SERVICE CHARACTERISTIC EVALUATION IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A cellular communication system comprising an apparatus for service characteristic evaluation;
- the apparatus comprising;
storage means for storing different service characteristic profiles for a plurality of remote stations;
means for determining a set of measurement operations for a plurality of different radio access networks that can be operated on by a first remote station in response to a first service characteristic profile for the first remote station, wherein the set of measurement operations comprise a measurement of a performance parameter for each of the plurality of different radio access networks;
means for determining a set of measurement commands corresponding to the measurement operations;
means for transmitting the set of measurement commands to the first remote station;
means for receiving measurement data corresponding to the set of measurement operations from the first remote station, wherein the measurement data comprises a combined measurement parameter of the performance parameters for the plurality of different radio access networks; and
means for determining an experienced service characteristic profile for the first remote station in response to the measurement data.
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Abstract
A cellular communication system (100) comprises a service evaluation server (117) for performing service characteristic evaluation. The server (117) comprises a profile store (201) which stores different service characteristic profiles for a plurality of remote stations. Each service characteristic may correspond to a service level agreement. A measurement operation processor (203) determines a set of measurement operations for a first remote station (101) in response to a first service characteristic profile for the first remote station (101). A measurement command processor (205) then determines a set of measurement commands corresponding to the measurement operations and a network transmit processor (207) transmits the set of measurement commands to the first remote station (101). The first remote station (101) decodes the commands, performs the measurement operations and transmits the resulting measurement data to the server (117). A network receive processor (211) receives the measurement data and a service characteristic processor (213) determines an experienced service characteristic profile for the first remote station (101) in response to the measurement data.
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1. A cellular communication system comprising an apparatus for service characteristic evaluation;
- the apparatus comprising;
storage means for storing different service characteristic profiles for a plurality of remote stations; means for determining a set of measurement operations for a plurality of different radio access networks that can be operated on by a first remote station in response to a first service characteristic profile for the first remote station, wherein the set of measurement operations comprise a measurement of a performance parameter for each of the plurality of different radio access networks; means for determining a set of measurement commands corresponding to the measurement operations; means for transmitting the set of measurement commands to the first remote station; means for receiving measurement data corresponding to the set of measurement operations from the first remote station, wherein the measurement data comprises a combined measurement parameter of the performance parameters for the plurality of different radio access networks; and means for determining an experienced service characteristic profile for the first remote station in response to the measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- the apparatus comprising;
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10. A method of service characteristic evaluation for a cellular communication system;
- the method comprising;
storing different service characteristic profiles for a plurality of remote stations; determining a set of measurement operations for a plurality of different radio access networks that can be operated on by a first remote station in response to a first service characteristic profile for the first remote station, wherein the set of measurement operations comprise a measurement of a performance parameter for each of the plurality of different radio access networks; determining a set of measurement commands corresponding to the measurement operations; transmitting the set of measurement commands to the first remote station; receiving measurement data corresponding to the set of measurement operations from the first remote station, wherein the measurement data comprises a combined measurement parameter of the performance parameters for the plurality of different radio access networks; and determining an experienced service characteristic profile for the first remote station in response to the measurement data.
- the method comprising;
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