MONITORING DEVICE, AND INSTALLATION POSITION MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR SMALL-SIZED BASE STATION

• US 20130242872A1
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Koide, Yasuo, Li, Jifeng, Nanri, Masahiko
• Application Number:
  US13/885,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20130242872A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

A monitoring device (200) manages the installation position of a moveable small-sized base station (100), A message analysis unit (202) acquires, from the small-sized base station (100) being managed, peripheral cell information which shows small-sized base stations present in the periphery of the small-sized base station (100) being managed. A database management unit (204) divides map information into a plurality of areas, and stores database information which has established whether or not each of the small-sized base stations (100) can he installed in each area service continuation determination unit (205) permits the installation of the small-sized base station (100) being managed, if the installation position for the small-sized base station (100) being managed, as determined from the acquired peripheral cell information, is an area wherein the installation of the small-sized base station (100) being managed is permitted, as established in the database information.

Claims

1. A monitoring apparatus that manages an installation location of a mobile small cell base station, the monitoring apparatus comprising:

an acquisition section that acquires neighboring cell information from a small cell base station subject to management, the neighboring cell information indicating small cell base stations located in proximity to the small cell base station subject to management;

a storage section that stores database information in which Map information is divided into a plurality of areas, and in which whether or not installation is permitted for each small cell base station is identified for each area; and

a permission section that grants permission for installation with respect to the small cell base station subject to management if an installation location of the small cell base station subject to management as performed a determination based on the neighboring cell information acquired by the acquisition section is in the area where installation is permitted as identified in the database information with respect to the small cell base station subject to management.

2. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the database information stored in the storage section makes the areas larger in proportion to how wide a permissible moving range for the small cell base station is.

3. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the database information stored in the storage section maps installation locations of small cell base stations to the map information; and

the permission section makes the determination by comparing the small cell base stations located in proximity with the installation locations of the small cell base stations mapped to the map information.

4. A small cell installation locution management method for a monitoring apparatus that manages an installation location of a mobile small cell base station, the small cell installation location management method comprising:

acquiring neighboring cell information from a small cell base station subject to management, the neighboring cell information indicating cells located in proximity to the small cell base station subject to management;

storing database information in which map information is divided into a plurality of areas, and in which whether or not installation is permitted for each small cell base station is identified for each area; and

permitting installation with respect to the small cell base station subject to management if an installation location of the small cell base station subject to management as determined based on the acquired neighboring cell information is in the area where installation is permitted as identified in the database information with respect to the small cell base station subject to management.