Device-driven intelligence and feedback for performance optimization and planning of a service network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in response to receiving first input data reporting a network performance incident associated with a communication network, determining, by a communication device comprising a processor, signal strength data associated with a signal transmitted by an access point device of the communication network;
receiving, by the communication device, second input data that classifies a location of the communication device as an indoor location; and
directing, by the communication device, the signal strength data and the second input data to a network device of the communication network to facilitate a determination of characteristic data that represents an in-building propagation loss associated with the signal.
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Abstract
System(s), device(s), method(s), and user interfaces are provided to enable a subscriber device to report network operation conditions, such as network performance incidents, to receive feedback from the network related to the incident and available or possibly available solutions, and to produce network intelligence suitable for network planning and network performance enhancement. Reporting of network performance incidents can be characterized by location and time of occurrence, wherein these intelligence is provided by the user device. Feedback provided by the network is based on the network performance data received as part of reporting an incident. The reporting described herein enables a network operator to generate network planning intelligence based on actual network performance as experienced at the subscriber level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to receiving first input data reporting a network performance incident associated with a communication network, determining, by a communication device comprising a processor, signal strength data associated with a signal transmitted by an access point device of the communication network; receiving, by the communication device, second input data that classifies a location of the communication device as an indoor location; and directing, by the communication device, the signal strength data and the second input data to a network device of the communication network to facilitate a determination of characteristic data that represents an in-building propagation loss associated with the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication device, comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising; in response to receiving first input data indicative of a network performance incident associated with a communication network, determining signal strength data associated with a signal transmitted by an access point device of the communication network, in response to receiving second input data indicative of a classification of a location of the communication device, determining that the communication device is located indoors, and directing, to a network device of the communication network, report data comprising the signal strength data and the second input data, wherein the report data is employed to facilitate a determination of characteristic data that represents an in-building propagation loss associated with the signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a user equipment comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving input data that specifies that the user equipment is located at an indoor location during a time period that a network performance incident associated with a communication network is determined to have occurred; and based on the input data and signal strength data associated with a signal transmitted by an access point device of the communication network, facilitating a determination of characteristic data that represents an in-building propagation loss associated with the signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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