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User equipment distribution information collection

  • US 9,918,238 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2016
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus of an eNodeB operable to adapt cell coverage based on user equipment (UE) distribution information for a communications network, the apparatus comprising one or more processors and memory configured to:

  • perform a two-dimensional bin measurement comprising a timing advance measurement and an angle of arrival (AOA) measurement for each of a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in a cell associated with the eNodeB, wherein the two-dimensional bin measurement is performed on uplink (UL) transmissions from the plurality of UEs in the cell to the eNodeB;

    monitor a distribution of the plurality of UEs in the cell of the eNodeB based on the two-dimensional bin measurement for each of the plurality of UEs;

    trigger, at the eNodeB, an adjustment of a coverage area of the cell formed by the eNodeB based on the distribution of the plurality of UEs in the cell;

    adjust a cell size of the cell based on a traffic load of the cell as indicated by the distribution of the plurality of UEs in the cell; and

    determine a type of one or more UE UL transmissions received from the plurality of UEs.

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