Arrangement in mobile telecommunication systems for providing for an improved hand-over function

• US 5,901,364 A
• Filed: 11/07/1994
• Issued: 05/04/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mincin Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Televerket
• Inventors: Zetterblad, Johan
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TROST IV, WILLIAM GEORGE
• Application Number:
  US08/337,197
• Time in Patent Office: 1,639 Days
• Field of Search: 379/21, 379/27, 379/60, 379/58, 379/59, 340/825.44, 455/33.1, 455/51.2, 455/54.2, 455/70, 455/436-437, 455/439, 455/446, 455/423-424, 455/550, 370/170
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/06 Testing, supervising or monitoring using simulated traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/302 due to low signal strength

Abstract

An arrangement in mobile telecommunication systems which operate with cells to provide for an improved hand-over function of a mobile unit which is located in a cell which belongs to a first base station to a cell which belongs to a second base station. The mobile unit is provided with elements for measuring and evaluating parameters which are significant to the hand-over function on the one hand in the real traffic case and on the other hand in a simulated traffic case. A comparing element is arranged in the mobile unit and the said first and second representation are included as selection criteria for obtaining the improved hand-over function.

Claims

1. A mobile unit for improving cell planning in a mobile telecommunications system including plural base stations, the mobile unit comprising:

measuring elements to make field measurements of real traffic parameters attributable to real traffic, wherein the real traffic parameters affect a hand-over function between the plural base stations; and

an evaluating element for establishing how hand-overs between the plural base stations occur based on the real traffic parameters, wherein the evaluating element further comprises;

a simulated parameter generator which generates simulated parameters that differ from the real traffic parameters, and

an evaluator for establishing how hand-overs between the plural base stations would occur based on the simulated parameters which differ from the real traffic parameters.

2. The mobile unit of claim 1, wherein the simulated parameter generator comprises:

a simulated parameter generator for generating simulated parameters corresponding to a changed output power in an uplink.

3. The mobile unit of claim 1, wherein the simulated parameter generator comprises:

a simulated parameter generator for generating simulated parameters corresponding to a changed output power in a downlink.

4. The mobile unit of claim 1, wherein the simulated parameter generator comprises:

a simulated parameter generator for generating simulated parameters corresponding to a changed frequency plan.

5. The mobile unit of claim 1, wherein the simulated parameter generator comprises:

a simulated parameter generator for generating simulated parameters corresponding to a changed output power in an uplink without changing an actual level of the output power in the uplink.

6. The mobile unit of claim 1, wherein the simulated parameter generator comprises:

a simulated parameter generator for generating simulated parameters corresponding to a changed output power in a downlink without changing an actual level of the output power in the downlink.