METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING NETWORK EQUIPMENT WITHIN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20170094633A1
• Filed: 09/29/2015
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: KOREN, EITAN, OFIR, GABI, SHPERLING, ITZHAK
• Granted Patent: US 9,961,663 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0215 based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus for moving network equipment is provided herein. During operation, an optimal base station configuration will be determined. Currently-employed network equipment will be moved based on a determination if adequate coverage will be provided to users of the system.

Claims

1. A method for moving network equipment, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving locations for a plurality of devices;

receiving a QoS value for applications running on the plurality of devices;

calculating an uplink-reception area (URA) for the applications running on the plurality of devices, wherein the URA comprises an area surrounding a particular device where network equipment can be located to satisfy a quality of service for an application running on the particular device;

calculating a location of an intersection of all URAs; and

transmitting the location of the intersection of all URAs to network equipment, causing the network equipment to move its location to near the location of the intersection of all URAs.

2. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of receiving the locations comprises the step of receiving the locations from the devices via an over-the-air transmission from the devices.

3. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of receiving the QoS value for each application comprises the step of accessing storage to retrieve the QoS value for each application.

4. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of transmitting the location comprises the step of transmitting the location over-the-air to the network equipment.

5. The method of claim 14 wherein the network equipment comprises a base station or repeater.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver outputting device locations;

logic circuitry coupled to the receiver, the logic circuitry having the device locations as an input, the logic circuitry having a QoS of applications running on devices as an input, the logic circuitry calculating an uplink-reception area (URA) for the applications running on the of devices, wherein the URA comprises an area surrounding a particular device where network equipment can be located to satisfy a quality of service for an application running on the particular device, the logic circuitry outputting a location of an intersection of all URAs; and

a transmitter having the location of the intersection as an input and outputting the location of the intersection to network equipment, causing the network equipment to move its location to near the location of the intersection of all URAs.

7. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the receiver receives the device locations from the devices via an over-the-air transmission from the devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprises storage outputting the QoS of applications running on the devices to the logic circuitry.

9. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the transmitter comprises an over-the-air transmitter.

10. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the network equipment comprises a base station or repeater.