Method and device for measuring the transmission quality in cells of mobile radio networks

• US 6,430,397 B1
• Filed: 03/15/1999
• Issued: 08/06/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wandel & Goltermann Management Holding GmbH (Lumentum Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wandel & Goltermann Management Holding GmbH (Lumentum Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Willrett, Ursel
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gary, Erika A.
• Application Number:
  US09/268,625
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 455/67.1, 455/456, 455/423, 455/67.4, 455/115, 455/226.1, 342/450, 342/457, 342/357.06, 701/213, 701/214, 701/215
• US Class Current: 455/67.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/3912 Simulation models, e.g. distribution of spectral power density or received signal strength indicator [RSSI] for a given geographic region
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

Method and device for measuring the transmission quality in cells of mobile radio networks in which, using a mobile station (MS) comprising a GPS receiver, the cell to be measured is travelled through, and the geographic position and the time are recorded at specified intervals. The signals transmitted from a base transmission station (BTS) to the mobile station as well as a call build-up signal sent at certain intervals, are stored with the GPS position. Furthermore, signals between the base transmission station and the respective mobile station, which signals are sent at specified intervals, are recorded with time stamps by means of a mobile radio analysis device (MA). Subsequently there is a mixing together of the recorded data of the mobile station with the recorded data of the mobile radio analysis device, sorted according to time stamp, with the measured results issued by geographic position and by time. The device and the method make it possible: to acquire the measuring values for both directions; to obtain the geographic position of a problem or to obtain position-related statistics and better information concerning the supply within the cell. Furthermore it is no longer necessary for highly-qualified employees to travel through the cell in a test vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for measuring the transmission quality in cells of mobile radio networks, comprising the following steps:

a) Travelling through the cell to be measured, using a mobile station (MS) and a globar positioning system receiver, and recording the geographic position (GPS position) and the time at specified intervals;

b) Sending a call build-up signal via a base transmission station (BTS) to the mobile station or vice-versa at specified time intervals and storing the GPS position with each call build-up signal;

c) Recording of signals sent at specified time intervals with time stamp between the base transmission station (BTS) and the respective mobile station, by means of a mobile radio analysis device;

d) Mixing together the recorded data of the mobile station with the recorded data of the mobile radio analysis device sorted according to time stamp;

e) Issuing the measured results by geographic position and time;

f) wherein the recorded data is sorted according to time stamp, with each of the signals recorded by the mobile radio analysis device being allocated that position which, by comparing the time stamps of the mobile station and of the mobile radio analysis device, is nearest to the position of the transmitted signal, and with each call build-up signal being indicated with the actual stored position;

g) wherein prior to combining the recorded data, clock pulses of the mobile station and the mobile radio analysis device are synchronized, taking into account the GPS clock pulse, the internal clock pulse of the mobile station and the PCM clock pulse of the measuring interface (Abis interface);

h) wherein each time stamp of the mobile station and the mobile radio analysis device according to the condition

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein after synchronizing the mobile station and the mobile radio analysis device, the time stamps of an identical signal of the mobile station and the mobile radio analysis device are compared, and if there is a difference, the difference is added as a transmission delay to the time stamps of the mobile station, prior to combination.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the recorded data of the mobile station is transmitted to the mobile radio analysis device via the global system for mobile communication.