Method and evolved node-B for geographic bin data collection and reporting
First Claim
1. An Evolved Node-B (eNB) configured to track geographic bin information for one or more User Equipment (UEs), the eNB comprising hardware processing circuitry configured to:
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based on a reception of one or more packets from the UE, measure an angle of arrival for the UE and a propagation delay for the UE;
from a set of candidate geographic bins, select a geographic bin for the UE, wherein the selection is based at least partly on the measurements of the angle of arrival and the propagation delay; and
for each of the candidate geographic bins, when a number of UEs for which the candidate geographic bin is selected is not less than a UE distribution threshold, send geographic bin performance data for the candidate geographic bin to a Trace Collection Entity (TCE).
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Abstract
Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) and method for collecting and reporting data related to a coverage area in a wireless network are generally described herein. The eNB may be configured to track geographic bin information for one or more User Equipment (UEs). The eNB may comprise hardware processing circuitry configured to, for each of the UEs, measure an angle of arrival for the UE and a propagation delay for the UE, and to select a geographic bin for the UE from a set of candidate geographic bins. The hardware processing circuitry may be further configured to send, for each of the candidate geographic bins, performance data for the candidate geographic bin to the TCE when a number of UEs for which the candidate geographic bin is selected is not less than a UE distribution threshold.
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1. An Evolved Node-B (eNB) configured to track geographic bin information for one or more User Equipment (UEs), the eNB comprising hardware processing circuitry configured to:
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for each of the UEs; based on a reception of one or more packets from the UE, measure an angle of arrival for the UE and a propagation delay for the UE; from a set of candidate geographic bins, select a geographic bin for the UE, wherein the selection is based at least partly on the measurements of the angle of arrival and the propagation delay; and for each of the candidate geographic bins, when a number of UEs for which the candidate geographic bin is selected is not less than a UE distribution threshold, send geographic bin performance data for the candidate geographic bin to a Trace Collection Entity (TCE). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform operations for collecting and sending geographic bin performance data, the operations to configure the one or more processors to:
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receive, at an Evolved Node-B (eNB) configured to track geographic bin information in a wireless network, packets from one or more User Equipment (UEs) configured to operate in the wireless network; measure, based on the reception of the packets from the UEs, an angle of arrival for each UE and a propagation delay for each UE; select for each UE, from a set of candidate geographic bins, a geographic bin for the UE, wherein the selection is based at least partly on the measurements of the angle of arrival for the UE and the propagation delay for the UE; and for each of the candidate geographic bins, when a number of UEs for which the candidate geographic bin is selected is not less than a UE distribution threshold, send geographic bin performance data to a Trace Collection Entity (TCE) configured to operate in the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of collecting and reporting data related to a coverage area in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an Evolved Node-B (eNB) configured to track geographic bin information in a wireless network, packets from one or more User Equipment (UEs) configured to operate in the wireless network; measuring, based on the reception of the packets from the UEs, an angle of arrival for each UE and a propagation delay for each LE; selecting for each UE, from a set of candidate geographic bins, a geographic bin for the UE, wherein the selection is based at least partly on the measurements of the angle of arrival for the UE and the propagation delay for the UE; and for each of the candidate geographic bins, when a number of UEs for which the candidate geographic bin is selected is not less than a UE distribution threshold, sending geographic bin performance data to a Trace Collection Entity (TCE) configured to operate in the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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