METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) INFORMATION OF CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

• US 20150156742A1
• Filed: 01/12/2015
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Morad, Roy, Cohen, Idan, Susan, Ido
• Granted Patent: US 9,615,273 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/08 Load shedding arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/06 Testing, supervising or monitoring using simulated traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A system for obtaining information relating to an idle mobile station in a cellular network is provided. The system includes a computing platform which is in communication with a radio network controller of the cellular network. The computing platform is configured for (i) generating and sending an input signal through the radio network controller to the radio access network; and (ii) identifying in data outputted by the radio network controller an output signal resulting from the input signal, the output signal including information relating to at least one idle mobile station.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A method comprising:

determining, by an idle mobile station, whether a Cell Camping Threshold message is received from a cell, wherein the Cell Camping Threshold message includes a Cell Camping Threshold parameter;

determining whether the idle mobile station complies with the Cell Camping Threshold parameter; and

transmitting a reporting event if the idle mobile station fails to comply with the Cell Camping Threshold parameter.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining includes monitoring a native Camping Cell Determination (CCD) module of the idle mobile station to determine whether the Cell Camping Threshold message is received.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the monitoring is performed by a CCD simulator of the idle mobile station.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

activating, by the idle mobile station a reporting mode based, at least in part, on receiving a reporting mode activation message by the idle mobile station; and

monitoring a native a Camping Cell Determination (CCD) module of the idle mobile station by a CCD simulator of the idle mobile station.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the reporting event includes, at least in part, Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for the idle mobile station.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining includes simulating a Cell Camping Threshold update to determine whether the idle mobile station would remain camped on a particular cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter received in the Cell Camping Threshold message.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the determining includes simulating a Cell Camping Threshold update to determine whether the idle mobile station would camp on another cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter received in the Cell Camping Threshold message.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, if the idle mobile station determines that it would camp on another cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter, the reporting event includes a simulated Camping Cell Determination decision indicating, at least in part, a preferred camping cell for the idle mobile station.

22. A mobile station including a Camping Cell Determination (CCD) simulator, the mobile station being configured for:

determining by the mobile station whether a Cell Camping Threshold message is received from a cell, wherein the Cell Camping Threshold message includes a Cell Camping Threshold parameter;

determining whether the mobile station complies with the Cell Camping Threshold parameter; and

transmitting a reporting event if the mobile station fails to comply with the Cell Camping Threshold parameter.

23. The mobile station of claim 22, the mobile station being further configured for:

activating a reporting mode based, at least in part, on receiving a reporting mode activation message.

24. The mobile station of claim 23, wherein the determining includes monitoring a native CCD module of the mobile station by the CCD simulator to determine whether the Cell Camping Threshold message is received.

25. The mobile station of claim 22, wherein the reporting event includes, at least in part, Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for the mobile station.

26. The mobile station of claim 22, wherein the determining includes simulating a Cell Camping Threshold update to determine whether the mobile station would remain camped on a particular cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter received in the Cell Camping Threshold message.

27. The mobile station of claim 26, wherein the determining includes simulating a Cell Camping Threshold update to determine whether the mobile station would camp on another cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter received in the Cell Camping Threshold message.

28. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein, if the mobile station determines that it would camp on another cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter, the reporting event includes a simulated Camping Cell Determination decision indicating, at least in part, a preferred camping cell for the mobile station.

29. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determining whether a Cell Camping Threshold message is received from a cell for an idle mobile station, wherein the Cell Camping Threshold message includes a Cell Camping Threshold parameter;

determining whether the idle mobile station complies with the Cell Camping Threshold parameter; and

transmitting a reporting event if the idle mobile station fails to comply with the Cell Camping Threshold parameter.

30. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

activating a reporting mode based, at least in part, on receiving a reporting mode activation message.

31. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the determining includes simulating a Cell Camping Threshold update to determine whether the idle mobile station would remain camped on a particular cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter received in the Cell Camping Threshold message.

32. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the determining includes simulating a Cell Camping Threshold update to determine whether the idle mobile station would camp on another cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter received in the Cell Camping Threshold message.

33. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 32, wherein, if it is determined that the idle mobile station would camp on another cell under the Cell Camping Threshold parameter, the reporting event includes a simulated Camping Cell Determination decision indicating, at least in part, a preferred camping cell for the idle mobile station.