System and method for precise navigation in testing wireless communication networks
First Claim
1. A monitoring device to measure a performance characteristic of a wireless communications network at a plurality of geographic points in a test area, comprising:
- a multi-band calling module that at least one of transmits and receives a signal over said wireless communications network at the plurality of geographic points;
a network performance measurement device to generate network performance readings of the performance characteristic at the plurality of geographic points; and
a navigation module to calculate, based on accelerometer output and angular rate readings, a new location of said monitoring device at each of the plurality of geographic points.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for collecting and analyzing data of a wireless communication network including “micro” or “pico” wireless networks. The system collects wireless network performance data utilizing a monitoring device, correlates this information with the monitoring device'"'"'s location and transmits this time-correlated information to a display device. The system tracks the monitoring device in real-time and provides precise location information of the monitoring device. The system has a built-in self-correction mechanism in a navigational module to verify a test operator'"'"'s location. In addition, the system also includes an analysis device for post-test processing of the collected cellular radiotelephone network'"'"'s performance information. The system is portable with long-lasting battery power.
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48 Claims
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1. A monitoring device to measure a performance characteristic of a wireless communications network at a plurality of geographic points in a test area, comprising:
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a multi-band calling module that at least one of transmits and receives a signal over said wireless communications network at the plurality of geographic points;
a network performance measurement device to generate network performance readings of the performance characteristic at the plurality of geographic points; and
a navigation module to calculate, based on accelerometer output and angular rate readings, a new location of said monitoring device at each of the plurality of geographic points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A vehicle-based wireless communications network measurement system, comprising:
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at least one monitoring device to measure a performance characteristic of the wireless communications network at a plurality of geographic points in a test area, including a multi-band calling module that at least one of transmits and receives a signal over a wireless communications network at a plurality of geographic points, a network performance measurement device to generate network performance readings of the performance characteristic at a plurality of geographic points, and a navigation module to calculate, based on accelerometer output and angular rate readings, a new location of said monitoring device at each of the plurality of geographic points, and at least one vehicle to transport the at least one monitoring device to the plurality of geographic points in the test area. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A method of measuring a performance characteristic of a wireless communications network at a plurality of geographic points, comprising:
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at least one of transmitting and receiving a signal over the wireless communications network at the plurality of geographic points;
generating network performance readings of the performance characteristic at the plurality of geographic points; and
calculating a new location of a monitoring device based on accelerometer output and angular rate readings at each of the plurality of geographic points. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A program code storage device, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium; and
machine-readable program code, stored on the machine-readable storage medium, having instructions to at least one of transmit and receive a signal over a wireless communications network at a plurality of geographic points, generate network performance readings of a performance characteristic at the plurality of geographic points, and calculate a new location of a monitoring device based on accelerometer output and angular rate readings at each of the plurality of geographic points. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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