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Minimization of drive tests uplink measurements

  • US 9,241,282 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2012
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • one or more non-transitory, computer readable media including instructions; and

    one or more processors coupled with the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media to execute the instructions to cause an access node of a radio access network to;

    separate a network measurement configuration command into at least first network measurement parameters and second network measurement parameters, wherein the second network parameters include a first parameter to turn on or off uplink received interference power (RIP) measurements on a physical layer and a second parameter to provide a threshold value;

    forward the first network measurement parameters of the network measurement configuration command over an air interface to a user equipment to perform first network measurements on downlink communication channels;

    receive, from the user equipment, the first network measurements on downlink communication channels to form first network measurement results;

    perform, based on the second network measurement parameters, second network measurements on uplink communication channels to form second network measurement results, the second network measurement results to include a measured value of RIP;

    compare the measured value to the threshold value; and

    transmit the second network measurement results to a core network entity based on comparison of the measured value to the threshold value.

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