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Geographical determination of coverage in communications systems

  • US 9,143,947 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2010
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining geographical determination of coverage in a communications system by obtaining measurement data provided by a plurality of subscriber terminals the method comprising the steps of:

  • requesting terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals in a defined area;

    obtaining the terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals;

    comparing the terminal capability information with capability requirement information;

    selecting selected subscriber terminals on the basis of their capability information;

    sending a trace activation command to the selected subscriber terminals; and

    receiving measurement data measured by the selected subscriber terminals,wherein policy information relating to subscriber terminal capability requirements is transferred from a network management system to a network element in a radio access network, andwherein the policy information request is a modified version of an ActivateTraceJob command which has been modified to contain subscriber terminal capability requirements as an additional parameter or set of parameters.

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