End-to-end service quality monitoring method and system in a radio network
First Claim
1. A method for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting or setting a direction of the antenna beam in a horizontal direction, in a vertical direction, or in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in order to establish a chosen antenna direction for monitoring purposes;
after said selecting or setting step, monitoring transmissions with at least one monitoring means with the chosen antenna direction, where the monitoring means are independently functioning measurement units;
determining at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions; and
using one of i) a test server and ii) another monitoring means as a test counterpart for the monitoring means, wherein,the monitoring means creates test traffic comprising test signals, and controls a beam of the antenna in a horizontal direction, in a vertical direction, or in both the horizontal and vertical directions,the test counterpart is at least one test server located in public internet or close to central application servers for monitoring means located inside several closed networks, andthe test server being used in active tests determining end-to-end transmission quality between devices where the test server receives the test signals created by the monitoring means, performs tests using the test signals, and transmits results of the test from the received test signals, the active tests including testing end-to-end transmission quality between network and end-user devices in each direction therebetween.
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Abstract
A method and a system for service quality monitoring in a network includes radio interfaces. The measurements are end-to-end measurements between the end user and chosen network element. The measurements are implemented using monitoring stations which can monitor the traffic passively or actively by transmitting test signals. The antenna beam directions of the monitoring stations can be controlled. The performance server works as a counterpart of the active tests. A reporting suite may define the performed measurements and it also collects the measurement data from different monitoring stations. Monitoring data from several corporate intranets can also be collected to an external server through internet connection.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting or setting a direction of the antenna beam in a horizontal direction, in a vertical direction, or in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in order to establish a chosen antenna direction for monitoring purposes; after said selecting or setting step, monitoring transmissions with at least one monitoring means with the chosen antenna direction, where the monitoring means are independently functioning measurement units; determining at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions; and using one of i) a test server and ii) another monitoring means as a test counterpart for the monitoring means, wherein, the monitoring means creates test traffic comprising test signals, and controls a beam of the antenna in a horizontal direction, in a vertical direction, or in both the horizontal and vertical directions, the test counterpart is at least one test server located in public internet or close to central application servers for monitoring means located inside several closed networks, and the test server being used in active tests determining end-to-end transmission quality between devices where the test server receives the test signals created by the monitoring means, performs tests using the test signals, and transmits results of the test from the received test signals, the active tests including testing end-to-end transmission quality between network and end-user devices in each direction therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program for service quality monitoring in a wireless network, the network comprising network elements which further comprise at least one monitoring means with a directional antenna, the computer program controlling a data-processing device to perform:
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establishing a chosen antenna direction for monitoring purposes by selecting or setting a direction of the antenna beam in a horizontal direction, in a vertical direction, or in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction; monitoring transmissions with monitoring means with the chosen antenna direction, where the monitoring means are performed by independently functioning measurement units, the monitoring means measuring signal noise level, signal RF properties, and user traffic, creating test traffic comprising test signals, and controlling a beam of the antenna with both horizontal and vertical rotation; determining at least one service quality parameter using the monitored transmissions; and using one of i) a test server and ii) another monitoring means as a test counterpart for the monitoring means, the test counterpart being used in active tests determining two-way end-to-end transmission quality between devices where the test counterpart receives the test signals created by the monitoring means, performs tests using the test signals, and transmits results of the test from the received test signals.
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