METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK OPTIMIZATION USING SON SOLUTIONS

• US 20100325267A1
• Filed: 06/21/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: GRILLI, Francesco, KITAZOE, Masato, WILBORN, Thomas B., MISHRA, Anjali, FLORE, Oronzo
• Granted Patent: US 9,166,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/069 using logs of notifications; Post-processing of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0823 characterised by the purposes of a change of settings, e.g. optimising configuration for enhancing reliability for optimising operational conditions of wireless networks H04W24/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0083 Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a communication event is detected, one or more aspects of the detected communication event are analyzed and at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event is stored on an user equipment in a log.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

detecting a communication event;

analyzing one or more aspects of the detected communication event; and

storing at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event on an user equipment in a log.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising reporting at least a portion of the log.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises a page response, and wherein the storing further comprises storing the page response with a time stamp in the log.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the reporting further comprises reporting the log periodically.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the reporting further comprises reporting the at least a portion of the log in response to a request from a SON server.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the reporting is done using a control plane bearer.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the reporting is done using a user plane bearer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the detecting further comprises:

identifying a first link having power control bits indicating up for a time period; and

identifying a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the detecting further comprises:

identifying a first link having power control bits indicating down for a time period; and

identifying a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least two pilots.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the detecting further comprises:

comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting further comprises identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the analyzing further comprises measuring the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for detecting a communication event;

means for analyzing one or more aspects of the detected communication event; and

means for storing at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event on an user equipment in a log.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising a means for reporting at least a portion of the log.

26. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the communication event comprises a page response, and wherein the storing further comprises storing the page response with a time stamp in the log.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the means for reporting further comprises a means for reporting the log periodically.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the means for reporting further comprises reporting the at least a portion of the log in response to a request from a SON server.

29. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the means for storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the means for detecting further comprises:

a means for identifying a first link having power control bits indicating up for a time period; and

a means for identifying a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

31. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the means for detecting further comprises:

a means for identifying a first link having power control bits indicating down for a time period; and

a means for identifying a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

32. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the means for storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least two pilots.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the means for detecting further comprises:

comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the means for detecting further comprises a means for identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the analyzing further comprises measuring the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

36. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience, and wherein the means for storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the means for detecting further comprises:

a means for comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal; and

a means for indicating an instance of cell edge experience when at least one of the following occurs;

the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t, there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate and there is a large number of CRC failures.

38. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of at least one of:

handover failure, cell reselection failure, cell redirection failure, and out-of-service experience; and

wherein the means for storing further comprises storing at least one of;

a time of the communication event, a cell ID associated with the communication event, a communication mode associated with the communication event, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the communication event.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.

40. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising code for;

detecting a communication event;

analyzing one or more aspects of the detected communication event; and

storing at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event on an user equipment in a log.

41. The computer program product of claim 40, further comprising reporting at least a portion of the log.

42. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises a page response, and wherein the storing further comprises storing the page response with a time stamp in the log.

43. The computer program product of claim 41, wherein the reporting further comprises reporting the log periodically.

44. The computer program product of claim 41, wherein the reporting further comprises reporting the at least a portion of the log in response to a request from a SON server.

45. The computer program product of claim 41, wherein the reporting is done using a control plane bearer.

46. The computer program product of claim 41, wherein the reporting is done using a user plane bearer.

47. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

48. The computer program product of claim 47, wherein the detecting further comprises:

identifying a first link having power control bits indicating up for a time period; and

identifying a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

49. The computer program product of claim 47, wherein the detecting further comprises:

identifying a first link having power control bits indicating down for a time period; and

identifying a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

50. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least two pilots.

51. The computer program product of claim 50, wherein the detecting further comprises:

comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

52. The computer program product of claim 51, wherein the detecting further comprises identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

53. The computer program product of claim 52, wherein the performing one or more measurements further comprises measuring the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

54. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

55. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

56. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

57. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

58. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

59. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

60. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

61. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

62. The computer program product of claim 58, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.

63. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

detect a communication event;

analyze one or more aspects of the detected communication event; and

store at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event on an user equipment in a log.

64. The apparatus claim 63, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

report at least a portion of the log.

65. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises a page response, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

storing the page response with a time stamp in the log.

66. The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

report further comprises reporting the log periodically.

67. The apparatus of claim 64, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

report the at least a portion of the log in response to a request from a SON server.

68. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

store at least one of;

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

69. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a first link having power control bits indicating up for a time period; and

identify a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

70. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a first link having power control bits indicating down for a time period; and

identify a second link having channel quality indicator bits that do not consistently give the same or similar indication as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

71. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

store at least one of;

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least two pilots.

72. The apparatus of claim 71, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

compare a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicate an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

73. The apparatus of claim 72, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

74. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform one or more measurements further comprising measuring the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

75. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

store at least one of;

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

76. The apparatus of claim 75, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to compare a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicate an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

77. The apparatus of claim 75, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to compare a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicate an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

78. The apparatus of claim 75, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to compare a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicate an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

79. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

80. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

81. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

82. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

83. The apparatus of claim 78, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.

84. A method for wireless communication in a network, comprising:

receiving at least a portion of an user equipment log from an user equipment, wherein the user equipment log comprises one or more aspects of a detected communication event stored on the user equipment;

receiving at least a portion of an eNB log from an eNB wherein the eNB log comprises one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB;

comparing at least one of the one or more detected communication event stored on the user equipment with at least one of the one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB to determine a optimization criterion; and

using the optimization criterion to optimize the network.

104. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving at least a portion of an user equipment log from an user equipment, wherein the user equipment log comprises one or more aspects of a detected communication event stored on the user equipment; and

means for receiving at least a portion of an eNB log from an eNB wherein the eNB log comprises one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB;

means for comparing at least one of the one or more detected communication event stored on the user equipment with at least one of the one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB to determine a optimization criterion; and

means for using the optimization criterion to optimize the network.

85. The method of claim 104, wherein the detected communication event comprises a page response and the second detected communication event comprises a missed page.

86. The method of claim 104, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving the at least a portion of an user equipment log and the at least a portion of an eNB log periodically.

87. The method of claim 104, further comprising receiving the at least a portion of an user equipment log at least a portion of a eNB log in response to at least one of:

a request from a SON server, the passing of a set time period, and a response initiated by one of the user equipment and the eNB.

88. The method of claim 104, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

89. The method of claim 88, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually above a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

90. The method of claim 88 wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually below a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

91. The method of claim 104, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least one pilot.

92. The method of claim 91, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

93. The method of claim 92, wherein the at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

94. The method of claim 93, wherein the aspects comprise a measurement of the signal strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

95. The method of claim 104, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

96. The method of claim 95, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

97. The method of claim 95, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

98. The method of claim 95, wherein the detecting further comprises comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

99. The method of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

100. The method of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

101. The method of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

102. The method of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the storing further comprises storing at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

103. The method of claim 99, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.

105. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein the detected communication event comprises a page response and the second detected communication event comprises a missed page.

106. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein the means for receiving further comprises a means for receiving the at least a portion of an user equipment log and the at least a portion of an eNB log periodically.

107. The apparatus of claim 104, further comprising a means for receiving the at least a portion of an user equipment log at least a portion of a eNB log in response to at least one of:

a request from a SON server, the passing of a set time period, and a response initiated by one of the user equipment and the eNB.

108. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

109. The apparatus of claim 108, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually above a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

110. The apparatus of claim 108, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually below a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

111. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least one pilot.

112. The apparatus of claim 111, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

113. The apparatus of claim 112, wherein the at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

114. The apparatus of claim 113, wherein the aspects comprise a measurement of the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

115. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

116. The apparatus of claim 115, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

117. The apparatus of claim 115, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

118. The apparatus of claim 115, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicate an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

119. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

120. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

121. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

122. The apparatus of claim 104, wherein the communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

123. The apparatus of claim 119, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode

124. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising code for;

receiving at least a portion of an user equipment log from an user equipment, wherein the user equipment log comprises one or more aspects of a detected communication event stored on the user equipment; and

receiving at least a portion of an eNB log from an eNB wherein the eNB log comprises one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB;

comparing at least one of the one or more detected communication event stored on the user equipment with at least one of the one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB to determine a optimization criterion; and

using the optimization criterion to optimize the network.

125. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein the detected communication event comprises a page response and the second detected communication event comprises a missed page.

126. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein the receiving further comprises receiving the at least a portion of an user equipment log and the at least a portion of an eNB log periodically.

127. The computer program product of claim 124, further comprising receiving the at least a portion of an user equipment log at least a portion of a eNB log in response to at least one of:

a request from a SON server, the passing of a set time period, and a response initiated by one of the user equipment and the eNB.

128. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

129. The computer program product of claim 128, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually above a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

130. The computer program product of claim 128, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually below a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

131. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least one pilot.

132. The computer program product of claim 131, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

133. The computer program product of claim 132, wherein the at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

134. The computer program product of claim 133, wherein the aspects comprise a measurement of the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

135. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

136. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

137. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

138. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

139. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

140. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

141. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

142. The computer program product of claim 124, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

143. The computer program product of claim 139, wherein the communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.

144. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

receive at least a portion of an user equipment log from an user equipment, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to user equipment log comprises one or more aspects of a detected communication event stored on the user equipment;

receive at least a portion of an eNB log from an eNB wherein the eNB log comprises one or more aspects of a second detected communication event stored on the eNB;

compare the one or more detected aspects of the detected communication event with the one more aspects of the second detected communication event to determine a optimization criterion; and

optimize a network for wireless communication using the optimization criterion.

145. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detected communication event comprises a page response and the second detected communication event comprises a missed page.

146. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive further comprises receive the at least a portion of an user equipment log and the at least a portion of an eNB log periodically.

147. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive the at least a portion of an user equipment log at least a portion of a eNB log in response to at least one of:

a request from a SON server, the passing of a set time period, and a response initiated by one of the user equipment and the eNB.

148. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises a link imbalance and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the link imbalance, a cell ID associated with the link imbalance, a receive power level and a duration of the link imbalance.

149. The apparatus of claim 148, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually above a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

150. The apparatus of claim 148, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected by identifying a first link having a pilot or sounding signal continually below a pilot threshold a time period;

and

wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is further detected by identifying a second link having a pilot or sounding signal that does not consistently give the same or similar behavior with respect to the pilot threshold as the power control bits of the first link for the time period.

151. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of pilot and data pollution, defined by two pilots having relative signal strength of within several dB, and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the instance of pilot and data pollution, a cell ID, pilot IDs and a strength of at least one pilot.

152. The apparatus of claim 151, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a number of detected pilots with a threshold pilot number and indicating an instance of pilot and data pollution where the number of detected pilots exceeds the threshold pilot number.

153. The apparatus of claim 152, wherein the at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via identifying two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

154. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the aspects comprise a measurement of the strength of two or more pilots associated with the pilot and data pollution.

155. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell edge experience and wherein the aspects comprise at least one of:

a time of the cell edge experience, a cell ID associated with the cell edge experience, a location of the cell edge experience, a use of RSRP, RSRQ, MCS, bandwidth, HARQ termination information and MAC layer ACK/NAK information.

156. The apparatus of claim 155, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when the user equipment receive signal is less than the threshold receive signal for a time t or longer or longer or longer or longer.

157. The apparatus of claim 155, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a drop in a supported data rate to a very low data rate.

158. The apparatus of claim 155, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event is detected via comparing a user equipment receive signal with a threshold receive signal and indicating an instance of cell edge experience when there is a large number of CRC failures.

159. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of handover failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the handover failure, a cell ID associated with the handover failure, a communication mode associated with the handover failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the handover failure.

160. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell reselection failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the cell reselection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell reselection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell reselection failure.

161. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of cell redirection failure and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the cell redirection failure, a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure, a communication mode associated with the cell redirection failure, and a duration for which a user equipment camps on a cell with a cell ID associated with the cell redirection failure.

162. The apparatus of claim 144, wherein at least one of the detected communication event and the second detected communication event comprises an instance of out-of-service experience and wherein the aspects include at least one of:

a time of the out-of-service experience, a cell ID associated with the out-of-service experience, a communication mode associated with the out-of-service experience, and a duration for which a user equipment has experienced the out-of-service experience and the cell ID at which the user equipment experienced the out-of-service experience.

163. The apparatus of claim 159, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to communication mode further comprises at least one of an idle mode or a connected mode.