Method and apparatus for analyzing pilot pollution

• US 9,473,948 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2013
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ding, Junquan, Cui, Xiaojun
• Primary Examiner(s): Sivji, Nizar
• Application Number:
  US13/899,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20130314432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,246 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/40 Filling a planar surface by adding surface attributes, e.g. colour or texture
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for analyzing pilot pollution, and further disclose an apparatus for analyzing pilot pollution. The method includes: generating a preprocessed map according to an actual engineering parameter table and drive test data that are in pre-imported information, where the preprocessed map includes a cell distribution map and a pilot pollution distribution map, the actual engineering parameter table includes actual longitude information, actual latitude information, and actual azimuth information; obtaining selection information of a target area to determine the target area; and generating, for the target area, a map of abnormal cells of the target area according to the cell pilot identifiers and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each test-marked cell. With the present invention, it is unnecessary to review test data and view the review connection, and the analysis efficiency is high.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing and reducing pilot pollution, the method comprising:

collecting drive test data transmitted by cells using a drive test device, the drive test data obtained by marking at an interval of a certain period by the drive test device and detecting cell pilot identifiers and signal strength corresponding to each cell pilot identifier for the cells within range of the drive test device during the interval;

generating a preprocessed map according to an engineering parameter table and the drive test data, wherein the preprocessed map comprises a cell distribution map and a pilot pollution distribution map, the engineering parameter table comprising longitude information, latitude information, and azimuth information;

generating, for a target area to be analyzed in the preprocessed map, a map of abnormal cells of the target area according to the cell pilot identifiers and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell in the target area, wherein the cell pilot identifiers correspond to cells on a one-to-one basis;

generating radio optimization information for one or more target cells in the map of abnormal cells; and

adjusting electrical and mechanical parameters of the one or more target cells in response to the radio optimization information in order to reduce pilot pollution in the target area.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein generating a map of abnormal cells of the target area according to the cell pilot identifiers and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell in the drive test data comprises:

extracting a pilot identifier of each cell and a signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell in the drive test data;

dividing the collected pilot identifier of each cell and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell into segments; and

configuring colors for the abnormal cells of the target area according to the divided segments.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein dividing the collected pilot identifier of each cell and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell into segments comprises:

dividing the signal strength corresponding to the collected pilot identifier of each cell into more than one segment; and

collecting, according to the divided segments, the collected pilot identifier of each cell corresponding to the signal strength that fall within the segments, in order to divide the collected pilot identifier of each cell into segments.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein collecting, according to the divided segments, the collected pilot identifier of each cell corresponding to the signal strengths that fall within the segments, in order to divide the collected pilot identifier of each cell into segments comprises:

when one cell pilot identifier corresponds to more than one signal strength, selecting only a strongest signal strength of the more than one signal strengths for collection.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein configuring colors for the abnormal cells of the target area according to the divided segments comprises:

configuring a same color for cells whose signal strength corresponds to cell pilot identifiers that fall within a same segment, and configuring different colors for cells whose signal strength corresponds to cell pilot identifiers that fall within different segments;

or

configuring a same color for cell pilot identifiers corresponding to signal strengths that fall within a same segment, and configuring different colors for cell pilot identifiers corresponding to signal strengths that fall within different segments; and

configuring a same color for cells whose signal strength corresponds to cell pilot identifiers that fall within a same segment, and configuring different colors for cells whose signal strength corresponds to cell pilot identifiers that fall within different segments.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preprocessed map further comprises a planning engineering parameter table, and after generating a map of abnormal cells of the target area according to the cell pilot identifiers and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each test-marked cell in the drive test data, the method further comprises:

generating radio optimization information for the one or more target cells according to the engineering parameter table and planning engineering parameter table and/or drive test data.

7. An apparatus for analyzing and reducing pilot pollution, the apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store data and instruction code;

a storing module, configured to store an engineering parameter table and drive test data, wherein the engineering parameter table comprises longitude information, latitude information, and azimuth information, the drive test data transmitted by cells within range of a drive test device and obtained by marking at an interval of a certain period and detecting cell pilot identifiers and signal strength corresponding to each cell pilot identifier for the cells within range of the drive test device during the interval;

a preprocessing module, upon executing the instruction code, configured to generate a preprocessed map according to the engineering parameter table and drive test data, wherein the preprocessed map comprises a cell distribution map and a pilot pollution distribution map;

an abnormal cell map generating module, upon executing the instruction code, configured to generate, for a target area to be analyzed in the preprocessed map, a map of abnormal cells of the target area according to the cell pilot identifiers and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell in the target area, wherein the cell pilot identifiers correspond to cells on a one-to-one basis; and

a radio optimization module, upon executing the instruction code, configured to;

generate radio optimization information for one or more target cells in the map of abnormal cells; and

adjust electrical and mechanical parameters of the one or more target cells in response to the radio optimization information in order to reduce pilot pollution in the target area.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the abnormal cell map generating module comprises:

a collecting module, configured to extract a pilot identifier of each cell and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell in the drive test data, and collect the pilot identifier of each cell and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell in the drive test data in the target area;

a segment dividing module, configured to divide the collected pilot identifier of each cell and the signal strength corresponding to the pilot identifier of each cell into segments; and

a color configuring module, configured to configure colors for the abnormal cells of the target area according to the divided segments.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the segment dividing module comprises:

a first module, configured to divide the collected signal strengths into more than one segment; and

a second module, configured to collect, according to the divided segments, cell pilot identifiers corresponding to the signal strengths that fall within the segments, in order to divide the collected pilot identifier of each cell into segments.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second module comprises:

a signal strength selecting module, configured to;

when one cell pilot identifier corresponds to more than one signal strength, select only a strongest signal strength of the more than one signal strength for collection.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the color configuring module comprises a first color configuring module, or comprises a first color configuring module and a second color configuring module, wherein:

the first color configuring module is configured to configure a same color for cells whose signal strength corresponds to cell pilot identifiers that fall within a same segment, and configure different colors for cells whose signal strength corresponds to cell pilot identifiers that fall within different segments; and

the second color configuring module is configured to configure a same color for cell pilot identifiers corresponding to signal strengths that fall within a same segment, and configure different colors for cell pilot identifiers corresponding to signal strengths that fall within different segments.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a first outputting module, configured to output the preprocessed map or the map of abnormal cells.

13. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the storing module further comprises a planning engineering parameter table, wherein:

the radio optimization module is configured to generate radio optimization information for the one or more target cells according to the engineering parameter table and planning engineering parameter table and/or drive test data.