Method and apparatus for determining path loss by active signal detection
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1. A method for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, where the wireless device and the receiver operate within a wireless communication system having at least one cell having at least one sector operating on at least one frequency channel, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a geographic area where the path loss value is to be determined;
identifying a first cell, a first sector, and a first frequency channel associated with the geographic area wherein said wireless device is actively communicating with said receiver using said first frequency channel without disabling any other communication channel;
receiving at said receiver the signal transmitted from said wireless device on said first frequency channel;
receiving at said receiver an indication of transmission signal strength of said signal;
measuring at said receiver the received signal strength of said signal; and
determining the path loss value of said first frequency channel as a function of the indication of transmission signal strength and the received signal strength.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, where the wireless device and the receiver operate within a wireless communication system having at least one cell having at least one sector operating on at least one frequency channel. The method includes: (i) identifying a geographic area where the path loss value is to be determined; (ii) identifying a first cell, a first sector, and a first frequency channel associated with the geographic area wherein said wireless device is actively communicating with said receiver using said first frequency channel; (iii) receiving at said receiver the signal transmitted from said wireless device on said first frequency channel; (iv) receiving at said receiver an indication of transmission signal strength of said signal; (v) measuring at said receiver the received signal strength of said signal; and (vi) determining the path loss value of said first frequency channel as a function of the indication of transmission signal strength and the received signal strength.
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1. A method for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, where the wireless device and the receiver operate within a wireless communication system having at least one cell having at least one sector operating on at least one frequency channel, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a geographic area where the path loss value is to be determined; identifying a first cell, a first sector, and a first frequency channel associated with the geographic area wherein said wireless device is actively communicating with said receiver using said first frequency channel without disabling any other communication channel; receiving at said receiver the signal transmitted from said wireless device on said first frequency channel; receiving at said receiver an indication of transmission signal strength of said signal; measuring at said receiver the received signal strength of said signal; and determining the path loss value of said first frequency channel as a function of the indication of transmission signal strength and the received signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, where the wireless device and the receiver operate within a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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identifying a first frequency channel in an active communication between the wireless device and the receiver without disabling any other communication channel; geolocating the wireless device and the receiver; receiving at the receiver the signal transmitted from said wireless device on said first frequency channel; receiving at said receiver an indication of transmission signal strength of said signal; measuring at said receiver the received signal strength of said signal; and determining the path loss value of said first frequency channel as a function of the indication of transmission signal strength and the received signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, where the wireless device and the receiver operate within a wireless communication system having at least one cell having at least one sector operating on at least one frequency channel, the system comprising:
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a circuitry including a microprocessor and a memory for compiling a database for receiving the path loss values, the circuitry configured with instructions to; identify a geographic area where the path loss value is to be determined; identify a first cell, a first sector, and a first frequency channel associated with the geographic area wherein said wireless device is actively communicating with said receiver using said first frequency channel without disabling any other communication channel; receive at said receiver the signal transmitted from said wireless device on said first frequency channel; receive at said receiver an indication of transmission signal strength of said signal; measure at said receiver the received signal strength of said signal; and determine the path loss value of said first frequency channel as a function of the indication of transmission signal strength and the received signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, comprising:
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means for identifying an active communication channel supporting at least one desirable attribute; means for identifying the wireless device and the receiver tasked to communicate on said active communication channel without disabling any other communication channel; means for locating said wireless device and said receiver; means for identifying a transmitted signal strength for signaling on said active communication channel; means for identifying a received signal strength for signaling on said active communication channel; and means for calculating the path loss value as a function of the transmitted signal strength and the received signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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