System and method for providing collaborative neighbor management in a network environment
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1. A method comprising:
- populating a neighbor list including one or more neighbors for a cell radio using neighbor information gathered for the cell radio, wherein the neighbor information comprises a plurality of neighbor information tables including, at least in part, a peer access points (APs) table including neighbor cell radios discovered by the cell radio in a grid for the cell radio using an Internet Protocol (IP) grid discovery process that comprises exchanging primary scrambling codes (PSC) information and cell identification information for the neighbor cell radios via IP communications;
receiving a plurality of detected set measurement reports from a user equipment (UE), wherein each detected set measurement report includes, at least in part, one or more PSCs and corresponding signal strength information for each of one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE;
for each detected set measurement report received from the UE, performing a lookup against the neighbor information tables associated with the previously gathered neighbor information using one or more PSCs received in each detected set measurement report for each of the one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE;
for each of a corresponding PSC located in a given neighbor information table, comparing signal strength information for the corresponding PSC against a signal strength threshold; and
updating the neighbor list to include one or more of the other neighbor cell radios based, at least in part, on whether any of the one or more PSCs received in any detected set measurement report are included in any neighbor information table associated with the previously gathered neighbor information and have a signal strength that is greater than or equal to the signal strength threshold, wherein the updating further comprises;
removing any redundant neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list; and
removing any neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list that are persistently not included in the plurality of detected set measurement reports received from the UE.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include populating a neighbor list including one or more neighbors for a cell radio using neighbor information gathered for the cell radio; receiving a detected set measurement report from a user equipment (UE), wherein the measurement report includes, at least in part, one or more primary scrambling codes (PSCs) for one or more other neighbors detected by the UE; and updating the neighbor list to include one or more of the other neighbors based, at least in part, on whether any of the one or more PSCs received in the measurement report are included in the previously gathered neighbor information.
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1. A method comprising:
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populating a neighbor list including one or more neighbors for a cell radio using neighbor information gathered for the cell radio, wherein the neighbor information comprises a plurality of neighbor information tables including, at least in part, a peer access points (APs) table including neighbor cell radios discovered by the cell radio in a grid for the cell radio using an Internet Protocol (IP) grid discovery process that comprises exchanging primary scrambling codes (PSC) information and cell identification information for the neighbor cell radios via IP communications; receiving a plurality of detected set measurement reports from a user equipment (UE), wherein each detected set measurement report includes, at least in part, one or more PSCs and corresponding signal strength information for each of one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE; for each detected set measurement report received from the UE, performing a lookup against the neighbor information tables associated with the previously gathered neighbor information using one or more PSCs received in each detected set measurement report for each of the one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE; for each of a corresponding PSC located in a given neighbor information table, comparing signal strength information for the corresponding PSC against a signal strength threshold; and updating the neighbor list to include one or more of the other neighbor cell radios based, at least in part, on whether any of the one or more PSCs received in any detected set measurement report are included in any neighbor information table associated with the previously gathered neighbor information and have a signal strength that is greater than or equal to the signal strength threshold, wherein the updating further comprises; removing any redundant neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list; and removing any neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list that are persistently not included in the plurality of detected set measurement reports received from the UE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that includes instructions for execution by a processor, wherein the execution causes the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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populating a neighbor list including one or more neighbors for a cell radio using neighbor information gathered for the cell radio, wherein the neighbor information comprises a plurality of neighbor information tables including, at least in part, a peer access points (APs) table including neighbor cell radios discovered by the cell radio in a grid for the cell radio using an Internet Protocol (IP) grid discovery process that comprises exchanging primary scrambling codes (PSC) information and cell identification information for the neighbor cell radios via IP communications; receiving a plurality of detected set measurement reports from a user equipment (UE), wherein each detected set measurement report includes, at least in part, one or more PSCs and corresponding signal strength information for each of one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE; for each detected set measurement report received from the UE, performing a lookup against the neighbor information tables associated with the previously gathered neighbor information using one or more PSCs received in each detected set measurement report for each of the one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE; for each of a corresponding PSC located in a given neighbor information table, comparing signal strength information for the corresponding PSC against a signal strength threshold; and updating the neighbor list to include one or more of the other neighbor cell radios based, at least in part, on whether any of the one or more PSCs received in any detected set measurement report are included in any neighbor information table associated with the previously gathered neighbor information and have a signal strength that is greater than or equal to the signal strength threshold, wherein the updating further comprises; removing any redundant neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list; and removing any neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list that are persistently not included in the plurality of detected set measurement reports received from the UE. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory element for storing data; and a processor for executing instructions associated with the data, wherein the executing causes the apparatus to perform operations, comprising; populating a neighbor list including one or more neighbors for a cell radio using neighbor information gathered for the cell radio, wherein the neighbor information comprises a plurality of neighbor information tables including, at least in part, a peer access points (APs) table including neighbor cell radios discovered by the cell radio in a grid for the cell radio using an Internet Protocol (IP) grid discovery process that comprises exchanging primary scrambling codes (PSC) information and cell identification information for the neighbor cell radios via IP communications; receiving a plurality of detected set measurement reports from a user equipment (UE), wherein each detected set measurement report includes, at least in part, one or more PSCs and corresponding signal strength information for each of one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE; for each detected set measurement report received from the UE, performing a lookup against the neighbor information tables associated with the previously gathered neighbor information using one or more PSCs received in each detected set measurement report for each of the one or more other neighbor cell radios detected by the UE; for each of a corresponding PSC located in a given neighbor information table, comparing signal strength information for the corresponding PSC against a signal strength threshold; and updating the neighbor list to include one or more of the other neighbor cell radios based, at least in part, on whether any of the one or more PSCs received in any detected set measurement report are included in any neighbor information table associated with the previously gathered neighbor information and have a signal strength that is greater than or equal to the signal strength threshold, wherein the updating further comprises; removing any redundant neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list; and removing any neighbor cell radios from the neighbor list that are persistently not included in the plurality of detected set measurement reports received from the UE. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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