Method of categorising speed of a terminal system and apparatus therefor
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1. A method of categorizing speed of a terminal supported by a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- monitoring a first factor potentially indicative of motion of the terminal;
monitoring a second factor associated with allocation of a radio-frequency resource used to support communication between the terminal and an element of a wireless communications network infrastructure, the second factor having a correlation with mobility of the terminal so as to provide a capacity to mitigate a non-mobility influence upon the first factor;
determining a difference by offsetting information corresponding to the second factor against information corresponding to the first factor; and
approximating a result of offsetting the information corresponding to the second factor against the information corresponding to the first factor by assigning the result to a category defined by a range of values, having at least a statistical probability of corresponding to the motion of the terminal.
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Abstract
A method of categorising speed of a terminal (202) in a wireless communications network (116) comprises monitoring a first factor associated with allocation of a radio-frequency (RF) resource that is not related to mobility of the terminal (202). The first factor is then offset against a second factor, the second factor being potentially indicative of mobility of the terminal (202). The speed of the terminal (202) is then approximated using the result of offsetting the first factor against the second factor.
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1. A method of categorizing speed of a terminal supported by a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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monitoring a first factor potentially indicative of motion of the terminal; monitoring a second factor associated with allocation of a radio-frequency resource used to support communication between the terminal and an element of a wireless communications network infrastructure, the second factor having a correlation with mobility of the terminal so as to provide a capacity to mitigate a non-mobility influence upon the first factor; determining a difference by offsetting information corresponding to the second factor against information corresponding to the first factor; and approximating a result of offsetting the information corresponding to the second factor against the information corresponding to the first factor by assigning the result to a category defined by a range of values, having at least a statistical probability of corresponding to the motion of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A terminal speed categorization apparatus comprising:
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an input arranged to receive information corresponding to a first factor potentially indicative of motion of the terminal and a second factor associated with allocation of an radio-frequency resource used to support, when in use, communication between the terminal and an element of the wireless communications network, the second factor having a weak or no correlation with mobility of the terminal; at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer code, configured to, with that at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; determine a difference to offset, when in use, the information corresponding to the second factor against the information corresponding to the first factor; and approximate a result of the offset of the information corresponding to the second factor against the information corresponding to the first factor by assigning the result of the offset to a category defined by a range of values, having at least a statistical probability of corresponding to the motion of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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