GERAN Frequency Based Insight Delivery To Mobile Devices

• US 20160080991A1
• Filed: 08/05/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Harris, John, Kelley, Sean
• Application Number:
  US14/819,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20160080991A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0205 at the air interface dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0284 detecting congestion or overload during communication monitoring arrangements H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00837 Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00838 Resource reservation for handover
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/04 Reselecting a cell layer in multi-layered cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

Abstract

Network insights may be useful in various communication networks. For example, certain cellular or similar networks may benefit from the delivery of cellular network insights to subscriber devices based on global system for mobile communication (GSM) enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) radio access network (GERAN) frequencies. For example, a method can include detecting, by a device, at least one advertised value. The at least one advertised value can be received by the device over a cellular system information message that includes information indicative of radio frequency bands relevant for cell re-selection. One or more of the indicated radio frequency bands can be indicative of the presence of the at least one advertised value. The method can also include extracting, from the at least one advertised value, at least one cellular network insight.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, by a device, at least one advertised value, wherein the at least one advertised value is received by the device over a cellular system information message comprising information indicative of radio frequency bands relevant for cell re-selection;

wherein one or more of the indicated radio frequency bands is indicative of the presence of the at least one advertised value; and

extracting, from the at least one advertised value, at least one cellular network insight.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein network assistance data is detected in an evolved radio access network to be present within system information block type seven (SIB7) based on detecting a value of CarrierFreqsGERAN that does not correspond to any global system for mobile communication band.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the value of CarrierFreqsGERAN comprises at least one of:

125-127, 252-258, 294-305, 341-511, or 886-939.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

upon detecting the value of the CarrierFreqsGERAN, extracting the network assistance data from at least one of the following;

cellReselectionPriority CellReselectionPriority,

ncc-Permitted,

q-RxLevMin,

p-MaxGERAN,

threshX-High ReselectionThreshold, or

threshX-Low ReselectionThreshold

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one cellular network insight comprises at least one of:

uplink congestion,

downlink congestion, or

a randomization interval over which a user equipment should wait before performing access.

6. A method, comprising:

selecting, by a device, at least one advertised value, wherein the at least one advertised value is to be transmitted by the device over a cellular system information message comprising information indicative of radio frequency bands relevant for cell re-selection;

wherein one or more of the indicated radio frequency bands is indicative of the presence of the at least one advertised value; and

transmitting, in association with the at least one advertised value, at least one cellular network insight.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein network assistance data is indicated in an evolved radio access network as being present within system information block type seven (SIB7) based on indicating a value of CarrierFreqsGERAN that does not correspond to any global system for mobile communication band.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the value of CarrierFreqsGERAN comprises at least one of:

125-127, 252-258, 294-305, 341-511, or 886-939.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

including the network assistance data in at least one of the following;

cellReselectionPriority CellReselectionPriority,

ncc-Permitted,

q-RxLevMin,

p-MaxGERAN,

threshX-High ReselectionThreshold, or

threshX-Low ReselectionThreshold

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one cellular network insight comprises at least one of:

uplink congestion,

downlink congestion, or

a randomization interval over which a user equipment should wait before performing access.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to

detect, by a device, at least one advertised value, wherein the at least one advertised value is received by the device over a cellular system information message comprising information indicative of radio frequency bands relevant for cell re-selection;

wherein one or more of the indicated radio frequency bands is indicative of the presence of the at least one advertised value; and

extract, from the at least one advertised value, at least one cellular network insight.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to detect in an evolved radio access network network assistance data as being present within system information block type seven (SIB7) based on detecting a value of CarrierFreqsGERAN that does not correspond to any global system for mobile communication band.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the value of CarrierFreqsGERAN comprises at least one of:

125-127, 252-258, 294-305, 341-511, or 886-939.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to, upon detecting the value of the CarrierFreqsGERAN, extract the network assistance data from at least one of the following:

cellReselectionPriority CellReselectionPriority,

ncc-Permitted,

q-RxLevMin,

p-MaxGERAN,

threshX-High ReselectionThreshold, or

threshX-Low ReselectionThreshold

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one cellular network insight comprises at least one of:

uplink congestion,

downlink congestion, or

a randomization interval over which a user equipment should wait before performing access.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to

select, by a device, at least one advertised value, wherein the at least one advertised value is to be transmitted by the device over a cellular system information message comprising information indicative of radio frequency bands relevant for cell re-selection;

wherein one or more of the indicated radio frequency bands is indicative of the presence of the at least one advertised value; and

transmit, in association with the at least one advertised value, at least one cellular network insight.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to indicate in an evolved radio access network network assistance data as being present within system information block type seven (SIB7) based on indicating a value of CarrierFreqsGERAN that does not correspond to any global system for mobile communication band.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the value of CarrierFreqsGERAN comprises at least one of:

125-127, 252-258, 294-305, 341-511, or 886-939.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to include the network assistance data in at least one of the following:

cellReselectionPriority CellReselectionPriority,

ncc-Permitted,

q-RxLevMin,

p-MaxGERAN,

threshX-High ReselectionThreshold, or

threshX-Low ReselectionThreshold

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one cellular network insight comprises at least one of:

uplink congestion,

downlink congestion, or

a randomization interval over which a user equipment should wait before performing access.