Systems and methods for characterizing the performance of a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for characterizing a performance of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving data from multiple end user devices operating in the network, wherein the data corresponds to real world usage of the devices while operating in the network, wherein the data received from each device includes timing data and wherein the network is represented by a grid having bins;
determining a location of each device based on the timing data, wherein the location of each device is associated with one or more bins of the grid;
identifying a device rating associated with each device, the device rating indicating a previously determined device accuracy and confidence level attributed to the device; and
binning the data received from the multiple devices in the one or more bins according to the corresponding device ratings, wherein the data in the one or more bins provides a holistic view of the performance of the wireless network over time as the multiple devices contribute data to the one or more bins.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for characterizing a performance of a wireless network. Data or metrics are collected from a device. The metrics include timing information associated with certain sectors. The timing information can be used to determine an approximate location of the device when the call or other use of the device occurred. A device rating is used to contribute the metrics of the device to bins of a grid that describes the wireless network. Only the bins associated with the approximate location of the device receive the contribution of the metrics. The metrics from other devices are similarly contributed to specific bins. As more usage of the devices occurs, the bins reflect the performance of the wireless network. The device ratings of the devices can also be updated based on the bin ratings and other data associated with the bins.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for characterizing a performance of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving data from multiple end user devices operating in the network, wherein the data corresponds to real world usage of the devices while operating in the network, wherein the data received from each device includes timing data and wherein the network is represented by a grid having bins; determining a location of each device based on the timing data, wherein the location of each device is associated with one or more bins of the grid; identifying a device rating associated with each device, the device rating indicating a previously determined device accuracy and confidence level attributed to the device; and binning the data received from the multiple devices in the one or more bins according to the corresponding device ratings, wherein the data in the one or more bins provides a holistic view of the performance of the wireless network over time as the multiple devices contribute data to the one or more bins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for characterizing a performance of a wireless network using data collected from devices operating in the wireless network, the method comprising:
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collecting a data set from a set of devices operating in a wireless network, wherein the data set that includes both an approximate location of each device operating in a wireless network and metrics related to each device, wherein the data set corresponds to real world conditions; determining a device rating for each device in the set of devices, the device rating indicating a device accuracy and confidence attributed to the devices; contributing the metrics from each device to at least one bin of a grid that represents the wireless network based on at least the device rating of each device and a bin rating of the at least one bin, wherein the metrics are weighted according to the device rating and the bin rating; and characterizing a performance of the wireless network based on the metrics contributed to bins in the grid from the set of devices, wherein the metrics in the bins of the grid provide a holistic view of the performance of the wireless network over time as multiple devices contribute metrics to the at least one bin. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for characterizing a performance of end use devices operating in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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representing a wireless network as a grid, the grid having one or more bins each having a bin rating; identifying one or more bins associated with each location of multiple devices operating in the wireless network; determining a device rating of each device, the device rating indicating a device accuracy and confidence attributed to each device; contributing metrics from each device to the one or more bins associated with the location of each device, wherein the metrics are weighted according to each device rating and wherein the metrics define real usage of each device operating the wireless network; and characterizing each device based on the metrics contributed by each device and metrics existing in the one or more bins receiving the contributed metrics, wherein the one or more bins provide a holistic view of the performance of the wireless network as each device contributes metrics at least some of to the one or more bins. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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