s) reflecting a change to at least one of the parameters. A download of the parameter to the base station(s) (109a-c) is facilitated.

Claims

1. A method of modifying at least one parameter of at least one base station, the method implemented in a communication device and comprising:

establishing a connection to an operation and maintenance center (OMC);

transmitting information to the OMC representative of a location of the communication device;

receiving a plurality of parameters from the OMC, the plurality of parameters being responsive to the location, the plurality of parameters having information corresponding to a state of at least one base station adjacent to the location;

modifying at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters to create at least one modification; and

transmitting the at least one modification to the OMC.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameters are representative of at least one of transmit frequency, receive frequency, messaging information, power control, bandwidth allocation, traffic type, and reset.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the location responsive to a signal from a global positioning system in the communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the location is indicative of at least one base station which is adjacent to the communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing further includes authorizing an identification corresponding to a security level;

further comprising determining whether the modifying of the at least one parameter is allowed responsive to the identification, and if not, disallowing the modifying.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the at least one modification will adversely affect a communication between the communication device and the at least one base station, and if so, disallowing the modifying.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving from the OMC a message indicative that the modification was effected at the at least one base station.

8. A method of modifying at least one parameter of at least one base station, implemented in an operation and maintenance center (OMC), comprising:

establishing a remote connection to a communication device;

receiving information from the communication device representative of a location of the communication device;

determining a plurality of parameters corresponding to the location, the plurality of parameters having information corresponding to a state of at least one base station adjacent to the location;

transmitting the plurality of parameters to the communication device;

receiving a modification of at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters; and

downloading the at least one modification to the at least one base station.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of parameters are representative of at least one of transmit frequency, receive frequency, messaging information, power control, bandwidth allocation, traffic type, and reset.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the location is indicative of at least one base station which is adjacent to the communication device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the establishing further includes authorizing an identification corresponding to a security level;

further comprising determining whether the modification of the at least one parameter is allowed responsive to the identification, and if not, disallowing the modification.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining whether a communication between the communication device and the at least one base station will be impeded by the modification, and if so, disallowing the modification.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving from the at least one base station a message indicative that the modification was effected at the at least one base station.

14. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions being executed by a computer, the instructions including a computer-implemented method for modifying at least one parameter of at least one base station, the instructions for implementing the steps of:

establishing a connection between an operation and maintenance center (OMC) and a communication device;

first exchanging information from the communication device to the OMC representative of a location of the communication device;

second exchanging a plurality of parameters from the OMC to the communication device, the plurality of parameters having information corresponding to a state of at least one base station adjacent to the location;

third exchanging at least one modification, the modification reflecting a change to at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters; and

facilitating a download of the at least one parameter to the at least one base station.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the plurality of parameters are representative of transmit frequency, receive frequency, messaging information, power control, bandwidth allocation, traffic type, and reset.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions for implementing the steps of first determining the location, and second determining the plurality of parameters to be exchanged in the second exchanging responsive to the location.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions for implementing the steps of first determining the location;

second determining whether the modification of the at least one parameter is allowed responsive to the location; and

if not, disallowing the modification.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the second determining is further responsive to the at least one parameter.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions for implementing the step of fourth exchanging a confirmation that the modification was effected at the at least one base station.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the plurality of parameters correspond to a portion of a database, the database including parameters representative of a plurality of base stations comprising a wireless network, including the at least one base station.