Telecommunication networks
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1. A mobile telecommunications network, comprising:
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a cellular radio access network having a radio for wireless cellular communication with mobile terminals registered with the cellular radio access network,wherein the cellular radio access network includes a controller that controls a use of network resources by the mobile terminals, andwherein the controller is configured to identify and compensate for malfunctioning mobile terminals by;
acquiring radio quality pattern information;
based at least partially on the radio quality pattern information, determining a probability level that indicates an extent to which a particular mobile terminal is likely to be malfunctioning;
upon a condition in which the probability level is determined to be sufficiently high, acquiring additional information that is usable to confirm whether the particular mobile terminal is actually malfunctioning; and
based on a determination that the particular mobile terminal is malfunctioning, taking action to reduce an effect of the malfunctioning on the cellular radio access network.
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having a radio for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network. The radio access network includes a controller operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The controller may include an application programming interface, API, which provides a consistent interface to a multiplicity of applications hosted on the control mean. The controller may be provided at an access node site and/or a gateway site.
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1. A mobile telecommunications network, comprising:
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a core; and a cellular radio access network having a radio for wireless cellular communication with mobile terminals registered with the cellular radio access network, wherein the cellular radio access network includes a controller that controls a use of network resources by the mobile terminals, and wherein the controller is configured to identify and compensate for malfunctioning mobile terminals by; acquiring radio quality pattern information; based at least partially on the radio quality pattern information, determining a probability level that indicates an extent to which a particular mobile terminal is likely to be malfunctioning; upon a condition in which the probability level is determined to be sufficiently high, acquiring additional information that is usable to confirm whether the particular mobile terminal is actually malfunctioning; and based on a determination that the particular mobile terminal is malfunctioning, taking action to reduce an effect of the malfunctioning on the cellular radio access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. A method of operating a mobile telecommunications network, comprising:
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providing a core and a cellular radio access network that includes a radio for wireless cellular communication with mobile terminals registered with the cellular radio access network, wherein the cellular radio access network includes a controller that controls use of network resources by the mobile terminals; and operating the controller to identify and compensate for malfunctioning mobile terminals by; acquiring radio quality pattern information; based at least partially on the radio quality pattern information, determining a probability level that indicates an extent to which a particular mobile terminal is likely to be malfunctioning; upon a condition in which the probability level is determined to be sufficiently high, acquiring additional information that is usable to confirm whether the particular mobile terminal is actually malfunctioning; and based on a determination that the particular mobile terminal is malfunctioning, taking action to reduce an effect of the malfunctioning on the cellular radio access network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 21)
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15. A method of operating a mobile telecommunications network that includes a core and a cellular radio access network, the cellular radio access network including a radio for wireless cellular communication with mobile terminals registered with the cellular radio access network, the cellular radio access network including a controller that controls use of network resources by the mobile terminals, the method being performed by the controller and comprising:
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acquiring radio quality pattern information; based at least partially on the radio quality pattern information, determining a probability level that indicates an extent to which a particular mobile terminal is likely to be malfunctioning; upon a condition in which the probability level is determined to be sufficiently high, acquiring additional information that is usable to confirm whether the particular mobile terminal is actually malfunctioning, wherein the additional information comprises mobile terminal performance measurements, and wherein the additional information is acquired at least partially in response to the controller instructing the particular mobile terminal to provide information according to a more frequent rate; and based on a determination that the particular mobile terminal is malfunctioning, taking action to reduce an effect of the malfunctioning on the cellular radio access network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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