System and method for the remote monitoring of wireless packet data networks
First Claim
1. A method for remotely monitoring the performance of a telecommunications network having at least two cells, comprising the steps:
- collecting performance data for each cell wherein said data is functionally related to performance parameters in each cell;
creating a unique cell data structure for each cell, wherein each cell data structure includes a unique scan interval;
forecasting, independently, a state of each cell, for future points in time during each cell'"'"'s said unique scan interval, based on data collected prior to said unique scan interval and on prior forecasts, without collecting additional data during said unique scan interval;
comparing, independently, said collected data from each cell, to predetermined thresholds; and
modifying, independently, each unique scan interval in response to said comparing step, whereby the modification of one cell'"'"'s unique scan interval does not affect the modification of another cell'"'"'s unique scan interval.
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Abstract
A system and method monitors a wireless network such that degradation of performance, as measured by such performance parameters as data throughput and service availability is estimated accurately on a real time basis. The system and method scan each cell in a wireless telecommunications network for cell statistics data. Using the scanned cell statistics data, the system and method generate a model of the performance of the telecommunications network by modeling each cell in the network. The model is based on a control system relationship. Using the control system relationship, the system and method forecast the performance of the cells between actual data collection times. Forecasting the state of the cells reduces the amount of data required to monitor the telecommunications network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for remotely monitoring the performance of a telecommunications network having at least two cells, comprising the steps:
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collecting performance data for each cell wherein said data is functionally related to performance parameters in each cell; creating a unique cell data structure for each cell, wherein each cell data structure includes a unique scan interval; forecasting, independently, a state of each cell, for future points in time during each cell'"'"'s said unique scan interval, based on data collected prior to said unique scan interval and on prior forecasts, without collecting additional data during said unique scan interval; comparing, independently, said collected data from each cell, to predetermined thresholds; and modifying, independently, each unique scan interval in response to said comparing step, whereby the modification of one cell'"'"'s unique scan interval does not affect the modification of another cell'"'"'s unique scan interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for remotely monitoring the performance of a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of:
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collecting, prior to and after a scan interval, performance data functionally related to performance parameters in the network; generating a network control model of the performance of the network using said data collected prior to said scan interval; and forecasting the performance of the network at a future point in time during said scan interval, using said network control model, whereby a monitored performance of the network during said scan interval is an estimate based on data collected prior to said scan interval in said collecting step and prior forecasts determined in said forecasting step. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for remotely monitoring the performance of a telecommunications network, comprising:
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a regional scanning module for collecting, prior to and after a scan interval, performance data functionally related to performance parameters in the network; and a performance modeling and forecasting module for generating a network control model of the performance of the network using said data collected prior to said scan interval and for forecasting the performance of the network at a future point in time, using said network control model, whereby a monitored performance of the network during said scan internal is an estimate based on data collected prior to said scan interval in said collecting step and prior forecasts determined in said forecasting step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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