END-TO-END SERVICE QUALITY MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM IN A RADIO NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring transmissions with at least one monitoring means with a chosen antenna direction; and
determining at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and a system for service quality monitoring in a network comprising radio interfaces. The measurements are end-to-end measurements between the end user and chosen network element. The measurements are implemented using monitoring stations which can monitor the traffic passively or actively by transmitting test signals. The antenna beam directions of the monitoring stations can be controlled. The performance server works as a counterpart of the active tests. A reporting suite may define the performed measurements and it also collects the measurement data from different monitoring stations. Monitoring data from several corporate intranets can also be collected to an external server through internet connection.
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1. A method for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring transmissions with at least one monitoring means with a chosen antenna direction; and determining at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 66)
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33. A system for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the system further comprising:
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at least one monitoring means configured to monitor transmissions with a chosen antenna direction; and a calculating means configured to determine at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67)
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65. A computer program for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and controlling a data-processing device to perform:
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monitoring transmissions with at least one monitoring means with a chosen antenna direction; and determining at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions.
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