Assignment of hierarchical cell structures employing geolocation techniques
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a system including a processor, measurement information relating to a mobile device, wherein the measurement information includes first information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device;
determining, by the system, second information indicative of a different geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned; and
selecting, by the system, a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device based, at least, on whether a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site satisfies a predefined criterion associated with the distance, comprising varying the predefined criterion associated with the distance as a function of height information for the geographical location of the mobile device, wherein the height information is stored in a storage device and is associated with an average height of terrain elements and architectural structures for the geographical location of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Distance is employed to facilitate sector selection and re-selection in a network during handoff. A system receives measurement information for a mobile device. The measurement information includes information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device. The system determines information indicative of a geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned. The system then selects a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device. The selection of the sector is based, at least, on a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site. In various embodiments, the distance information is determined based on the latitude and longitude of the mobile device. In various embodiments, the morphology of the terrain for the area in which the mobile device is located is factored into the determination of the sector.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system including a processor, measurement information relating to a mobile device, wherein the measurement information includes first information indicative of a geographical location of the mobile device; determining, by the system, second information indicative of a different geographical location of a cell site to which the mobile device is assigned; and selecting, by the system, a sector of the cell site with which to associate the mobile device based, at least, on whether a distance determined between the mobile device and the cell site satisfies a predefined criterion associated with the distance, comprising varying the predefined criterion associated with the distance as a function of height information for the geographical location of the mobile device, wherein the height information is stored in a storage device and is associated with an average height of terrain elements and architectural structures for the geographical location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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receiving a request for a handoff for a mobile device; determining location information for the mobile device that is indicative of an area in which the mobile device is determined to be located; receiving morphology information associated with the location information for the mobile device from a data storage device, the morphology information comprising height information associated with an average height of terrain elements and architectural structures for the area in which the mobile device is determined to be located; and determining a sector of a cell site device associated with the device to which to assign the mobile device in connection with the handoff, wherein the determining is based, at least, on a first distance that is determined between the mobile device and the cell site device, wherein the determining the sector of the cell site device comprises assigning the mobile device to the sector based, at least, on whether the first distance between the mobile device and the cell site device satisfies a defined criterion associated with a second distance that varies based on the morphology information associated with the location information for the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; determining a first distance between a mobile device and a cell site device; receiving height information that comprises first height information associated with a first type of natural structures for a location associated with the mobile device, second height information associated with a second type of natural structures for the location, and third height information associated with architectural structures for the location; and determining a sector of sectors of the cell site device to which to assign the mobile device based, at least, on the first distance, wherein the determining the sector comprises assigning the mobile device to the sector based, at least, on whether the first distance between the mobile device and the cell site device satisfies a defined criterion associated with a second distance that varies based on the height information for the location associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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