Method and apparatus for determining coupled path loss
First Claim
1. In a method for determining a value for an attribute of a signal received by a wireless device located in a bin in a cell of a cellular communication system wherein said value is determined as a function of an average value of the attribute of a first plurality of signals received from a plurality of base stations, wherein the first plurality of signals are received in the wireless device at a location in said bin, the improvement comprising:
- associating one of the plurality of base stations to said location in said bin; and
determining the value as a function of an average value of the attribute of a second plurality of signals from said one of the plurality of base stations without drive testing.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for determining coupled path loss in a small geographical which is served by a plurality of transmitters and is subject to broad signal level variation. A method is also provided for determining performance of a signal received by a wireless device located within a bin of a cell of a cellular communication system. The method comprises determining the value of the received signal level as a function of the sum of the signal levels received from a primary base station at a primary cell divided by a number of signal level measurements from the primary base station.
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1. In a method for determining a value for an attribute of a signal received by a wireless device located in a bin in a cell of a cellular communication system wherein said value is determined as a function of an average value of the attribute of a first plurality of signals received from a plurality of base stations, wherein the first plurality of signals are received in the wireless device at a location in said bin, the improvement comprising:
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associating one of the plurality of base stations to said location in said bin; and determining the value as a function of an average value of the attribute of a second plurality of signals from said one of the plurality of base stations without drive testing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for determining a value for an attribute of a signal received by a wireless device located in a bin in a cell of a cellular communication system comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a first plurality of signals from a first plurality of base stations, wherein said first plurality of signals are received in said wireless device at a location in said bin; (b) measuring a first attribute of the first plurality of signals; (c) determining a primary base station from the first plurality of base stations as a function of the measured first attributes of the first plurality of signals and associating said primary base station to said location in said bin; (d) receiving a second plurality of signals from the primary base station; (e) measuring a second attribute of the second plurality of signals; and (f) determining a value for the second attribute for the wireless device as a function of the measured attributes of the second plurality of signals, wherein each of the steps are performed without drive testing, and wherein the determined base station and value are used for obtaining signal propagation data for the wireless device in the system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining a value for an attribute of a signal received by a wireless device located in a bin in a cell of a cellular communication system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first plurality of signals at a location in said bin from a first plurality of base stations; measuring circuitry for measuring a first attribute of the first plurality of signals; circuitry including a microprocessor for determining a primary base station from the first plurality of base stations as a function of the measured first attributes of the first plurality of signals in association to said location in said bin; a receiver for receiving a second plurality of signals from the primary base station; measuring circuitry for measuring a second attribute of the second plurality of signals; circuitry including a microprocessor for determining a value for the second attribute for the wireless device as a function of the measured attributes of the second plurality of signals, wherein each of said receivers, measuring circuitry and microprocessors are either contained in the wireless device which is in active communications with said system or are non-mobile signal data collection equipment, and wherein the determined base station and value are used for obtaining signal propagation data for the wireless device in the system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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