METHOD OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT BY ASSISTANCE FROM TERMINAL USING CONTROL-PLANE SIGNALING BETWEEN TERMINAL AND NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for supporting a Self Organized Network (SON), comprising:
- defining one or more events associated with a communication network;
identifying a SON policy that specifies information to be collected relating to respective defined events and one or more procedures for reporting collected information;
establishing a communication interface between a designated network node and one or more user equipments (UEs); and
instructing communication of the SON policy from the designated network node to the one or more UEs over the communication interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate network management and optimization. As described herein, a network and a device communicating with the network can exchange network management information, thereby supporting a Self Organized Network (SON) architecture for improved network management and optimization performance. A Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer protocol and/or an Internet Protocol (IP) application, in combination with a set of associated network management messages, can be utilized to exchange network management information between a device and a network. As further described herein, various procedures can be utilized to install a SON policy to a device in order to define device behavior for operations such as collecting and reporting information related to network management. Additionally, a set of standardized events can be defined, based on which a device can detect the occurrence of an event and report the occurrence to an associated network.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for supporting a Self Organized Network (SON), comprising:
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defining one or more events associated with a communication network; identifying a SON policy that specifies information to be collected relating to respective defined events and one or more procedures for reporting collected information; establishing a communication interface between a designated network node and one or more user equipments (UEs); and instructing communication of the SON policy from the designated network node to the one or more UEs over the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory that stores data relating to definitions of respective network events and a Self Organized Network (SON) policy that includes instructions for conducting and reporting measurements relating to respective network events; and a processor configured to designate a network management entity, to instruct communication of the SON policy from the designated network management entity to one or more terminals, to receive one or more reported measurements from the terminals via the designated management entity based on the SON policy, and to optimize operation of the wireless communications apparatus based at least in part on the reported measurements. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus that facilitates network management and optimization, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying a reporting policy that includes a list of event definitions and measurements associated with respective defined events; means for identifying a terminal capable of utilizing the reporting policy; and means for facilitating communication of the reporting policy from a pre-designated network node to the identified terminal.
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24. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; code for determining one or more types of events to be logged by a network device; code for determining a schedule for obtaining reports of respective logged events from the network device; and code for assigning one or more of a network management server, a mobility management entity, or a Self-Organized Network (SON) application server to manage logging of the one or more determined types of events and reporting of respective logged events pursuant to the determined schedule at the network device.
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25. An integrated circuit that executes computer-executable instructions for maintaining a Self Organized Network (SON), the instructions comprising:
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compiling a SON policy to be utilized by one or more user equipments (UEs), the SON policy comprising respective standardized event definitions and a reporting schedule for respective defined events; instructing communication of the SON policy from a designated network management node to the one or more UEs; receiving one or more event reports from the UEs via the network management node based on the SON policy; and optimizing network performance based at least in part on the received event reports.
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26. A method for logging and reporting network events, comprising:
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receiving a Self Organized Network (SON) policy from a network that specifies a list of definitions for respective network events, a list of measurements associated with the respective network events, and instructions for reporting measurements associated with the respective network events; detecting occurrence of a network event defined by the SON policy; performing one or more measurements associated with the detected network event based on the SON policy; and reporting the one or more measurements to the network based on the instructions for reporting measurements provided in the SON policy. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory that stores data relating to a Self Organized Network (SON) entity; and a processor configured to receive an event definition list and respective sets of associated measurements from the SON entity, to detect occurrence of a defined event, to log measurements from a set of measurements associated with the detected event, and to report the logged measurements to the SON entity. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus that facilitates implementation of a Self Organized Network (SON), the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a set of event definitions, sets of measurements related to respective defined events, and a reporting schedule from a network; means for logging measurements upon occurrence of a defined event based on a set of measurements related to the event; and means for communicating the logged measurements to the network according to the reporting schedule.
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39. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; code for receiving a set of standardized network events, lists of measurements respectively associated with the network events, and instructions for reporting measurements associated with the network events to one or more of a network management entity or an Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Device management (DM) server; code for detecting an event from the set of standardized network events; code for performing measurements in a list of measurements corresponding to the detected event; and code for reporting the performed measurements to the network management entity or the OMA DM server based on the received instructions.
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40. An integrated circuit that executes computer-executable instructions for logging and reporting events in a communication network, the instructions comprising:
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receiving a Self Organized Network (SON) policy from the communication network, the SON policy specifying a list of network events, a set of measurements to log upon detection of a listed event, and instructions for reporting measurements to a designated network node; monitoring network operating state to detect occurrence of a listed event; performing the set of measurements upon detecting a listed event; and reporting the set of measurements to the designated network node according to the provided instructions.
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