Geographical determination of coverage in communications systems
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of determining geographical determination of coverage in a mobile communications system by obtaining measurement data provided by a plurality of mobile terminals the method comprising the steps of: requesting terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals in a cell; 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.
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16 Claims
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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:
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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, and wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications system capable of determining geographical coverage by obtaining measurement data provided by a plurality of subscriber terminals comprising:
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a network management system; a radio access network comprising at least one network element; and a selection functionality; the network element being capable of requesting terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals in a defined area; the network element obtaining the terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals; the selection functionality being capable of comparing the terminal capability information with capability requirement information and selecting selected subscriber terminals on the basis of their capability information; the network management system being capable of sending a trace activation command to subscriber terminals; and the network management system being capable of receiving the measurement data, wherein policy information relating to subscriber terminal capability requirements is transferred from the network management system to the network element in the radio access network, and wherein 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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15. A network management system capable of requesting and obtaining measurement data provided by a plurality of subscriber terminals in order to determine geographical determination of coverage in a communications system:
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the network management system being capable of instructing a network element to request terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals in a defined area so that the network element obtains the terminal capability information from the subscriber terminals; the network management system being capable of arranging for a selection functionality to compare the terminal capability information with capability requirement information and select selected subscriber terminals on the basis of their capability information; the network management system being capable of sending a trace activation command to subscriber terminals; and the network management system being capable of receiving measurement data measured by the selected subscriber terminals, wherein policy information relating to subscriber terminal capability requirements is transferred from the network management system to a network element in a radio access network, and wherein 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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16. A computer program product comprising software code that when executed on a computing system performs 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:
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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 a radio access network, and wherein 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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