Method and system for auditing and correcting cellular antenna coverage patterns
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1. A method for auditing a base station in a wireless communication network to determine differences between stored parameters stored by the network and actual parameters of a misconfigured base station antenna, the method comprising:
- receiving measured data from one or more user equipment, the measured data including signal strength data for a signal transmitted by the antenna and received by the one or more user equipment and location data for a location of the one or more user equipment when the signal transmitted by the antenna was received;
receiving the parameters for the antenna stored by the network;
comparing the measured data to the stored parameters;
generating adjustment parameters based on a result of the comparison;
adjusting the antenna using the adjustment parameters to correct the misconfigurationadjusting the stored parameters according to the adjustment parameters; and
comparing the adjusted parameters to the measured data,wherein comparing the measured data to the stored parameters includes calculating a fit value and comparing the fit value to a threshold value.
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Abstract
A method for adjusting a base station antenna may include receiving measured data including signal strength data for a signal received from the base station and location data from one or more user equipment, receiving planned radio coverage data, comparing the measured data with the planned radio coverage data, generating adjustment parameters based on a result of the comparison, and adjusting the antenna based on the adjustment parameters.
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1. A method for auditing a base station in a wireless communication network to determine differences between stored parameters stored by the network and actual parameters of a misconfigured base station antenna, the method comprising:
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receiving measured data from one or more user equipment, the measured data including signal strength data for a signal transmitted by the antenna and received by the one or more user equipment and location data for a location of the one or more user equipment when the signal transmitted by the antenna was received; receiving the parameters for the antenna stored by the network; comparing the measured data to the stored parameters; generating adjustment parameters based on a result of the comparison; adjusting the antenna using the adjustment parameters to correct the misconfiguration adjusting the stored parameters according to the adjustment parameters; and comparing the adjusted parameters to the measured data, wherein comparing the measured data to the stored parameters includes calculating a fit value and comparing the fit value to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cellular communications system that corrects a misconfigured antenna of a base station, the system comprising:
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the base station having the misconfigured antenna that transmits a signal to a plurality of user equipment and receives measured data from the plurality of user equipment, the measured data including signal strength data of the signal and location data for each of the plurality of user equipment where the signal was received; a memory that stores parameters for the antenna, there being a difference between the stored parameters and actual parameters of the antenna; and a processor that compares the measured data to the stored parameters by calculating a fit value and comparing the fit value to a threshold value, and generates adjustment parameters for adjusting the antenna to correct the misconfiguration, wherein the system adjusts the stored parameters according to the adjustment parameters, and compares the adjusted parameters to the measured data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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