Measurements Logging and Transmission at a User Equipment of a Mobile Communications System

• US 20130109320A1
• Filed: 06/16/2010
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Tomala, Malgorzata, Bodog, Gyula
• Granted Patent: US 9,591,503 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/67.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

A user equipment performs measurements logging which has been defined for a scheduled area belonging to a network of a mobile communications network, the measurements including information about performance of the scheduled area. In case the user equipment connects to an area of areas of the mobile communications network which belongs to a network different from the network of the scheduled area, the user equipment prevents transmission of the logged measurements.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to perform measurements logging which has been defined for a scheduled area belonging to a network of a mobile communications network, the measurements comprising information about performance of the scheduled area; and

a transceiver configured to connect the apparatus to an area of areas of the mobile communications network,

wherein the processor is configured to detect to which area of the areas of the mobile communications network the transceiver connects the apparatus, and wherein the processor is configured to prevent transmission of the logged measurements in case the area to which the transceiver connects the apparatus belongs to a network of the mobile communications network which is different from the network of the scheduled area.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to delete the logged measurements for the scheduled area in case the area to which the transceiver connects the apparatus belongs to a network of the mobile communications network which is different from the network of the scheduled area.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in case the area to which the transceiver connects the apparatus belongs to a network of the mobile communications network which is different from the network of the scheduled area, the processor is configured to hold the logged measurements for a predetermined period of time and/or until the transceiver reconnects the apparatus to the network of the scheduled area, based on a condition, wherein the processor is configured to allow transmission of the logged measurements for the scheduled area in case the transceiver reconnects the apparatus to the network of the scheduled area.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the networks each comprise an identity, and the processor is configured to record the logged measurements for the scheduled area with the identity of the network of the scheduled area, and wherein the processor is configured to prevent transmission of the logged measurements and/or delete the logged measurements and/or hold the logged measurements in case the identity of the network of the area to which the transceiver connects the apparatus is different from the identity of the network recorded for the logged measurements.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the areas of the mobile communications network comprise at least one of the following:

cells, lists of cells, tracking areas, routing areas and location areas, and/or wherein the network of the scheduled area and the network of the area to which the transceiver connects the apparatus are public land mobile networks, and/or wherein the measurements comprise minimization drive test measurements, and/or wherein the measurements are collected in idle and/or connected mode of the apparatus.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the measurements logging defined for the scheduled area comprises measurements logging defined for the network of the scheduled area.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the areas each comprise an identity, and the processor is configured to record the logged measurements for the scheduled area with the identity of the scheduled area.

8. A method comprising:

performing measurements logging which has been defined for a scheduled area belonging to a network of a mobile communications network, the measurements comprising information about performance of the scheduled area;

connecting to an area of areas of the mobile communications network;

detecting to which area of the areas of the mobile communications network the connecting is performed; and

preventing transmission of the logged measurements in case the area to which the connecting is performed belongs to a network of the mobile communications network which is different from the network of the scheduled area.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising:

deleting the logged measurements for the scheduled area in case the area to which the connection is performed belongs to a network of the mobile communications network which is different from the network of the scheduled area.

10. The method of claim 8, comprising:

in case the area to which the connection is performed belongs to a network of the mobile communications network which is different from the network of the scheduled area, holding the logged measurements for a predetermined period of time and/or until reconnection to the network of the scheduled area, based on a condition; and

allowing transmission of the logged measurements for the scheduled area in case of reconnection to the network of the scheduled area.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the networks each comprise an identity, and the method comprises:

recording the logged measurements for the scheduled area with the identity of the network of the scheduled area, and preventing transmission of the logged measurements and deleting the logged measurements or holding the logged measurements in case the identity of the network of the area to which the connection is performed is different from the identity of the network recorded for the logged measurements.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the areas of the mobile communications network comprise at least one of the following:

cells, lists of cells, tracking areas, routing areas and location areas, and/or wherein the network of the scheduled area and the network of the area to which the connection is performed apparatus are public land mobile networks, and/or wherein the measurements comprise minimization drive test measurements, and/or wherein the measurements are collected in idle and/or connected mode.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the measurements logging defined for the scheduled area comprises measurements logging defined for the network of the scheduled area.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the areas each comprise an identity, and the method comprises:

recording the logged measurements for the scheduled area with the identity of the scheduled area.

15. A computer program product including a program for a processor, comprising software code portions for performing the steps of claim 8 when the program is run on the processor.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the computer program product comprises a computer-readable medium on which the software code portions are stored.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the program is directly loadable into an internal memory of the processor.